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Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Geneva, NY to New York, NY?
Take the TeslaYou keep
$211
In the car
5h 20m
Car is calmer by
72%
Car 16 · Flight 57
4h 15m by air, only 59m of it flying. 1 in 5 run late.
How this was priced
Geneva, NY to New York, NY is 268 mi by road — 5h 20m of driving and 1 Supercharger stop — against 4h 15m door to door by air. Driving is cheaper: taking the Tesla costs $58 against $269 to fly, a saving of $211. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 16 and the flight 57.
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 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: geneva-ny-to-new-york-ny.json
- Last recalculated 2026-10-01 · checked 6×. Costs are modelled estimates, not quotes.