{"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":"/louisville-ky-to-san-francisco-ca","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Louisville, KY to San Francisco, CA?","answer":"Louisville, KY to San Francisco, CA is 2,314 mi by road — 39h 34m of driving and 13 Supercharger stops — against 7h 50m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $502 against $858 to drive, and it saves 31h 44m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 100 and the flight 73.","origin":"Louisville, KY","destination":"San Francisco, CA","drive_miles":2314,"drive_minutes":2374,"charge_stops":13,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":470,"flight_miles":1985,"tesla_cost_usd":858,"fly_cost_usd":502,"tesla_stress":100,"fly_stress":73,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":1,"updated_at":"2026-10-03T01:54:50.035+00:00"}