{"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":"/miami-fl-to-los-angeles-ca","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Miami, FL to Los Angeles, CA?","answer":"Miami, FL to Los Angeles, CA is 2,751 mi by road — 45h 56m of driving and 15 Supercharger stops — against 8h 33m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $548 against $1,084 to drive, and it saves 37h 23m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 100 and the flight 75.","origin":"Miami, FL","destination":"Los Angeles, CA","drive_miles":2751,"drive_minutes":2756,"charge_stops":15,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":513,"flight_miles":2338,"tesla_cost_usd":1084,"fly_cost_usd":548,"tesla_stress":100,"fly_stress":75,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":4,"updated_at":"2026-09-30T16:51:04.335+00:00"}