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Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Austin, TX to Myrtle Beach, SC?
Book the flightFlying saves you
16h 23m
You keep $24
In the car
22h 21m
Flying is calmer by
14%
Car 73 · Flight 63
5h 58m by air, only 2h 42m of it flying. 1 in 5 run late.
The two totals are near enough level, so this one comes down to what you value. Flying buys back 16h 23m of your day. Driving skips security, the bag belt and the airline’s timetable, and every extra seat in the car is free.
How this was priced
Austin, TX to Myrtle Beach, SC is 1,312 mi by road — 22h 21m of driving and 7 Supercharger stops — against 5h 58m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $624 against $599 to drive, and it saves 16h 23m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 73 and the flight 63.
Priced with fast charging at $0.50 per kWh and 3.7 miles per kWh, airfare from a $95 base plus $0.13 a mile per person, one $35 bag and a $30 ride at each end. Airfare is modelled from flight distance, not a live fare quote, so treat it as a typical fare rather than today's price. Rates last reviewed 14 September 2026; this trip last priced 16 September 2026.
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- Distance and drive time come from live road routing, not straight lines.
- Every rate used is listed on Cost analysis and sourced on Sources.
- This trip as raw data: austin-tx-to-myrtle-beach-sc.json
- Last recalculated 2026-09-16 · checked 1×. Costs are modelled estimates, not quotes.