{"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":"/norfolk-va-to-detroit-mi","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Norfolk, VA to Detroit, MI?","answer":"Norfolk, VA to Detroit, MI is 716 mi by road — 12h 30m of driving and 4 Supercharger stops — against 4h 47m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $303 against $286 to drive, and it saves 7h 44m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 43 and the flight 51.","origin":"Norfolk, VA","destination":"Detroit, MI","drive_miles":716,"drive_minutes":750,"charge_stops":4,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":287,"flight_miles":456,"tesla_cost_usd":286,"fly_cost_usd":303,"tesla_stress":43,"fly_stress":51,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":3,"updated_at":"2026-10-11T11:47:24.596+00:00"}