There are 7 ways to get from New Orleans to Santa Rosa Beach by train, bus, taxi, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus, taxi
best- 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
5h 57m$176–249Drive 263.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from New Orleans to Santa Rosa Beachcar 263.7 mi
4h 55m$49–70Fly Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)plane MSY - ECP
- Take the taxi from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
6h 14m$172–542Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Biloxi Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Biloxi to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
6h 49m$167–234Fly Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, taxi
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane MSY - VPS
- Take the taxi from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
6h 24m$147–522Train to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport, fly to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, taxi
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Gulfport Amtrak Statrain
- Fly from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport (GPT) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane GPT - VPS
- Take the taxi from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
6h 44m$181–593Fly Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Pensacola International Airport, drive
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS)plane MSY - PNS
- Drive from Pensacola-Airport-PNS to Santa Rosa Beachcar
7h 13m$154–920
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from New Orleans to Santa Rosa Beach is to drive which costs $45 - $70 and takes 4h 55m.
The fastest way to get from New Orleans to Santa Rosa Beach is to drive which takes 4h 55m and costs $45 - $70.
The distance between New Orleans and Santa Rosa Beach is 306 miles. The road distance is 265.2 miles.
The best way to get from New Orleans to Santa Rosa Beach without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 5h 57m and costs $170 - $250.
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from New Orleans to Santa Rosa Beach, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between New Orleans to Santa Rosa Beach is 265 miles. It takes approximately 4h 55m to drive from New Orleans to Santa Rosa Beach.
There are 2306+ hotels available in Santa Rosa Beach.
What companies run services between New Orleans, LA, USA and Santa Rosa Beach, FL, USA?
There is no direct connection from New Orleans to Santa Rosa Beach. However, you can take the train to Gulfport Amtrak Sta, walk to Gulfport, take the bus to Crestview, then take the taxi to Santa Rosa Beach. Alternatively, you can drive from New Orleans to Santa Rosa Beach in around 4h 55m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Gulfport Amtrak Sta
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Gulfport to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Biloxi to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Biloxi Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–29
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Biloxi Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 53 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
Quickie Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-716-6545
- Website
- quickietaxi.com
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