{"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-jose-ca-to-austin-tx","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from San Jose, CA to Austin, TX?","answer":"San Jose, CA to Austin, TX is 1,715 mi by road — 29h 43m of driving and 10 Supercharger stops — against 6h 49m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $436 against $610 to drive, and it saves 22h 54m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 96 and the flight 69.","origin":"San Jose, CA","destination":"Austin, TX","drive_miles":1715,"drive_minutes":1783,"charge_stops":10,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":409,"flight_miles":1474,"tesla_cost_usd":610,"fly_cost_usd":436,"tesla_stress":96,"fly_stress":69,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":5,"updated_at":"2026-10-02T15:30:54.323+00:00"}