{"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-chicago-il","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from New York, NY to Chicago, IL?","answer":"New York, NY to Chicago, IL is 790 mi by road — 13h 52m of driving and 4 Supercharger stops — against 5h 17m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $336 against $296 to drive, and it saves 8h 35m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 46 and the flight 59.","origin":"New York, NY","destination":"Chicago, IL","drive_miles":790,"drive_minutes":832,"charge_stops":4,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":317,"flight_miles":709,"tesla_cost_usd":296,"fly_cost_usd":336,"tesla_stress":46,"fly_stress":59,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":8,"updated_at":"2026-10-06T02:53:33.086+00:00"}