{"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":"/portland-or-to-miami-fl","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Portland, OR to Miami, FL?","answer":"Portland, OR to Miami, FL is 3,260 mi by road — 55h 9m of driving and 18 Supercharger stops — against 9h 16m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $595 against $1,319 to drive, and it saves 45h 54m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 68 and the flight 60.","origin":"Portland, OR","destination":"Miami, FL","drive_miles":3260,"drive_minutes":3309,"charge_stops":18,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":556,"flight_miles":2697,"tesla_cost_usd":1319,"fly_cost_usd":595,"tesla_stress":68,"fly_stress":60,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":7,"updated_at":"2026-10-29T07:42:54.328+00:00"}