{"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":"/waco-tx-to-encinitas-ca","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Waco, TX to Encinitas, CA?","answer":"Waco, TX to Encinitas, CA is 1,361 mi by road — 23h 20m of driving and 8 Supercharger stops — against 6h 12m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $1,925 against $870 to drive, and it saves 17h 8m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 46 and the flight 58.","origin":"Waco, TX","destination":"Encinitas, CA","drive_miles":1361,"drive_minutes":1400,"charge_stops":8,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":372,"flight_miles":1168,"tesla_cost_usd":870,"fly_cost_usd":1925,"tesla_stress":46,"fly_stress":58,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":1,"updated_at":"2026-10-29T21:01:09.366+00:00"}