There are 11 ways to get from Destin to Rochester 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 Rochester
best- Fly from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Rochester (ROC)VPS - ROC
4h 52m$188–719Drive to Dothan Regional Airport, fly to Rochester
cheapest- Drive from Destin to Dothan Regional Airport (DHN)
- Fly from Dothan Regional Airport (DHN) to Rochester (ROC)DHN - ROC
7h 39m$156–699Taxi, bus via Nashville
- Take the taxi from Destin to Crestview
- Take the bus from Crestview to Tallahassee
- Take the bus from Tallahassee to Nashville Bus Station
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NY
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Rochester Bus Stop
34h 22m$301–545Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Destin to Whataburger - Defuniak Springs
- Take the bus from Whataburger - Defuniak Springs to Circle K - Gainesville, FL
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Orlando Bus Station
- Take the train from Orlando to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Rochester
38h 45m$421–1,081Drive 1,214.6 mi
- Drive from Destin to Rochester1,214.6 mi
20h 47m$222–321Taxi to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, fly to Rochester
- Take the taxi from Destin to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)
- Fly from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Rochester (ROC)ECP - ROC
5h 25m$261–818Taxi to Pensacola International Airport, fly to Rochester
- Take the taxi from Destin to Pensacola-Airport-PNS
- Fly from Pensacola International Airport (PNS) to Rochester (ROC)PNS - ROC
5h 42m$293–921Fly Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Fly from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)VPS - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stop
7h 25m$300–1,372Taxi, bus, train via Jacksonville
- Take the taxi from Destin to Crestview
- Take the bus from Crestview to Wildwood
- Take the bus from Wildwood Amtrak Station to Jacksonville
- Take the train from Jacksonville to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Rochester
38h 52mTaxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Destin to McDonald's - Crestview
- Take the bus from McDonald's - Crestview to Circle K - Gainesville, FL
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Orlando Bus Station
- Take the bus from Orlando Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Ithaca
- Take the bus from Ithaca to Rochester Bus Stop
39h 46m$366–797Taxi, bus, train #2
- Take the taxi from Destin to Crestview
- Take the bus from Crestview to Wildwood
- Take the bus from Wildwood Amtrak Station to Jacksonville
- Take the train from Jacksonville to Cleveland Amtrak
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Rochester
46h 18m
Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Rochester (ROC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Destin to Rochester is to drive which costs $220 - $320 and takes 20h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Destin to Rochester is to fly which takes 4h 52m and costs $180 - $750.
The distance between Destin and Rochester is 1026 miles. The road distance is 1221.7 miles.
The best way to get from Destin to Rochester without a car is to taxi and bus via Nashville which takes 34h 22m and costs $300 - $550.
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from Destin to Rochester, including transfers.
Rochester is 1h ahead of Destin. It is currently 10:50 PM in Destin and 11:50 PM in Rochester.
Yes, the driving distance between Destin to Rochester is 1222 miles. It takes approximately 20h 47m to drive from Destin to Rochester.
There are 151+ hotels available in Rochester.
What companies run services between Destin, FL, USA and Rochester, NY, USA?
Delta, American Airlines, and Southwest Airlines fly from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Rochester (ROC) every 4 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Rochester via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Rochester via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Rochester via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Rochester via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Rochester via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from Dothan Regional Airport to Rochester via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Rochester via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Rochester via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Rochester via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Rochester via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Rochester via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Rochester via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Rochester via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Rochester via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Rochester via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Rochester via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Rochester via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Orlando to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Jacksonville to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Jacksonville to Cleveland Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from New York Penn Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $65–110
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $65–95
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $55–70
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Crestview to Tallahassee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Crestview to Wildwood
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–95
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Tallahassee to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Buffalo to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–60
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Gainesville to Orlando Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Orlando Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–250
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Ithaca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Ithaca to Rochester Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $12–85
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Whataburger - Defuniak Springs to Circle K - Gainesville, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $60–170
Bus from McDonald's - Crestview to Circle K - Gainesville, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $65–170
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Wildwood Amtrak Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Ave. Duration
- 54 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
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
Want to know more about travelling around United States
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the US: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
Need to know: Greyhound
Read the travel guide
Why you should take the train in the US
Read the travel guide



















