{"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-salt-lake-city-ut","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Portland, OR to Salt Lake City, UT?","answer":"Portland, OR to Salt Lake City, UT is 766 mi by road — 12h 53m of driving and 4 Supercharger stops — against 5h 7m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $326 against $293 to drive, and it saves 7h 46m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 44 and the flight 53.","origin":"Portland, OR","destination":"Salt Lake City, UT","drive_miles":766,"drive_minutes":773,"charge_stops":4,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":307,"flight_miles":628,"tesla_cost_usd":293,"fly_cost_usd":326,"tesla_stress":44,"fly_stress":53,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":4,"updated_at":"2026-09-24T13:30:05.584+00:00"}