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Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Rome, IT to Paris, FR?
Book the flightFlying saves you
11h 13m
Flying is cheaper by €41
In the car
16h 26m
Stress
About even
Car 55 · Flight 54
5h 13m by air, only 1h 57m 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 11h 13m 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
Rome, IT to Paris, FR is 1,424 km by road — 16h 26m of driving and 5 Supercharger stops — against 5h 13m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs €251 against €292 to drive, and it saves 11h 13m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 55 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 29 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: rome-it-to-paris-fr.json
- Last recalculated 2026-09-29 · checked 5×. Costs are modelled estimates, not quotes.