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Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Columbus, OH to Sarasota, FL?
Book the flightFlying saves you
12h 35m
Flying is cheaper by $4
In the car
18h 7m
Stress
About even
Car 61 · Flight 60
5h 32m by air, only 2h 16m 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 12h 35m 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
Columbus, OH to Sarasota, FL is 1,075 mi by road — 18h 7m of driving and 6 Supercharger stops — against 5h 32m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $352 against $356 to drive, and it saves 12h 35m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 61 and the flight 60.
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: columbus-oh-to-sarasota-fl.json
- Last recalculated 2026-10-14 · checked 4×. Costs are modelled estimates, not quotes.