{"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":"/melbourne-vic-to-perth-wa","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Melbourne, VIC to Perth, WA?","answer":"Melbourne, VIC to Perth, WA is 3,340 km by road — 40h 52m of driving and 12 Supercharger stops — against 7h 15m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $464 against $769 to drive, and it saves 33h 37m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 100 and the flight 71.","origin":"Melbourne, VIC","destination":"Perth, WA","drive_miles":2075,"drive_minutes":2452,"charge_stops":12,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":435,"flight_miles":1691,"tesla_cost_usd":769,"fly_cost_usd":464,"tesla_stress":100,"fly_stress":71,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":9,"updated_at":"2026-10-07T01:24:48.9+00:00"}