There are 10 ways to get from California to Destin by plane, bus, taxi, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane SAN - VPS
7h 46m$212–860Fly from Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane LAX - VPS
7h 50m$126–418Bus, taxi via Ciudad Juárez
- Take the bus from 612 Wall St - Los Angeles to El Pasobus
- Take the bus from El Paso to Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to McDonald's - Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from McDonald's - Crestview to Destintaxi
37h 59m$418–729Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Los Angeles to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Biloxi Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Biloxi to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Destintaxi
2d 5h$362–2,142Drive 2,077.7 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles to Destincar 2,077.7 mi
33h 57m$380–548Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane FAT - VPS
8h 3m$231–957Fly from Sacramento International Airport
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane SMF - VPS
8h 16m$202–808Train to Ontario International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane ONT - VPS
8h 45m$226–878Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane SNA - VPS
10h 15m$166–661Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Biloxi Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Biloxi to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Destintaxi
2d$319–595
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Destin is to fly which costs $120 - $420 and takes 7h 50m.
The fastest way to get from California to Destin is to fly which takes 7h 46m and costs $210 - $900.
The distance between California and Destin is 1834 miles. The road distance is 2089.8 miles.
The best way to get from California to Destin without a car is to bus and taxi via Ciudad Juárez which takes 37h 59m and costs $410 - $750.
It takes approximately 7h 46m to get from California to Destin, including transfers.
Destin is 2h ahead of California. It is currently 12:14 PM in California and 2:14 PM in Destin.
Yes, the driving distance between California to Destin is 2090 miles. It takes approximately 33h 57m to drive from California to Destin.
There are 5583+ hotels available in Destin.
What companies run services between California, USA and Destin, FL, USA?
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Frontier Airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Fayetteville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $210–2,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from 612 Wall St - Los Angeles to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Biloxi to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from El Paso to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $120–260
Bus from Houston to McDonald's - Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $100–220
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Biloxi Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Biloxi Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–30
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Estimated price
- $75–100
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