{"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-san-francisco-ca","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from St. Louis, MO to San Francisco, CA?","answer":"St. Louis, MO to San Francisco, CA is 2,054 mi by road — 34h 50m of driving and 11 Supercharger stops — against 7h 20m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $469 against $823 to drive, and it saves 27h 30m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 100 and the flight 71.","origin":"St. Louis, MO","destination":"San Francisco, CA","drive_miles":2054,"drive_minutes":2090,"charge_stops":11,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":440,"flight_miles":1731,"tesla_cost_usd":823,"fly_cost_usd":469,"tesla_stress":100,"fly_stress":71,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":3,"updated_at":"2026-09-27T17:08:48.945+00:00"}