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Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Berlin, DE to Istanbul, TR?
Book the flightFlying is cheaper by
€216
In the car
25h 38m
Flying is calmer by
17%
Car 84 · Flight 70
6h 38m by air, only 2h 42m of it flying. 1 in 3 run late.
How this was priced
Berlin, DE to Istanbul, TR is 2,187 km by road — 25h 38m of driving and 8 Supercharger stops — against 6h 38m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs €281 against €497 to drive, and it saves 19h of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 84 and the flight 70.
Priced with fast charging at €0.45 per kWh and 3.7 miles per kWh, airfare from a €42 base plus €0.08 a mile per person, one €30 bag and a €35 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 26 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: berlin-de-to-istanbul-tr.json
- Last recalculated 2026-09-26 · checked 4×. Costs are modelled estimates, not quotes.