{"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-portland-or","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Seattle, WA to Portland, OR?","answer":"Seattle, WA to Portland, OR is 174 mi by road — 2h 46m of driving and 0 Supercharger stops — against 4h 8m door to door by air. Driving is cheaper: taking the Tesla costs $24 against $261 to fly, a saving of $237. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 9 and the flight 51.","origin":"Seattle, WA","destination":"Portland, OR","drive_miles":174,"drive_minutes":166,"charge_stops":0,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":248,"flight_miles":129,"tesla_cost_usd":24,"fly_cost_usd":261,"tesla_stress":9,"fly_stress":51,"verdict":"drive","times_checked":9,"updated_at":"2026-10-28T20:28:10.887+00:00"}