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Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Zürich, CH to Athens, GR?

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Flying is cheaper by

€232

In the car

27h 15m

Flying is calmer by

28%

Car 86 · Flight 62

2,364 km by road8 Supercharger stops

5h 54m by air, only 2h 38m of it flying. 1 in 3 run late.

How this was priced

Zürich, CH to Athens, GR is 2,364 km by road — 27h 15m of driving and 8 Supercharger stops — against 5h 54m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs €278 against €511 to drive, and it saves 21h 20m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 86 and the flight 62.

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 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: zu-rich-ch-to-athens-gr.json
  • Last recalculated 2026-09-25 · checked 4×. Costs are modelled estimates, not quotes.