{"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":"/perth-wa-to-sydney-nsw","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Perth, WA to Sydney, NSW?","answer":"Perth, WA to Sydney, NSW is 3,846 km by road — 46h 15m of driving and 13 Supercharger stops — against 7h 57m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $510 against $1,035 to drive, and it saves 38h 17m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 100 and the flight 73.","origin":"Perth, WA","destination":"Sydney, NSW","drive_miles":2390,"drive_minutes":2775,"charge_stops":13,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":477,"flight_miles":2045,"tesla_cost_usd":1035,"fly_cost_usd":510,"tesla_stress":100,"fly_stress":73,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":6,"updated_at":"2026-10-18T02:11:42.603+00:00"}