There are 9 ways to get from Houston to Santa Rosa Beach by plane, taxi, bus, train, or car
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Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)plane HOU - ECP
- Take the taxi from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
4h 1m$176–601Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Pensacola International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS)plane IAH - PNS
- Drive from Pensacola-Airport-PNS to Santa Rosa Beachcar
5h 20m$70–362Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Houston to Whataburger - Defuniak Springsbus Houston
- Take the taxi from Whataburger - Defuniak Springs to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
10h 24m$174–307Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Houston to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Mobile Amtrak Statrain
- Take the bus from Mobile to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
17h 8m$279–507Drive 587.3 mi
- Drive from Houston to Santa Rosa Beachcar 587.3 mi
10h 15m$108–155Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, taxi
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane HOU - VPS
- Take the taxi from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
4h 1m$146–561Line 102 bus to George Bush Intercontinental Airport, fly to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Travis St @ Texas Ave to Bush IAH Terminal Cbus
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)plane IAH - ECP
- Take the taxi from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
4h 34m$158–474Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Pensacola International Airport, drive
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS)plane HOU - PNS
- Drive from Pensacola-Airport-PNS to Santa Rosa Beachcar
4h 46m$88–489Bus, taxi via Crestview
- Take the bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Crestviewbus Houston
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
12h 52m$201–272
William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Houston to Santa Rosa Beach is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 10h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Santa Rosa Beach is to fly and taxi which takes 4h 1m and costs $170 - $600.
The distance between Houston and Santa Rosa Beach is 621 miles. The road distance is 590.7 miles.
The best way to get from Houston to Santa Rosa Beach without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 10h 24m and costs $170 - $310.
It takes approximately 4h 1m to get from Houston to Santa Rosa Beach, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Houston to Santa Rosa Beach is 591 miles. It takes approximately 10h 15m to drive from Houston to Santa Rosa Beach.
There are 2447+ hotels available in Santa Rosa Beach.
What companies run services between Houston, TX, USA and Santa Rosa Beach, FL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Houston to Santa Rosa Beach. However, you can take the line 500 bus to Hobby Airport, walk to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) airport, fly to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP), then take the taxi to Santa Rosa Beach. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Whataburger - Defuniak Springs then take the taxi to Santa Rosa Beach.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–470
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Pensacola International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–470
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Pensacola International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Houston to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Mobile Amtrak Sta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Houston to Whataburger - Defuniak Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $100–230
- 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 Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 713-635-4000
- Website
- ridemetro.org
Bus from Travis St @ Texas Ave to Bush IAH Terminal C
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://www.ridemetro.org
- Ave. Duration
- 50 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
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
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