{"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":"/monterey-ca-to-dallas-tx","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Monterey, CA to Dallas, TX?","answer":"Monterey, CA to Dallas, TX is 1,668 mi by road — 28h 44m of driving and 9 Supercharger stops — against 6h 44m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $431 against $603 to drive, and it saves 22h of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 92 and the flight 69.","origin":"Monterey, CA","destination":"Dallas, TX","drive_miles":1668,"drive_minutes":1724,"charge_stops":9,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":404,"flight_miles":1435,"tesla_cost_usd":603,"fly_cost_usd":431,"tesla_stress":92,"fly_stress":69,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":5,"updated_at":"2026-09-26T04:31:44.189+00:00"}