{"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-seattle-wa","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Portland, OR to Seattle, WA?","answer":"Portland, OR to Seattle, WA is 174 mi by road — 2h 46m of driving and 0 Supercharger stops — against 4h 8m door to door by air. Driving is cheaper: taking the Tesla costs $23 against $261 to fly, a saving of $237. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 9 and the flight 51.","origin":"Portland, OR","destination":"Seattle, WA","drive_miles":174,"drive_minutes":166,"charge_stops":0,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":248,"flight_miles":129,"tesla_cost_usd":23,"fly_cost_usd":261,"tesla_stress":9,"fly_stress":51,"verdict":"drive","times_checked":6,"updated_at":"2026-10-23T10:00:34.007+00:00"}