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Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Paris, FR to Madrid, ES?
Book the flightFlying saves you
8h 54m
Flying is cheaper by €14
In the car
14h 3m
Stress
About even
Car 47 · Flight 54
5h 9m by air, only 1h 53m 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 8h 54m 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
Paris, FR to Madrid, ES is 1,275 km by road — 14h 3m of driving and 4 Supercharger stops — against 5h 9m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs €248 against €262 to drive, and it saves 8h 54m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 47 and the flight 54.
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 27 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: paris-fr-to-madrid-es.json
- Last recalculated 2026-09-27 · checked 4×. Costs are modelled estimates, not quotes.