{"source":"Fly or Tesla?","disclaimer":"Independent, unpaid project, not affiliated with Tesla, Inc. or any airline. Modelled estimates, not quotes. The author prefers driving; the full method is published at /cost-method. Every rate, its publisher and its year are listed at /sources.","sources":"https://flyortesla.com/sources","url":"/lafayette-la-to-las-vegas-nv","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Lafayette, LA to Las Vegas, NV?","answer":"Lafayette, LA to Las Vegas, NV is 1,610 mi by road — 27h 12m of driving and 9 Supercharger stops — against 6h 52m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $787 against $684 to drive, and it saves 20h 20m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 48 and the flight 57.","origin":"Lafayette, LA","destination":"Las Vegas, NV","drive_miles":1610,"drive_minutes":1632,"charge_stops":9,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":412,"flight_miles":1497,"tesla_cost_usd":684,"fly_cost_usd":787,"tesla_stress":48,"fly_stress":57,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":1,"updated_at":"2026-11-01T19:05:10.556+00:00"}