{"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-ohio-il","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from New York, NY to Ohio, IL?","answer":"New York, NY to Ohio, IL is 887 mi by road — 15h 43m of driving and 5 Supercharger stops — against 5h 18m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $337 against $309 to drive, and it saves 10h 25m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 53 and the flight 59.","origin":"New York, NY","destination":"Ohio, IL","drive_miles":887,"drive_minutes":943,"charge_stops":5,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":318,"flight_miles":717,"tesla_cost_usd":309,"fly_cost_usd":337,"tesla_stress":53,"fly_stress":59,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":9,"updated_at":"2026-10-14T08:03:48.916+00:00"}