{"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-boston-ma","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from San Jose, CA to Boston, MA?","answer":"San Jose, CA to Boston, MA is 3,129 mi by road — 52h 60m of driving and 17 Supercharger stops — against 9h 14m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $593 against $1,157 to drive, and it saves 43h 46m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 66 and the flight 60.","origin":"San Jose, CA","destination":"Boston, MA","drive_miles":3129,"drive_minutes":3180,"charge_stops":17,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":554,"flight_miles":2682,"tesla_cost_usd":1157,"fly_cost_usd":593,"tesla_stress":66,"fly_stress":60,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":5,"updated_at":"2026-10-29T07:42:54.57+00:00"}