{"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":"/washington-dc-to-boston-ma","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Washington, DC to Boston, MA?","answer":"Washington, DC to Boston, MA is 435 mi by road — 8h 5m of driving and 2 Supercharger stops — against 4h 41m door to door by air. Driving is cheaper: taking the Tesla costs $103 against $298 to fly, a saving of $195. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 23 and the flight 54.","origin":"Washington, DC","destination":"Boston, MA","drive_miles":435,"drive_minutes":485,"charge_stops":2,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":281,"flight_miles":412,"tesla_cost_usd":103,"fly_cost_usd":298,"tesla_stress":23,"fly_stress":54,"verdict":"drive","times_checked":9,"updated_at":"2026-10-20T20:37:57.144+00:00"}