{"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-san-francisco-ca","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from New York, NY to San Francisco, CA?","answer":"New York, NY to San Francisco, CA is 2,902 mi by road — 49h 49m of driving and 16 Supercharger stops — against 8h 59m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $577 against $1,126 to drive, and it saves 40h 50m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 100 and the flight 77.","origin":"New York, NY","destination":"San Francisco, CA","drive_miles":2902,"drive_minutes":2989,"charge_stops":16,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":539,"flight_miles":2559,"tesla_cost_usd":1126,"fly_cost_usd":577,"tesla_stress":100,"fly_stress":77,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":2,"updated_at":"2026-10-13T04:55:34.452+00:00"}