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Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Istanbul, TR to Belgrade, RS?

Take the Tesla

You keep

$225

In the car

11h 10m

Car is calmer by

37%

Car 39 · Flight 62

947 km by road3 Supercharger stops

5h 48m by air, only 1h 52m of it flying.

How this was priced

Istanbul, TR to Belgrade, RS is 947 km by road — 11h 10m of driving and 3 Supercharger stops — against 5h 48m door to door by air. Driving is cheaper: taking the Tesla costs $101 against $326 to fly, a saving of $225. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 39 and the flight 62.

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-belgrade-rs.json
  • Last recalculated 2026-10-01 · checked 2×. Costs are modelled estimates, not quotes.