There are 10 ways to get from Destin to California by plane, taxi, bus, 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 Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)VPS - SAN
7h 32m$225–855Fly Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)VPS - LAX
8h 33m$154–524Taxi, bus via Ciudad Juárez
- Take the taxi from Destin to McDonald's - Crestview
- Take the bus from McDonald's - Crestview to Houston
- Take the bus from Houston to El Paso
- Take the bus from El Paso to 612 Wall St - Los Angeles
37h 29m$419–734Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Destin to McDonald's - Crestview
- Take the bus from McDonald's - Crestview to Houston
- Take the train from Houston to Los Angeles
2d$382–1,080Drive 2,078.3 mi
- Drive from Destin to Los Angeles2,078.3 mi
33h 44m$380–548Taxi to Pensacola International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the taxi from Destin to Pensacola-Airport-PNS
- Fly from Pensacola International Airport (PNS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)PNS - SAN
8h$330–1,007Fly Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Fly from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)VPS - LGB
8h 6m$175–652Fly Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Fly from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)VPS - FAT
8h 41m$224–851Fly Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Fly from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)VPS - SNA
10h 2m$209–756Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Destin to McDonald's - Crestview
- Take the bus from McDonald's - Crestview to Lafayette
- Take the bus from Lafayette to Downtown Houston
- Take the bus from Downtown Houston to Dallas Bus Station
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
2d 1h$324–684
Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Destin to California is to fly which costs $150 - $550 and takes 8h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Destin to California is to fly which takes 7h 32m and costs $220 - $900.
The distance between Destin and California is 1836 miles. The road distance is 2090.5 miles.
The best way to get from Destin to California without a car is to taxi and bus via Ciudad Juárez which takes 37h 29m and costs $410 - $750.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Destin to California, including transfers.
California is 2h behind Destin. It is currently 4:32 PM in Destin and 2:32 PM in California.
Yes, the driving distance between Destin to California is 2090 miles. It takes approximately 33h 44m to drive from Destin to California.
There are 3277+ hotels available in California.
What companies run services between Destin, FL, USA and California, USA?
American Airlines and Southwest Airlines fly from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) 5 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to San Diego International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to San Diego International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Long Beach Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Long Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Long Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Houston to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from McDonald's - Crestview to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $100–220
Bus from Houston to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $120–260
Bus from McDonald's - Crestview to Lafayette
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $70–180
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from El Paso to 612 Wall St - Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Lafayette to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Downtown Houston to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $30–90
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Estimated price
- $75–160
Quickie Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-716-6545
- Website
- quickietaxi.com
Quickie Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-716-6545
- Website
- quickietaxi.com
Quickie Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-716-6545
- Website
- quickietaxi.com
Quickie Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-716-6545
- Website
- quickietaxi.com
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