{"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":"/memphis-tn-to-seattle-wa","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Memphis, TN to Seattle, WA?","answer":"Memphis, TN to Seattle, WA is 2,287 mi by road — 39h 15m of driving and 13 Supercharger stops — against 7h 36m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $487 against $854 to drive, and it saves 31h 39m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 58 and the flight 58.","origin":"Memphis, TN","destination":"Seattle, WA","drive_miles":2287,"drive_minutes":2355,"charge_stops":13,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":456,"flight_miles":1867,"tesla_cost_usd":854,"fly_cost_usd":487,"tesla_stress":58,"fly_stress":58,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":2,"updated_at":"2026-10-24T13:26:29.608+00:00"}