{"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":"/spokane-wa-to-houston-tx","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Spokane, WA to Houston, TX?","answer":"Spokane, WA to Houston, TX is 2,122 mi by road — 35h 50m of driving and 12 Supercharger stops — against 7h 18m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $443 against $832 to drive, and it saves 28h 32m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 100 and the flight 71.","origin":"Spokane, WA","destination":"Houston, TX","drive_miles":2122,"drive_minutes":2150,"charge_stops":12,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":438,"flight_miles":1713,"tesla_cost_usd":832,"fly_cost_usd":443,"tesla_stress":100,"fly_stress":71,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":3,"updated_at":"2026-09-19T06:53:44.262+00:00"}