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Is it cheaper to fly or drive a Tesla from Zürich, CH to Berlin, DE?

Too close to call

You keep

€130

In the car

10h 6m

Car is calmer by

41%

Car 30 · Flight 51

839 km by road3 Supercharger stops

4h 40m by air, only 1h 24m of it flying. 1 in 3 run late.

How this was priced

Zürich, CH to Berlin, DE is 839 km by road — 10h 6m of driving and 3 Supercharger stops — against 4h 40m door to door by air. It's close to even: driving costs €99 and flying €229. On the 0-100 stress scale the drive scores 30 and the flight 51.

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-berlin-de.json
  • Last recalculated 2026-10-03 · checked 7×. Costs are modelled estimates, not quotes.