{"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":"/mena-ar-to-bradenton-fl","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Mena, AR to Bradenton, FL?","answer":"Mena, AR to Bradenton, FL is 1,140 mi by road — 19h 31m of driving and 6 Supercharger stops — against 5h 48m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $649 against $431 to drive, and it saves 13h 43m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 41 and the flight 53.","origin":"Mena, AR","destination":"Bradenton, FL","drive_miles":1140,"drive_minutes":1171,"charge_stops":6,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":348,"flight_miles":965,"tesla_cost_usd":431,"fly_cost_usd":649,"tesla_stress":41,"fly_stress":53,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":1,"updated_at":"2026-10-26T12:32:43.191+00:00"}