{"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-vancouver-bc","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from San Francisco, CA to Vancouver, BC?","answer":"San Francisco, CA to Vancouver, BC is 950 mi by road — 17h 25m of driving and 5 Supercharger stops — against 6h 8m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $348 against $339 to drive, and it saves 11h 17m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 59 and the flight 68.","origin":"San Francisco, CA","destination":"Vancouver, BC","drive_miles":950,"drive_minutes":1045,"charge_stops":5,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":368,"flight_miles":801,"tesla_cost_usd":339,"fly_cost_usd":348,"tesla_stress":59,"fly_stress":68,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":5,"updated_at":"2026-09-24T14:06:38.877+00:00"}