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Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Halifax, NS to Montreal, QC?
Book the flightFlying saves you
8h 37m
You keep C$26
In the car
13h 29m
Stress
About even
Car 45 · Flight 52
4h 52m by air, only 1h 36m of it flying.
The two totals are near enough level, so this one comes down to what you value. Flying buys back 8h 37m 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
Halifax, NS to Montreal, QC is 1,251 km by road — 13h 29m of driving and 4 Supercharger stops — against 4h 52m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs C$402 against C$376 to drive, and it saves 8h 37m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 45 and the flight 52.
Priced with fast charging at C$0.55 per kWh and 3.7 miles per kWh, airfare from a C$135 base plus C$0.17 a mile per person, one C$40 bag and a C$38 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 10 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: halifax-ns-to-montreal-qc.json
- Last recalculated 2026-10-10 · checked 5×. Costs are modelled estimates, not quotes.