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Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Chicago, IL to Aurora, CO?
Book the flightFlying saves you
11h 28m
You keep $13
In the car
17h 7m
Stress
About even
Car 59 · Flight 61
5h 39m by air, only 2h 23m 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 11h 28m 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
Chicago, IL to Aurora, CO is 1,005 mi by road — 17h 7m of driving and 6 Supercharger stops — against 5h 39m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $360 against $347 to drive, and it saves 11h 28m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 59 and the flight 61.
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 14 October 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: chicago-il-to-aurora-co.json
- Last recalculated 2026-10-14 · checked 4×. Costs are modelled estimates, not quotes.