{"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-louisville-ky","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from New York, NY to Louisville, KY?","answer":"New York, NY to Louisville, KY is 738 mi by road — 13h 14m of driving and 4 Supercharger stops — against 5h 9m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $943 against $421 to drive, and it saves 8h 5m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 45 and the flight 57.","origin":"New York, NY","destination":"Louisville, KY","drive_miles":738,"drive_minutes":794,"charge_stops":4,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":309,"flight_miles":640,"tesla_cost_usd":421,"fly_cost_usd":943,"tesla_stress":45,"fly_stress":57,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":2,"updated_at":"2026-09-13T17:21:22.218+00:00"}