{"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-san-francisco-ca","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Washington, DC to San Francisco, CA?","answer":"Washington, DC to San Francisco, CA is 2,812 mi by road — 48h 28m of driving and 16 Supercharger stops — against 8h 42m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $558 against $1,114 to drive, and it saves 39h 47m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 100 and the flight 76.","origin":"Washington, DC","destination":"San Francisco, CA","drive_miles":2812,"drive_minutes":2908,"charge_stops":16,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":522,"flight_miles":2413,"tesla_cost_usd":1114,"fly_cost_usd":558,"tesla_stress":100,"fly_stress":76,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":2,"updated_at":"2026-10-16T18:05:22.304+00:00"}