{"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":"/st-louis-mo-to-las-vegas-nv","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from St. Louis, MO to Las Vegas, NV?","answer":"St. Louis, MO to Las Vegas, NV is 1,597 mi by road — 26h 55m of driving and 9 Supercharger stops — against 6h 36m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $422 against $594 to drive, and it saves 20h 19m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 45 and the flight 56.","origin":"St. Louis, MO","destination":"Las Vegas, NV","drive_miles":1597,"drive_minutes":1615,"charge_stops":9,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":396,"flight_miles":1368,"tesla_cost_usd":594,"fly_cost_usd":422,"tesla_stress":45,"fly_stress":56,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":2,"updated_at":"2026-10-29T21:42:48.501+00:00"}