There are 9 ways to get from Fort Myers to Santa Rosa Beach by bus, taxi, car, or plane
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Bus, taxi
best- Take the bus from Fort Myers 7-11 to Gainesville - Commuter Lot Parking Garage @ Gale Lemerand
- Take the bus from Circle K - Gainesville, FL to Whataburger - Defuniak Springs
- Take the taxi from Whataburger - Defuniak Springs to Santa Rosa Beach
11h 15m$181–371Drive 487 mi
cheapest- Drive from Fort Myers to Santa Rosa Beach487 mi
9h 15m$89–129Fly Ft. Myers to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Ft. Myers (RSW) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)RSW - ECP
- Take the taxi from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Santa Rosa Beach
7h 38m$184–585Bus, taxi via Tampa
- Take the bus from Fort Myers Bus Stop to Tampa Bus Station
- Take the bus from Del Carmen Mexican Store - Dade City, FL to Whataburger - Defuniak Springs
- Take the taxi from Whataburger - Defuniak Springs to Santa Rosa Beach
16h 11m$181–324Fly Ft. Myers to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, taxi
- Fly from Ft. Myers (RSW) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)RSW - VPS
- Take the taxi from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Santa Rosa Beach
7h 43m$158–565Fly Ft. Myers to Pensacola International Airport, drive
- Fly from Ft. Myers (RSW) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS)RSW - PNS
- Drive from Pensacola-Airport-PNS to Santa Rosa Beach
8h 33m$416–673Bus to Miami International Airport, fly to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Fort Myers Bus Stop to Hollywood Sheridan Trirail Station
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)MIA - VPS
- Take the taxi from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Santa Rosa Beach
7h 44m$146–432Bus to Tampa, fly to Pensacola International Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Fort Myers 7-11 to Tampa International Airport
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS)TPA - PNS
- Drive from Pensacola-Airport-PNS to Santa Rosa Beach
6h 51m$157–395Bus to Miami International Airport, fly to Pensacola International Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Fort Myers Bus Stop to Hollywood Sheridan Trirail Station
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS)MIA - PNS
- Drive from Pensacola-Airport-PNS to Santa Rosa Beach
8h 38m$188–610
Ft. Myers (RSW) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fort Myers to Santa Rosa Beach is to drive which costs $85 - $130 and takes 9h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Fort Myers to Santa Rosa Beach is to bus and fly and drive which takes 6h 51m and costs $150 - $400.
The distance between Fort Myers and Santa Rosa Beach is 570 miles. The road distance is 489.9 miles.
The best way to get from Fort Myers to Santa Rosa Beach without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 11h 15m and costs $180 - $380.
It takes approximately 11h 15m to get from Fort Myers to Santa Rosa Beach, including transfers.
Santa Rosa Beach is 1h behind Fort Myers. It is currently 5:53 PM in Fort Myers and 4:53 PM in Santa Rosa Beach.
Yes, the driving distance between Fort Myers to Santa Rosa Beach is 490 miles. It takes approximately 9h 15m to drive from Fort Myers to Santa Rosa Beach.
There are 3050+ hotels available in Santa Rosa Beach.
What companies run services between Fort Myers, FL, USA and Santa Rosa Beach, FL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Fort Myers to Santa Rosa Beach. However, you can take the taxi to Fort Myers 7-11, take the bus to Gainesville - Commuter Lot Parking Garage @ Gale Lemerand, take the taxi to Circle K - Gainesville, FL, take the bus to Whataburger - Defuniak Springs, then take the taxi to Santa Rosa Beach. Alternatively, you can drive from Fort Myers to Santa Rosa Beach in around 9h 15m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ft. Myers to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Ft. Myers to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Ft. Myers to Pensacola International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Miami International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Miami International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ft. Myers to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Ft. Myers to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Ft. Myers to Pensacola International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Miami International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Miami International Airport to Pensacola International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ft. Myers to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Ft. Myers to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Ft. Myers to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Ft. Myers to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Ft. Myers to Pensacola International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Ft. Myers to Pensacola International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ft. Myers to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Ft. Myers to Pensacola International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Tampa to Pensacola International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–290
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from Fort Myers 7-11 to Gainesville - Commuter Lot Parking Garage @ Gale Lemerand
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–85
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Web
- $26–85
Bus from Fort Myers 7-11 to Tampa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–65
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Web
- $15–65
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Circle K - Gainesville, FL to Whataburger - Defuniak Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $60–170
Bus from Del Carmen Mexican Store - Dade City, FL to Whataburger - Defuniak Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $75–190
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Fort Myers Bus Stop to Tampa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Fort Myers Bus Stop to Hollywood Sheridan Trirail Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Estimated price
- $70–120
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
Quickie Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-716-6545
- Website
- quickietaxi.com
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