{"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":"/santa-clara-ca-to-seattle-wa","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Santa Clara, CA to Seattle, WA?","answer":"Santa Clara, CA to Seattle, WA is 840 mi by road — 15h 5m of driving and 5 Supercharger stops — against 5h 16m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $335 against $302 to drive, and it saves 9h 49m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 31 and the flight 49.","origin":"Santa Clara, CA","destination":"Seattle, WA","drive_miles":840,"drive_minutes":905,"charge_stops":5,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":316,"flight_miles":697,"tesla_cost_usd":302,"fly_cost_usd":335,"tesla_stress":31,"fly_stress":49,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":5,"updated_at":"2026-10-21T11:04:14.039+00:00"}