There are 11 ways to get from Philadelphia to Santa Rosa Beach by plane, taxi, train, 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 Philadelphia International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)plane PHL - ECP
- Take the taxi from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
5h 1m$208–723Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Pensacola International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS)plane PHL - PNS
- Drive from Pensacola-Airport-PNS to Santa Rosa Beachcar
6h$115–391Train, bus, taxi via Jacksonville
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Jacksonvilletrain
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Gainesvillebus
- Take the bus from Circle K - Gainesville, FL to Whataburger - Defuniak Springsbus
- Take the taxi from Whataburger - Defuniak Springs to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
26h 30m$412–836Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to New York City Chinatownbus
- Take the bus from New York to Atlantabus
- Take the bus from Atlanta to Mobilebus
- Take the bus from Loxley to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
27h 41m$334–467Drive 1,056.3 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to Santa Rosa Beachcar 1,056.3 mi
19h 21m$193–279Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, taxi
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane PHL - VPS
- Take the taxi from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
5h 4m$183–693Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, taxi
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane BWI - VPS
- Take the taxi from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
5h 39m$174–1,138Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)plane DCA - ECP
- Take the taxi from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
6h 36m$270–1,510Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, taxi
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane JFK - VPS
- Take the taxi from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
6h 58m$185–1,105Bus, taxi via Tallahassee
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta 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
32h 29m$300–597Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from 30th Street Station 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
38h 12m$543–1,070
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Santa Rosa Beach is to fly and drive which costs $110 - $400 and takes 6h.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Santa Rosa Beach is to fly and taxi which takes 5h 1m and costs $200 - $750.
The distance between Philadelphia and Santa Rosa Beach is 939 miles. The road distance is 1062.4 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Santa Rosa Beach without a car is to train and bus and taxi via Jacksonville which takes 26h 30m and costs $410 - $850.
It takes approximately 5h 1m to get from Philadelphia to Santa Rosa Beach, including transfers.
Santa Rosa Beach is 1h behind Philadelphia. It is currently 6:31 AM in Philadelphia and 5:31 AM in Santa Rosa Beach.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Santa Rosa Beach is 1062 miles. It takes approximately 19h 21m to drive from Philadelphia to Santa Rosa Beach.
There are 2447+ hotels available in Santa Rosa Beach.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Santa Rosa Beach, FL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Philadelphia to Santa Rosa Beach. However, you can take the train to Airport Terminal A, walk to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) airport, fly to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP), then take the taxi to Santa Rosa Beach. Alternatively, you can take the train to Jacksonville, walk to Amtrak Station, take the line 4 bus to JRTC Bay H, walk to Jacksonville, take the bus to Gainesville, take the taxi to Circle K - Gainesville, FL, take the bus to Whataburger - Defuniak Springs, then take the taxi to Santa Rosa Beach.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Pensacola International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $360–800
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Jacksonville to Gainesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to New York City Chinatown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Tallahassee
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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 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
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- help@wandacoach.com
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from New York to Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
- Adult One Way
- $100–150
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Atlanta to Mobile
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Loxley to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Mobile to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Tallahassee
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 48 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
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
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