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Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from New York, NY to Atlanta, GA?
Book the flightFlying saves you
10h
You keep $34
In the car
15h 22m
Stress
About even
Car 52 · Flight 59
5h 21m by air, only 2h 5m 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 10h 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
New York, NY to Atlanta, GA is 871 mi by road — 15h 22m of driving and 5 Supercharger stops — against 5h 21m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $341 against $307 to drive, and it saves 10h of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 52 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 25 September 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: new-york-ny-to-atlanta-ga.json
- Last recalculated 2026-09-25 · checked 6×. Costs are modelled estimates, not quotes.