There are 9 ways to get from Detroit to Santa Rosa Beach 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 Detroit to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)plane DTW - ECP
- Take the taxi from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
6h 42m$212–732Fly Detroit to Pensacola International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS)plane DTW - PNS
- Drive from Pensacola-Airport-PNS to Santa Rosa Beachcar
7h 41m$99–460Bus, taxi via Sandy Springs
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta to Mobilebus
- Take the bus from Loxley to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
26h 13m$348–478Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Gulfport Amtrak Statrain
- Take the bus from Gulfport to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
32h 45m$845–1,303Drive 964.5 mi
- Drive from Detroit to Santa Rosa Beachcar 964.5 mi
17h 2m$176–255Fly Detroit to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, taxi
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane DTW - VPS
- Take the taxi from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
6h 37m$182–692Fly Detroit to Dothan Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Dothan Regional Airport (DHN)plane DTW - DHN
- Drive from Dothan Regional Airport (DHN) to Santa Rosa Beachcar
8h 23m$119–628Bus to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane CLE - VPS
- Take the taxi from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
9h 7m$196–684Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Montgomery Intermodal Centerbus
- Take the bus from Montgomery Intermodal Center to Mobile Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Mobile to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
28h 52m$333–472
Detroit (DTW) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Detroit to Santa Rosa Beach is to drive which costs $170 - $260 and takes 17h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Detroit to Santa Rosa Beach is to fly and taxi which takes 6h 37m and costs $180 - $700.
The distance between Detroit and Santa Rosa Beach is 895 miles. The road distance is 970.1 miles.
The best way to get from Detroit to Santa Rosa Beach without a car is to bus and taxi via Sandy Springs which takes 26h 13m and costs $340 - $480.
It takes approximately 6h 42m to get from Detroit to Santa Rosa Beach, including transfers.
Santa Rosa Beach is 1h behind Detroit. It is currently 7:23 PM in Detroit and 6:23 PM in Santa Rosa Beach.
Yes, the driving distance between Detroit to Santa Rosa Beach is 970 miles. It takes approximately 17h 2m to drive from Detroit to Santa Rosa Beach.
There are 3134+ hotels available in Santa Rosa Beach.
What companies run services between Detroit, MI, USA and Santa Rosa Beach, FL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Detroit to Santa Rosa Beach. However, you can take the line 261 bus to Metro Airport McNamara Terminal, walk to Detroit (DTW) airport, fly to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP), then take the taxi to Santa Rosa Beach. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Atlanta Bus Station, walk to Garnett Station, take the subway to Doraville Station, walk to Atlanta, take the bus to Mobile, take the bus to Crestview, then take the taxi to Santa Rosa Beach.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Detroit to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Detroit to Pensacola International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Detroit to Dothan Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Detroit to Dothan Regional Airport via Columbus, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Detroit to Dothan Regional Airport via Indianapolis, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Detroit to Dothan Regional Airport via Covington, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Detroit to Dothan Regional Airport via Chattanooga, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Detroit to Dothan Regional Airport via Knoxville, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Detroit to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Detroit to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Detroit to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Detroit to Pensacola International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Detroit to Pensacola International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Detroit to Pensacola International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Pensacola International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–800
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Gulfport Amtrak Sta
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–190
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Montgomery Intermodal Center
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Montgomery Intermodal Center to Mobile Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Atlanta to Mobile
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Loxley to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Gulfport to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Mobile to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Estimated price
- $70–130
Emerald Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-792-2546
- Website
- emeraldtaxiandshuttle.com
H2O Shuttle Taxi and Limo
- Phone
- +1 850-708-2870
Red Cabs of Panama City
- Phone
- +1 850-733-2227
- Website
- myfloridacabs.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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