{"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":"/zu-rich-ch-to-bilbao-es","question":"Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Zürich, CH to Bilbao, ES?","answer":"Zürich, CH to Bilbao, ES is 1,313 km by road — 15h 2m of driving and 5 Supercharger stops — against 5h 7m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs €247 against €265 to drive, and it saves 9h 55m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 31 and the flight 48.","origin":"Zürich, CH","destination":"Bilbao, ES","drive_miles":816,"drive_minutes":902,"charge_stops":5,"fly_minutes_door_to_door":307,"flight_miles":625,"tesla_cost_usd":265,"fly_cost_usd":247,"tesla_stress":31,"fly_stress":48,"verdict":"fly","times_checked":5,"updated_at":"2026-10-24T10:46:37.46+00:00"}