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Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Zürich, CH to Barcelona, ES?
Book the flightFlying saves you
7h 20m
Flying is cheaper by €7
In the car
12h 16m
Car is calmer by
19%
Car 42 · Flight 52
4h 56m by air, only 1h 40m 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 7h 20m 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
Zürich, CH to Barcelona, ES is 1,064 km by road — 12h 16m of driving and 4 Supercharger stops — against 4h 56m door to door by air. Flying is the better call: the flight costs €240 against €246 to drive, and it saves 7h 20m of travel. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 42 and the flight 52.
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 3 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: zu-rich-ch-to-barcelona-es.json
- Last recalculated 2026-10-03 · checked 4×. Costs are modelled estimates, not quotes.