{"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":"/sugar-city-co-to-new-york-ny","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Sugar City, CO to New York, NY?","answer":"Sugar City, CO to New York, NY is 1,728 mi by road — 30h 12m of driving and 10 Supercharger stops — against 7h 4m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $452 against $612 to drive, and it saves 23h 8m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 97 and the flight 70.","origin":"Sugar City, CO","destination":"New York, NY","drive_miles":1728,"drive_minutes":1812,"charge_stops":10,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":424,"flight_miles":1601,"tesla_cost_usd":612,"fly_cost_usd":452,"tesla_stress":97,"fly_stress":70,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":4,"updated_at":"2026-10-03T01:41:41.424+00:00"}