{"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":"/phoenix-az-to-boston-ma","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Phoenix, AZ to Boston, MA?","answer":"Phoenix, AZ to Boston, MA is 2,648 mi by road — 45h 18m of driving and 15 Supercharger stops — against 8h 27m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $518 against $1,070 to drive, and it saves 36h 51m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 100 and the flight 75.","origin":"Phoenix, AZ","destination":"Boston, MA","drive_miles":2648,"drive_minutes":2718,"charge_stops":15,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":507,"flight_miles":2295,"tesla_cost_usd":1070,"fly_cost_usd":518,"tesla_stress":100,"fly_stress":75,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":1,"updated_at":"2026-09-19T10:22:05.63+00:00"}