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Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Istanbul, TR to Ardahan, TR?
Book the flightFlying saves you
13h 20m
You keep $40
In the car
18h 39m
Stress
About even
Car 60 · Flight 59
5h 19m by air, only 2h 3m of it flying.
The two totals are near enough level, so this one comes down to what you value. Flying buys back 13h 20m 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
Istanbul, TR to Ardahan, TR is 1,450 km by road — 18h 39m of driving and 5 Supercharger stops — against 5h 19m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $338 against $299 to drive, and it saves 13h 20m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 60 and the flight 59.
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: istanbul-tr-to-ardahan-tr.json
- Last recalculated 2026-10-01 · checked 3×. Costs are modelled estimates, not quotes.