{"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":"/pittsburgh-pa-to-san-francisco-ca","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Pittsburgh, PA to San Francisco, CA?","answer":"Pittsburgh, PA to San Francisco, CA is 2,573 mi by road — 43h 47m of driving and 14 Supercharger stops — against 8h 22m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $536 against $915 to drive, and it saves 35h 26m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 100 and the flight 74.","origin":"Pittsburgh, PA","destination":"San Francisco, CA","drive_miles":2573,"drive_minutes":2627,"charge_stops":14,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":502,"flight_miles":2248,"tesla_cost_usd":915,"fly_cost_usd":536,"tesla_stress":100,"fly_stress":74,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":2,"updated_at":"2026-10-15T02:53:57.322+00:00"}