{"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-york-ny-to-california-mo","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from New York, NY to California, MO?","answer":"New York, NY to California, MO is 1,096 mi by road — 19h 21m of driving and 6 Supercharger stops — against 5h 36m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $357 against $359 to drive, and it saves 13h 44m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 64 and the flight 61.","origin":"New York, NY","destination":"California, MO","drive_miles":1096,"drive_minutes":1161,"charge_stops":6,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":336,"flight_miles":870,"tesla_cost_usd":359,"fly_cost_usd":357,"tesla_stress":64,"fly_stress":61,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":7,"updated_at":"2026-09-27T08:15:01.871+00:00"}