{"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-kansas-city-mo","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Los Angeles, CA to Kansas City, MO?","answer":"Los Angeles, CA to Kansas City, MO is 1,619 mi by road — 27h 3m of driving and 9 Supercharger stops — against 6h 35m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $752 against $685 to drive, and it saves 20h 28m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 88 and the flight 70.","origin":"Los Angeles, CA","destination":"Kansas City, MO","drive_miles":1619,"drive_minutes":1623,"charge_stops":9,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":395,"flight_miles":1361,"tesla_cost_usd":685,"fly_cost_usd":752,"tesla_stress":88,"fly_stress":70,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":1,"updated_at":"2026-09-21T06:33:16.882+00:00"}