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Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Tampa, FL to Kennebunkport, ME?
Book the flightFlying saves you
18h 34m
You keep $49
In the car
24h 48m
Flying is calmer by
15%
Car 81 · Flight 69
6h 14m by air, only 2h 58m 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 18h 34m 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
Tampa, FL to Kennebunkport, ME is 1,415 mi by road — 24h 48m of driving and 8 Supercharger stops — against 6h 14m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs $706 against $657 to drive, and it saves 18h 34m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 81 and the flight 69.
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 19 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: tampa-fl-to-kennebunkport-me.json
- Last recalculated 2026-10-19 · checked 1×. Costs are modelled estimates, not quotes.