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Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Ithaca, NY to Vero Beach, FL?
Book the flightFlying saves you
15h 38m
You keep $2
In the car
21h 37m
Flying is calmer by
13%
Car 71 · 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 15h 38m 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 Vero Beach, FL is 1,243 mi by road — 21h 37m of driving and 7 Supercharger stops — against 5h 59m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $381 against $379 to drive, and it saves 15h 38m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 71 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.
- Every rate used is listed on Cost analysis and sourced on Sources.
- This trip as raw data: ithaca-ny-to-vero-beach-fl.json
- Last recalculated 2026-10-14 · checked 3×. Costs are modelled estimates, not quotes.