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Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Cologne, DE to Munich, DE?
Take the TeslaYou keep
€157
In the car
6h 51m
Car is calmer by
62%
Car 21 · Flight 55
4h 24m by air, only 1h 8m of it flying. 1 in 3 run late.
How this was priced
Cologne, DE to Munich, DE is 574 km by road — 6h 51m of driving and 2 Supercharger stops — against 4h 24m door to door by air. Driving is cheaper: taking the Tesla costs €61 against €219 to fly, a saving of €157. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 21 and the flight 55.
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 8 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: cologne-de-to-munich-de.json
- Last recalculated 2026-10-08 · checked 7×. Costs are modelled estimates, not quotes.