{"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":"/new-orleans-la-to-seattle-wa","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from New Orleans, LA to Seattle, WA?","answer":"New Orleans, LA to Seattle, WA is 2,603 mi by road — 44h 21m of driving and 14 Supercharger stops — against 8h 2m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $515 against $1,064 to drive, and it saves 36h 19m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 61 and the flight 59.","origin":"New Orleans, LA","destination":"Seattle, WA","drive_miles":2603,"drive_minutes":2661,"charge_stops":14,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":482,"flight_miles":2083,"tesla_cost_usd":1064,"fly_cost_usd":515,"tesla_stress":61,"fly_stress":59,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":3,"updated_at":"2026-10-24T12:56:28.72+00:00"}