There are 7 ways to get from Detroit to Santa Rosa Beach by plane, taxi, bus, train, or car
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Fly 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 31m$192–592Fly 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
5h 57m$109–480Bus, 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 10m$303–490Train, 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$555–1,033Drive 964.5 mi
- Drive from Detroit to Santa Rosa Beachcar 964.5 mi
17h 1m$176–255Fly 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 41m$167–562Fly 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 11m$109–478
Detroit (DTW) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Detroit to Santa Rosa Beach is to drive which costs $170 - $260 and takes 17h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Detroit to Santa Rosa Beach is to fly and drive which takes 5h 57m and costs $100 - $480.
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 which takes 28h 10m and costs $300 - $490.
It takes approximately 6h 31m to get from Detroit to Santa Rosa Beach, including transfers.
Santa Rosa Beach is 1h behind Detroit. It is currently 4:01 AM in Detroit and 3:01 AM in Santa Rosa Beach.
Yes, the driving distance between Detroit to Santa Rosa Beach is 970 miles. It takes approximately 17h 1m to drive from Detroit to Santa Rosa Beach.
There are 3206+ 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 Montgomery Intermodal Center, take the bus to Mobile Bus Station, walk to Govt EB at Greyhound Bus Station, take the line 9 bus to Govt Near Royal St, walk 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 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Detroit to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Detroit to Pensacola International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Detroit to Pensacola International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Detroit to Dothan Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Detroit to Dothan Regional Airport via Columbus, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Detroit to Dothan Regional Airport via Covington, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Detroit to Dothan Regional Airport via Cleveland, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Detroit to Dothan Regional Airport via Knoxville, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Detroit to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Detroit to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Detroit to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Detroit to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Detroit to Pensacola International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Detroit to Pensacola International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Detroit to Pensacola International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Gulfport Amtrak Sta
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Montgomery Intermodal Center
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Montgomery Intermodal Center to Mobile Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Mobile to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Gulfport to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $70–130
Red Cabs of Panama City
- Phone
- +1 850-733-2227
- Website
- myfloridacabs.com
H2O Shuttle Taxi and Limo
- Phone
- +1 850-708-2870
Emerald Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-792-2546
- Website
- emeraldtaxiandshuttle.com
Quickie Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-716-6545
- Website
- quickietaxi.com
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