{"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":"/sydney-nsw-to-adelaide-sa","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Sydney, NSW to Adelaide, SA?","answer":"Sydney, NSW to Adelaide, SA is 1,379 km by road — 16h 41m of driving and 5 Supercharger stops — against 5h 19m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $338 against $294 to drive, and it saves 11h 22m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 55 and the flight 59.","origin":"Sydney, NSW","destination":"Adelaide, SA","drive_miles":857,"drive_minutes":1001,"charge_stops":5,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":319,"flight_miles":722,"tesla_cost_usd":294,"fly_cost_usd":338,"tesla_stress":55,"fly_stress":59,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":5,"updated_at":"2026-09-29T15:57:47.188+00:00"}