{"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-land-tx-to-austin-tx","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Sugar Land, TX to Austin, TX?","answer":"Sugar Land, TX to Austin, TX is 162 mi by road — 2h 31m of driving and 0 Supercharger stops — against 4h 10m door to door by air. Driving is cheaper: taking the Tesla costs $22 against $263 to fly, a saving of $241. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 9 and the flight 59.","origin":"Sugar Land, TX","destination":"Austin, TX","drive_miles":162,"drive_minutes":151,"charge_stops":0,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":250,"flight_miles":148,"tesla_cost_usd":22,"fly_cost_usd":263,"tesla_stress":9,"fly_stress":59,"verdict":"drive","times_checked":6,"updated_at":"2026-10-02T16:11:37.02+00:00"}