There are 9 ways to get from Destin to Sumter by plane, bus, taxi, car, or train
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 Columbia, bus
best- Fly from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Columbia (CAE)VPS - CAE
- Take the bus from Laurel Sumter East to James E Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Center
7h 23m$107–444Drive 506 mi
cheapest- Drive from Destin to Sumter506 mi
10h 26m$93–134Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Destin to Crestview
- Take the bus from Crestview to Tallahassee
- Take the bus from Tallahassee to Jacksonville
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Florence Bus Station
- Take the bus from Florence to Sumter
16h 17m$244–407Taxi to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, fly to Columbia, bus
- Take the taxi from Destin to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)
- Fly from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Columbia (CAE)ECP - CAE
- Take the bus from Laurel Sumter East to James E Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Center
8h 6m$190–543Taxi to Pensacola International Airport, fly to Columbia, bus
- Take the taxi from Destin to Pensacola International Airport (PNS)
- Fly from Pensacola International Airport (PNS) to Columbia (CAE)PNS - CAE
- Take the bus from Laurel Sumter East to James E Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Center
8h 15m$312–436Fly Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, bus
- Fly from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)VPS - CLT
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Columbia
- Take the bus from Columbia to Sumter
7h 32m$155–596Taxi to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, fly to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Destin to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)
- Fly from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)ECP - CLT
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Columbia
- Take the bus from Columbia to Sumter
8h 11m$238–695Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Destin to Crestview
- Take the bus from Crestview to Tallahassee
- Take the bus from Tallahassee to Jacksonville
- Take the train from Jacksonville to Camden Amtrak Station
- Take the taxi from Camden Amtrak Station to Sumter
16h 57m$291–470Taxi, bus via Macon
- Take the taxi from Destin to Crestview
- Take the bus from Crestview to Tallahassee
- Take the bus from Tallahassee to Macon Bus Station
- Take the bus from Macon Bus Station to Columbia
- Take the bus from Columbia to Sumter
18h 32m$264–467
Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Columbia (CAE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Destin to Sumter is to drive which costs $90 - $140 and takes 10h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Destin to Sumter is to fly and bus which takes 7h 23m and costs $100 - $450.
The distance between Destin and Sumter is 474 miles. The road distance is 508.9 miles.
The best way to get from Destin to Sumter without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 16h 17m and costs $240 - $410.
It takes approximately 7h 23m to get from Destin to Sumter, including transfers.
Sumter is 1h ahead of Destin. It is currently 9:28 PM in Destin and 10:28 PM in Sumter.
Yes, the driving distance between Destin to Sumter is 509 miles. It takes approximately 10h 26m to drive from Destin to Sumter.
There are 24+ hotels available in Sumter.
What companies run services between Destin, FL, USA and Sumter, SC, USA?
There is no direct connection from Destin to Sumter. However, you can take the taxi to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) airport, fly to Columbia (CAE), walk to Columbia Metropolitan Airport, take the line 91 bus to Laurel Sumter East, then take the bus to James E Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Center. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Crestview, take the bus to Tallahassee, walk to N Monroe Street and Silver Slipper Lane, take the bus to C.K. Steele Plaza Gate 22, take the bus to Jacksonville, take the bus to Florence Bus Station, walk to Florence, then take the bus to Sumter.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Columbia via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Columbia via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Columbia via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Columbia via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Columbia via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Columbia via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Columbia via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Columbia via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Columbia via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Columbia via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Columbia via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Columbia via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Columbia via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Columbia via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Columbia via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Columbia via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Jacksonville to Camden Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $35–80
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $40–130
- Business - advance purchase
- $55–250
- Business Class
- $90–300
- Phone
- +1 803-255-7100
- Website
- catchthecometsc.gov
Bus from Laurel Sumter East to James E Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- catchthecometsc.gov
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Tallahassee to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Tallahassee to Macon Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Jacksonville to Florence Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tallahassee to Macon Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $25–90
- Phone
- +1 404-591-2750
- info@southeasternstages.com
- Website
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Florence to Sumter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–95
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Columbia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–95
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Columbia to Sumter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–95
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Macon Bus Station to Columbia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.com
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Estimated price
- $80–160
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
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