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Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Lisbon, PT to Paris, FR?
Book the flightFlying saves you
13h 29m
Flying is cheaper by €47
In the car
19h 8m
Stress
About even
Car 63 · Flight 61
5h 39m by air, only 2h 23m of it flying. 1 in 3 run late.
The two totals are near enough level, so this one comes down to what you value. Flying buys back 13h 29m 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
Lisbon, PT to Paris, FR is 1,737 km by road — 19h 8m of driving and 6 Supercharger stops — against 5h 39m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs €269 against €315 to drive, and it saves 13h 29m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 63 and the flight 61.
Priced with fast charging at €0.45 per kWh and 3.7 miles per kWh, airfare from a €42 base plus €0.08 a mile per person, one €30 bag and a €35 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 7 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: lisbon-pt-to-paris-fr.json
- Last recalculated 2026-10-07 · checked 8×. Costs are modelled estimates, not quotes.