{"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":"/palo-alto-ca-to-phoenix-az","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Palo Alto, CA to Phoenix, AZ?","answer":"Palo Alto, CA to Phoenix, AZ is 727 mi by road — 12h 44m of driving and 4 Supercharger stops — against 5h 6m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $325 against $287 to drive, and it saves 7h 38m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 43 and the flight 53.","origin":"Palo Alto, CA","destination":"Phoenix, AZ","drive_miles":727,"drive_minutes":764,"charge_stops":4,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":306,"flight_miles":621,"tesla_cost_usd":287,"fly_cost_usd":325,"tesla_stress":43,"fly_stress":53,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":2,"updated_at":"2026-10-15T03:39:36.459+00:00"}