{"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-st-louis-mo","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from San Jose, CA to St. Louis, MO?","answer":"San Jose, CA to St. Louis, MO is 2,089 mi by road — 35h 32m of driving and 12 Supercharger stops — against 7h 17m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $466 against $827 to drive, and it saves 28h 15m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 100 and the flight 71.","origin":"San Jose, CA","destination":"St. Louis, MO","drive_miles":2089,"drive_minutes":2132,"charge_stops":12,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":437,"flight_miles":1711,"tesla_cost_usd":827,"fly_cost_usd":466,"tesla_stress":100,"fly_stress":71,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":3,"updated_at":"2026-10-11T13:19:31.631+00:00"}