{"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-las-vegas-nv","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from New York, NY to Las Vegas, NV?","answer":"New York, NY to Las Vegas, NV is 2,526 mi by road — 43h 14m of driving and 14 Supercharger stops — against 8h 19m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $533 against $908 to drive, and it saves 34h 55m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 100 and the flight 74.","origin":"New York, NY","destination":"Las Vegas, NV","drive_miles":2526,"drive_minutes":2594,"charge_stops":14,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":499,"flight_miles":2222,"tesla_cost_usd":908,"fly_cost_usd":533,"tesla_stress":100,"fly_stress":74,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":12,"updated_at":"2026-09-28T20:37:46.869+00:00"}