{"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-new-york-ny","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from San Francisco, CA to New York, NY?","answer":"San Francisco, CA to New York, NY is 2,906 mi by road — 49h 31m of driving and 16 Supercharger stops — against 8h 59m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $577 against $1,127 to drive, and it saves 40h 32m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 64 and the flight 60.","origin":"San Francisco, CA","destination":"New York, NY","drive_miles":2906,"drive_minutes":2971,"charge_stops":16,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":539,"flight_miles":2559,"tesla_cost_usd":1127,"fly_cost_usd":577,"tesla_stress":64,"fly_stress":60,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":3,"updated_at":"2026-10-29T07:42:52.901+00:00"}