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Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Halifax, NS to Québec City, QC?
Book the flightFlying saves you
6h 45m
You keep C$31
In the car
11h 25m
Car is calmer by
22%
Car 40 · Flight 51
4h 40m by air, only 1h 24m of it flying.
The two totals are near enough level, so this one comes down to what you value. Flying buys back 6h 45m 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 Québec City, QC is 1,020 km by road — 11h 25m of driving and 4 Supercharger stops — against 4h 40m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs C$385 against C$354 to drive, and it saves 6h 45m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 40 and the flight 51.
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 4 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-que-bec-city-qc.json
- Last recalculated 2026-10-04 · checked 5×. Costs are modelled estimates, not quotes.