There are 6 ways to get from Dauphin Island to Santa Rosa Beach by car ferry, car, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car ferry, drive, bus, taxi via Loxley
best- Take the car ferry from Dauphin Island to Fort Morgancarferry
- Drive from Fort Morgan to Love's Travel Stop - Loxleycar
- Take the bus from Love's Travel Stop - Loxley to Whataburger - Defuniak Springsbus
- Take the taxi from Whataburger - Defuniak Springs to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
5h 2m$124–259Car ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Dauphin Island to Fort Morgancarferry Mobil Bay Ferry
- Drive from Fort Morgan to Santa Rosa Beachcar
3h 37m$27–56Car ferry, drive, bus, taxi
- Take the car ferry from Dauphin Island to Fort Morgancarferry
- Drive from Fort Morgan to TA Travel Center - Grand Baycar
- Take the bus from TA Travel Center - Grand Bay to Whataburger - Defuniak Springsbus
- Take the taxi from Whataburger - Defuniak Springs to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
6h 17m$137–280Car ferry, drive, bus, taxi via Crestview
- Take the car ferry from Dauphin Island to Fort Morgancarferry
- Drive from Fort Morgan to Love's Travel Stop - Loxleycar
- Take the bus from Love's Travel Stop - Loxley to McDonald's - Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from McDonald's - Crestview to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
4h 56m$149–294Car ferry, drive, bus, taxi #2
- Take the car ferry from Dauphin Island to Fort Morgancarferry
- Drive from Fort Morgan to Grand Baycar
- Take the bus from Grand Bay to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
6h 39m$172–240Drive 156.1 mi
- Drive from Dauphin Island to Santa Rosa Beachcar 156.1 mi
3h 16m$29–42
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dauphin Island to Santa Rosa Beach is to drive which costs $28 - $45 and takes 3h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Dauphin Island to Santa Rosa Beach is to drive which takes 3h 16m and costs $28 - $45.
The distance between Dauphin Island and Santa Rosa Beach is 194 miles. The road distance is 157 miles.
It takes approximately 5h 2m to get from Dauphin Island to Santa Rosa Beach, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Dauphin Island to Santa Rosa Beach is 157 miles. It takes approximately 3h 16m to drive from Dauphin Island to Santa Rosa Beach.
There are 2470+ hotels available in Santa Rosa Beach.
What companies run services between Dauphin Island, AL, USA and Santa Rosa Beach, FL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Dauphin Island to Santa Rosa Beach. However, you can drive to Dauphin Island, take the car ferry to Fort Morgan, drive to Love's Travel Stop - Loxley, take the bus to Whataburger - Defuniak Springs, then take the taxi to Santa Rosa Beach. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Dauphin Island to Santa Rosa Beach via Dauphin Island and Fort Morgan in around 3h 37m.
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Love's Travel Stop - Loxley to Whataburger - Defuniak Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $40–140
Bus from TA Travel Center - Grand Bay to Whataburger - Defuniak Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $45–150
Bus from Love's Travel Stop - Loxley to McDonald's - Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $40–140
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Grand Bay to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- 251-861-3000
- Website
- mobilebayferry.com
Car ferry from Dauphin Island to Fort Morgan
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- mobilebayferry.com
- Vehicles under 22 feet
- $15
- Vehicles over 22 feet
- $20
- Motorcycles
- $7
- Passenger/Driver
- $6
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- $70–130
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