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Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Porto, PT to Madrid, ES?
Take the TeslaYou keep
€158
In the car
6h 20m
Car is calmer by
64%
Car 20 · Flight 56
4h 25m by air, only 1h 9m of it flying. 1 in 3 run late.
How this was priced
Porto, PT to Madrid, ES is 562 km by road — 6h 20m of driving and 2 Supercharger stops — against 4h 25m door to door by air. Driving is cheaper: taking the Tesla costs €60 against €219 to fly, a saving of €158. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 20 and the flight 56.
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 2 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: porto-pt-to-madrid-es.json
- Last recalculated 2026-10-02 · checked 6×. Costs are modelled estimates, not quotes.