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)plane VPS - SAN
7h 32m$255–1,005Fly 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)plane VPS - LAX
8h 6m$150–503Taxi, bus via Ciudad Juárez
- Take the taxi from Destin to McDonald's - Crestviewtaxi
- Take the bus from McDonald's - Crestview to Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to El Pasobus
- Take the bus from El Paso to 612 Wall St - Los Angelesbus
37h 34m$419–734Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Destin to McDonald's - Crestviewtaxi
- Take the bus from McDonald's - Crestview to Houstonbus
- Take the train from Houston to Los Angelestrain
2d$552–1,180Drive 2,078.3 mi
- Drive from Destin to Los Angelescar 2,078.3 mi
33h 57m$380–548Taxi to Pensacola International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the taxi from Destin to Pensacola-Airport-PNStaxi
- Fly from Pensacola International Airport (PNS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane PNS - SAN
8h 4m$370–1,257Fly Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Fly from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane VPS - LGB
8h 36m$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)plane VPS - FAT
10h 44m$244–951Fly 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)plane VPS - SNA
10h 20m$209–806Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Destin to McDonald's - Crestviewtaxi
- Take the bus from McDonald's - Crestview to Lafayettebus
- Take the bus from Lafayette to Downtown Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Downtown Houston to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
2d 1h$434–814
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 6m.
The fastest way to get from Destin to California is to fly which takes 7h 32m and costs $250 - $1,100.
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 34m 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 12:00 AM in Destin and 10:00 PM in California.
Yes, the driving distance between Destin to California is 2090 miles. It takes approximately 33h 57m to drive from Destin to California.
There are 3396+ hotels available in California.
What companies run services between Destin, FL, USA and California, USA?
Southwest Airlines and American Airlines fly from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Long Beach Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Long Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Long Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 8m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
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
- $360–850
- 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 30m
- Frequency
- Once 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
- $25–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Downtown Houston to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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
- $230–440
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 52 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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