{"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-san-francisco-ca","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Seattle, WA to San Francisco, CA?","answer":"Seattle, WA to San Francisco, CA is 807 mi by road — 14h 18m of driving and 4 Supercharger stops — against 5h 13m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $332 against $298 to drive, and it saves 9h 5m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 47 and the flight 54.","origin":"Seattle, WA","destination":"San Francisco, CA","drive_miles":807,"drive_minutes":858,"charge_stops":4,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":313,"flight_miles":679,"tesla_cost_usd":298,"fly_cost_usd":332,"tesla_stress":47,"fly_stress":54,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":5,"updated_at":"2026-10-15T23:38:25.027+00:00"}