There are 6 ways to get from Knoxville to Santa Rosa Beach by plane, taxi, bus, 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 to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane TYS - VPS
- Take the taxi from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
2h 21m$192–577Drive 487.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Knoxville to Santa Rosa Beachcar 487.5 mi
9h 25m$89–129Bus, taxi via Montgomery
- Take the bus from Knoxville to Nashvillebus Nyc
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Montgomery Intermodal Centerbus
- Take the bus from Montgomery to Mobilebus
- Take the bus from Loxley to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
17h 12m$395–545Fly to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)plane TYS - ECP
- Take the taxi from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
4h 10m$212–597Fly to Pensacola International Airport, drive
- Fly from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS)plane TYS - PNS
- Drive from Pensacola-Airport-PNS to Santa Rosa Beachcar
5h 17m$134–525Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Knoxville to Nashvillebus Nyc
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Tallahasseebus
- Take the bus from Flying J Travel Cntr - Tallahassee, FL to Whataburger - Defuniak Springsbus
- Take the taxi from Whataburger - Defuniak Springs to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
18h 20m$353–599
Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Knoxville to Santa Rosa Beach is to drive which costs $85 - $130 and takes 9h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Knoxville to Santa Rosa Beach is to fly and taxi which takes 2h 21m and costs $190 - $600.
The distance between Knoxville and Santa Rosa Beach is 440 miles. The road distance is 490.3 miles.
The best way to get from Knoxville to Santa Rosa Beach without a car is to bus and taxi via Montgomery which takes 17h 12m and costs $390 - $550.
It takes approximately 2h 21m to get from Knoxville to Santa Rosa Beach, including transfers.
Santa Rosa Beach is 1h behind Knoxville. It is currently 8:36 PM in Knoxville and 7:36 PM in Santa Rosa Beach.
Yes, the driving distance between Knoxville to Santa Rosa Beach is 490 miles. It takes approximately 9h 25m to drive from Knoxville to Santa Rosa Beach.
There are 2447+ hotels available in Santa Rosa Beach.
What companies run services between Knoxville, TN, USA and Santa Rosa Beach, FL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Knoxville to Santa Rosa Beach. However, you can take the taxi to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) airport, fly to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS), then take the taxi to Santa Rosa Beach. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Knoxville, take the bus to Nashville, walk to Charlotte Pike & Lellyett St Eb, take the line 50 bus to Central 5Th Ave - Bay 1, walk to Central 4Th Ave - Bay 13, take the line 55 bus to Fulton Station Outbound, walk to Nashville Bus Station, take the bus to Montgomery Intermodal Center, take the taxi to Montgomery, take the bus to Mobile, take the bus to Crestview, then take the taxi to Santa Rosa Beach.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–410
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–440
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–420
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- help@wandacoach.com
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from Knoxville to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
- Adult One Way
- $40–60
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Montgomery Intermodal Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Tallahassee
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Montgomery to Mobile
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Loxley to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Flying J Travel Cntr - Tallahassee, FL to Whataburger - Defuniak Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $40–140
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Estimated price
- $70–130
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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