{"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":"/richmond-ca-to-florida-city-fl","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Richmond, CA to Florida City, FL?","answer":"Richmond, CA to Florida City, FL is 3,069 mi by road — 52h 14m of driving and 17 Supercharger stops — against 9h 1m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $579 against $1,149 to drive, and it saves 43h 13m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 100 and the flight 77.","origin":"Richmond, CA","destination":"Florida City, FL","drive_miles":3069,"drive_minutes":3134,"charge_stops":17,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":541,"flight_miles":2573,"tesla_cost_usd":1149,"fly_cost_usd":579,"tesla_stress":100,"fly_stress":77,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":3,"updated_at":"2026-10-14T17:46:06.837+00:00"}