{"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":"/san-diego-ca-to-boston-ma","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from San Diego, CA to Boston, MA?","answer":"San Diego, CA to Boston, MA is 3,000 mi by road — 51h 11m of driving and 17 Supercharger stops — against 9h 2m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $580 against $1,139 to drive, and it saves 42h 9m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 100 and the flight 77.","origin":"San Diego, CA","destination":"Boston, MA","drive_miles":3000,"drive_minutes":3071,"charge_stops":17,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":542,"flight_miles":2582,"tesla_cost_usd":1139,"fly_cost_usd":580,"tesla_stress":100,"fly_stress":77,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":3,"updated_at":"2026-09-25T10:24:32.863+00:00"}