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Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Ithaca, NY to Orlando, FL?
Book the flightFlying saves you
14h 37m
You keep $12
In the car
20h 35m
Stress
About even
Car 69 · Flight 62
5h 59m by air, only 2h 43m of it flying. 1 in 5 run late.
The two totals are near enough level, so this one comes down to what you value. Flying buys back 14h 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
Ithaca, NY to Orlando, FL is 1,172 mi by road — 20h 35m of driving and 7 Supercharger stops — against 5h 59m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $381 against $369 to drive, and it saves 14h 37m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 69 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 14 October 2026.
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- Distance and drive time come from live road routing, not straight lines.
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- This trip as raw data: ithaca-ny-to-orlando-fl.json
- Last recalculated 2026-10-14 · checked 7×. Costs are modelled estimates, not quotes.