{"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-sacramento-ca","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Portland, OR to Sacramento, CA?","answer":"Portland, OR to Sacramento, CA is 582 mi by road — 10h 24m of driving and 3 Supercharger stops — against 4h 49m door to door by air. Driving is cheaper: taking the Tesla costs $123 against $306 to fly, a saving of $184. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 28 and the flight 47.","origin":"Portland, OR","destination":"Sacramento, CA","drive_miles":582,"drive_minutes":624,"charge_stops":3,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":289,"flight_miles":479,"tesla_cost_usd":123,"fly_cost_usd":306,"tesla_stress":28,"fly_stress":47,"verdict":"drive","times_checked":10,"updated_at":"2026-10-28T09:31:06.918+00:00"}