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Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Istanbul, TR to İzmir, TR?
Take the TeslaYou keep
$238
In the car
5h 40m
Car is calmer by
68%
Car 19 · Flight 59
4h 33m by air, only 1h 17m of it flying.
How this was priced
Istanbul, TR to İzmir, TR is 480 km by road — 5h 40m of driving and 2 Supercharger stops — against 4h 33m door to door by air. Driving is cheaper: taking the Tesla costs $51 against $289 to fly, a saving of $238. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 19 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-i-zmir-tr.json
- Last recalculated 2026-10-01 · checked 3×. Costs are modelled estimates, not quotes.