{"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":"/los-angeles-ca-to-boston-ma","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Los Angeles, CA to Boston, MA?","answer":"Los Angeles, CA to Boston, MA is 2,983 mi by road — 50h 38m of driving and 17 Supercharger stops — against 9h 5m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $583 against $1,137 to drive, and it saves 41h 33m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 100 and the flight 77.","origin":"Los Angeles, CA","destination":"Boston, MA","drive_miles":2983,"drive_minutes":3038,"charge_stops":17,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":545,"flight_miles":2605,"tesla_cost_usd":1137,"fly_cost_usd":583,"tesla_stress":100,"fly_stress":77,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":1,"updated_at":"2026-10-01T03:59:45.908+00:00"}