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Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Cholsey, UK to Edinburgh, UK?

Take the Tesla

You keep

£149

In the car

7h 50m

Car is calmer by

59%

Car 22 · Flight 54

382 mi by road2 Supercharger stops

4h 32m by air, only 1h 16m of it flying. 1 in 3 run late.

How this was priced

Cholsey, UK to Edinburgh, UK is 382 mi by road — 7h 50m of driving and 2 Supercharger stops — against 4h 32m door to door by air. Driving is cheaper: taking the Tesla costs £72 against £221 to fly, a saving of £149. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 22 and the flight 54.

Priced with fast charging at £0.52 per kWh and 3.7 miles per kWh, airfare from a £45 base plus £0.09 a mile per person, one £30 bag and a £32 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 1 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: cholsey-uk-to-edinburgh-uk.json
  • Last recalculated 2026-10-01 · checked 4×. Costs are modelled estimates, not quotes.