{"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":"/seattle-wa-to-new-york-ny","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Seattle, WA to New York, NY?","answer":"Seattle, WA to New York, NY is 2,852 mi by road — 48h 28m of driving and 16 Supercharger stops — against 8h 39m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $555 against $1,119 to drive, and it saves 39h 49m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 100 and the flight 76.","origin":"Seattle, WA","destination":"New York, NY","drive_miles":2852,"drive_minutes":2908,"charge_stops":16,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":519,"flight_miles":2395,"tesla_cost_usd":1119,"fly_cost_usd":555,"tesla_stress":100,"fly_stress":76,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":4,"updated_at":"2026-10-19T20:44:25.835+00:00"}