{"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":"/southern-pines-nc-to-new-orleans-la","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Southern Pines, NC to New Orleans, LA?","answer":"Southern Pines, NC to New Orleans, LA is 811 mi by road — 14h 20m of driving and 5 Supercharger stops — against 5h 25m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $345 against $299 to drive, and it saves 8h 55m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 50 and the flight 60.","origin":"Southern Pines, NC","destination":"New Orleans, LA","drive_miles":811,"drive_minutes":860,"charge_stops":5,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":325,"flight_miles":779,"tesla_cost_usd":299,"fly_cost_usd":345,"tesla_stress":50,"fly_stress":60,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":3,"updated_at":"2026-10-13T11:40:40.776+00:00"}