{"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":"/tampa-fl-to-seattle-wa","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Tampa, FL to Seattle, WA?","answer":"Tampa, FL to Seattle, WA is 3,092 mi by road — 52h 13m of driving and 17 Supercharger stops — against 8h 54m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $571 against $1,152 to drive, and it saves 43h 19m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 66 and the flight 60.","origin":"Tampa, FL","destination":"Seattle, WA","drive_miles":3092,"drive_minutes":3133,"charge_stops":17,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":534,"flight_miles":2517,"tesla_cost_usd":1152,"fly_cost_usd":571,"tesla_stress":66,"fly_stress":60,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":5,"updated_at":"2026-10-22T16:40:01.388+00:00"}