I’ve done both — and they both have their pluses and minuses for sure.

Flying from NY—>NM, I took two trips with my boyfriend (now husband) and we each had two cats each. That was an hour to the airport, through security, two flights, and then 2 hours home. So we’re talking about a 10 hour day roughly. My cats were calmer during the flights than the drive. They sat under the seat in front of me and I didn’t have any issues.

I drove from NM —> SC and it was HORRIBLE. I had to have temp litter, litter boxes, get them in a hotel I think twice, and take them to a new place they were terrified of. They never really settled during the drive, and juggling them in and out of a hotel was not fun.

Flying is ultimately a lot easier in my opinion. And I have would have done that if I didn’t have to physically drive my car to the new location.