{"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-francisco-ca-to-denver-city-tx","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from San Francisco, CA to Denver City, TX?","answer":"San Francisco, CA to Denver City, TX is 1,401 mi by road — 24h 16m of driving and 8 Supercharger stops — against 6h 10m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $393 against $567 to drive, and it saves 18h 7m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 79 and the flight 67.","origin":"San Francisco, CA","destination":"Denver City, TX","drive_miles":1401,"drive_minutes":1456,"charge_stops":8,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":370,"flight_miles":1146,"tesla_cost_usd":567,"fly_cost_usd":393,"tesla_stress":79,"fly_stress":67,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":6,"updated_at":"2026-10-03T11:38:35.727+00:00"}