{"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":"/lethbridge-ab-to-nanaimo-bc","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Lethbridge, AB to Nanaimo, BC?","answer":"Lethbridge, AB to Nanaimo, BC is 1,257 km by road — 16h 8m of driving and 4 Supercharger stops — against 4h 43m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs C$390 against C$406 to drive, and it saves 11h 25m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 52 and the flight 51.","origin":"Lethbridge, AB","destination":"Nanaimo, BC","drive_miles":781,"drive_minutes":968,"charge_stops":4,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":283,"flight_miles":427,"tesla_cost_usd":406,"fly_cost_usd":390,"tesla_stress":52,"fly_stress":51,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":3,"updated_at":"2026-09-22T02:57:35.842+00:00"}