{"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-vancouver-bc","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from San Jose, CA to Vancouver, BC?","answer":"San Jose, CA to Vancouver, BC is 982 mi by road — 17h 52m of driving and 5 Supercharger stops — against 6h 10m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $351 against $344 to drive, and it saves 11h 41m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 60 and the flight 68.","origin":"San Jose, CA","destination":"Vancouver, BC","drive_miles":982,"drive_minutes":1072,"charge_stops":5,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":370,"flight_miles":820,"tesla_cost_usd":344,"fly_cost_usd":351,"tesla_stress":60,"fly_stress":68,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":7,"updated_at":"2026-09-30T06:50:23.056+00:00"}