There are 10 ways to get from Raleigh to Destin by plane, train, 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 Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane RDU - VPS
6h 1m$110–457Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Charlotte, NC to Atlantabus Nyc
- Take the bus from Atlanta to Mobilebus
- Take the bus from Loxley to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Destintaxi
16h 34m$299–387Train, bus, taxi via Jacksonville
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Jacksonvilletrain
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Tallahasseebus
- Take the bus from Flying J Travel Cntr - Tallahassee, FL to McDonald's - Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from McDonald's - Crestview to Destintaxi
21h 4m$221–560Drive 663.5 mi
- Drive from Raleigh to Destincar 663.5 mi
13h 37m$122–175Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Pensacola International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS)plane RDU - PNS
- Take the taxi from Pensacola-Airport-PNS to Destintaxi
4h 50m$210–662Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)plane RDU - ECP
- Take the taxi from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Destintaxi
6h 31m$190–542Bus to Fayetteville Municipal Airport, fly to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Fayetteville Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Fayetteville Municipal Airport (FAY) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane FAY - VPS
7h 31m$129–531Train to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane CLT - VPS
7h 38m$132–424Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Durham to Atlanta Downtownbus
- Take the bus from Civic Center Station to Newnan Park and Ridebus 453
- Take the bus from Newnan Park and Ride to Mobilebus
- Take the bus from Loxley to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Destintaxi
18h 43m$238–369Bus, taxi via Columbia
- Take the bus from Raleigh to Columbiabus
- Take the bus from Columbia to Macon Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Macon Bus Station to Tallahasseebus
- Take the bus from Flying J Travel Cntr - Tallahassee, FL to McDonald's - Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from McDonald's - Crestview to Destintaxi
23h 45m$305–579
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Destin is to drive which costs $120 - $180 and takes 13h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Destin is to fly and taxi which takes 4h 50m and costs $210 - $700.
The distance between Raleigh and Destin is 616 miles. The road distance is 667.4 miles.
The best way to get from Raleigh to Destin without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 16h 34m and costs $290 - $390.
It takes approximately 6h 1m to get from Raleigh to Destin, including transfers.
Destin is 1h behind Raleigh. It is currently 8:23 AM in Raleigh and 7:23 AM in Destin.
Yes, the driving distance between Raleigh to Destin is 667 miles. It takes approximately 13h 37m to drive from Raleigh to Destin.
There are 6212+ hotels available in Destin.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Destin, FL, USA?
Delta, American Airlines, and Southwest Airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) every 3 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Pensacola International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $31–33
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- help@wandacoach.com
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from Charlotte, NC to Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
- 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 Newnan Park and Ride to Mobile
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–85
- 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 Jacksonville to Tallahassee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Fayetteville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Macon Bus Station to Tallahassee
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Flying J Travel Cntr - Tallahassee, FL to McDonald's - Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $45–150
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Fayetteville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Durham to Atlanta Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Macon Bus Station to Tallahassee
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $25–90
- Phone
- +1 404-591-2750
- info@southeasternstages.com
- Website
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Fayetteville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–95
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Raleigh to Columbia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Columbia to Macon Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.com
- Phone
- +1 844-977-7742
- Website
- xpressga.com
Bus from Civic Center Station to Newnan Park and Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- https://xpressga.com
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $75–160
Choice Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-529-1806
- Website
- mychoicetaxi.com
Able Shuttle and Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-607-0209
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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