There are 9 ways to get from Longboat Key to Destin by plane, bus, taxi, 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 Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
best- Fly from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane SRQ - VPS
5h 7m$154–497Drive 425 mi
cheapest- Drive from Longboat Key to Destincar 425 mi
8h 41m$76–109Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Sarasota Cattlemen Transfer Center to Tampa Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tampa Bus Station to Tallahasseebus
- Take the bus from Tallahassee to Montgomery Intermodal Centerbus
- Take the bus from Montgomery to Mobilebus
- Take the bus from Loxley to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Destintaxi
21h 2m$317–437Drive to Tampa, fly to Pensacola International Airport, taxi
- Drive from Longboat Key to Tampa-Airport-TPAcar
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS)plane TPA - PNS
- Take the taxi from Pensacola-Airport-PNS to Destintaxi
4h 8m$185–495Fly Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)plane SRQ - ECP
- Take the taxi from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Destintaxi
5h 51m$254–622Fly Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Pensacola International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS)plane SRQ - PNS
- Take the taxi from Pensacola-Airport-PNS to Destintaxi
5h 27m$214–522Drive to Tampa, fly to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Drive from Longboat Key to Tampa-Airport-TPAcar
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane TPA - VPS
5h 23m$115–440Bus, taxi via Sandy Springs
- Take the bus from Sarasota Cattlemen Transfer Center to Tampa Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tampa 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 Destintaxi
21h 49m$337–461Drive, bus, taxi
- Drive from Longboat Key to Polk State College Airsidecar
- Take the bus from Lakeland to Jacksonvillebus
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to La Grange Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from La Grange Bus Station to Mobilebus
- Take the bus from Loxley to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Destintaxi
25h 49m
Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Longboat Key to Destin is to drive which costs $75 - $110 and takes 8h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Longboat Key to Destin is to drive and fly and taxi which takes 4h 8m and costs $180 - $500.
The distance between Longboat Key and Destin is 356 miles. The road distance is 427.5 miles.
The best way to get from Longboat Key to Destin without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 21h 2m and costs $310 - $440.
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Longboat Key to Destin, including transfers.
Destin is 1h behind Longboat Key. It is currently 4:37 AM in Longboat Key and 3:37 AM in Destin.
Yes, the driving distance between Longboat Key to Destin is 428 miles. It takes approximately 8h 41m to drive from Longboat Key to Destin.
There are 17+ hotels available in Destin.
What companies run services between Longboat Key, FL, USA and Destin, FL, USA?
Allegiant Air, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) 4 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Tampa to Pensacola International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Tampa to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Tampa to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Tampa to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Tampa to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Tampa to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Tampa to Pensacola International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Knoxville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Sarasota Cattlemen Transfer Center to Tampa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Sarasota Cattlemen Transfer Center to Tampa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Tampa Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Tampa Bus Station to Tallahassee
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Tallahassee to Montgomery Intermodal Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Jacksonville to La Grange Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Montgomery to Mobile
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- 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 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 La Grange Bus Station to Mobile
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–85
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Loxley to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Lakeland to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Estimated price
- $80–180
Able Shuttle and Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-607-0209
Choice Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-529-1806
- Website
- mychoicetaxi.com
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
Able Shuttle and Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-607-0209
Choice Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-529-1806
- Website
- mychoicetaxi.com
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