Scenario: Driving Better than Flying

Efficient Vehicle and Many Passengers

Driving will be better than flying if you use an efficient vehicle and have many people in the vehicle. We’ve created a scenario in which 4 people are traveling in a hybrid car from San Francisco to Portland, a distance of 635 miles.

Even if we choose the best rated flying itinerary with a direct route, an efficient aircraft, and a packed budget airline driving still comes out ahead.

The gap between driving and flying grows if a less efficient aircraft is flown or flight occupancy drops.

Try changing the scenario below in the following ways

Change the type of aircraft.
Lower the number of people in the vehicle.

party=4&return=round&income=avg&orig2=SFO&dest2=PDX&mode2=aircraft_efficient&class2=budget&occ2=full&orig1=SFO&dest1=PDX&mode1=vehicle_efficient&class1=budget&occ1=full

Travel Legs		Order
	Itinerary Origin Use either 3 letter airport codes or search for a city. Destination Travel Mode Details about travel modes can be found in the More > Geek Out menu. Cabin Class Higher cabin classes occupy more aircraft cabin space per passenger and lower the efficiency of the flight. Occupancy The more full loaded an aircraft, the more efficient the flight. Radiative Forcing Test test	Weight for row 1
	Itinerary Origin Use either 3 letter airport codes or search for a city. Destination Travel Mode Details about travel modes can be found in the More > Geek Out menu. Cabin Class Higher cabin classes occupy more aircraft cabin space per passenger and lower the efficiency of the flight. Occupancy The more full loaded an aircraft, the more efficient the flight. Radiative Forcing Test test	Weight for row 2


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Scenario: Driving Better than Flying

Efficient Vehicle and Many Passengers

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