There are 6 ways to get from Santa Rosa Beach to Clearwater by taxi, bus, 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.
Taxi, bus
best- Take the taxi from Santa Rosa Beach to Whataburger - Defuniak Springs
- Take the bus from Whataburger - Defuniak Springs to Mi Ranchito Restaurant - Ocala, FL
- Take the bus from Ocala to Plant City
- Take the taxi from Plant City to Clearwater
8h 27m$361–544Drive 359.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Santa Rosa Beach to Clearwater359.2 mi
7h 15m$66–95Taxi to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, fly to Tampa
- Take the taxi from Santa Rosa Beach to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)
- Fly from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Tampa (TPA)ECP - TPA
7h 47m$165–467Taxi, bus via Tallahassee
- Take the taxi from Santa Rosa Beach to Whataburger - Defuniak Springs
- Take the bus from Whataburger - Defuniak Springs to Flying J Travel Cntr - Tallahassee, FL
- Take the bus from Tallahassee to St Petersburg
11h 34m$174–327Taxi to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, fly to Tampa
- Take the taxi from Santa Rosa Beach to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)
- Fly from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Tampa (TPA)VPS - TPA
7h 50m$144–443Taxi to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, fly to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport
- Take the taxi from Santa Rosa Beach to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)
- Fly from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)VPS - SRQ
9h 30m$168–590
Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Tampa (TPA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa Beach to Clearwater is to drive which costs $65 - $95 and takes 7h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa Beach to Clearwater is to drive which takes 7h 15m and costs $65 - $95.
The distance between Santa Rosa Beach and Clearwater is 477 miles. The road distance is 361.3 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa Beach to Clearwater without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 8h 27m and costs $360 - $550.
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Santa Rosa Beach to Clearwater, including transfers.
Clearwater is 1h ahead of Santa Rosa Beach. It is currently 5:05 PM in Santa Rosa Beach and 6:05 PM in Clearwater.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa Beach to Clearwater is 361 miles. It takes approximately 7h 15m to drive from Santa Rosa Beach to Clearwater.
There are 1645+ hotels available in Clearwater.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa Beach, FL, USA and Clearwater, FL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Santa Rosa Beach to Clearwater. However, you can take the taxi to Whataburger - Defuniak Springs, take the bus to Mi Ranchito Restaurant - Ocala, FL, take the bus to Plant City, then take the taxi to Clearwater. Alternatively, you can drive from Santa Rosa Beach to Clearwater in around 7h 15m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Tampa via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Tampa via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Tampa via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Tampa via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Tampa via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Tampa via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Tampa via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Tampa via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Tampa via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Lexington
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Whataburger - Defuniak Springs to Mi Ranchito Restaurant - Ocala, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $65–180
Bus from Whataburger - Defuniak Springs to Flying J Travel Cntr - Tallahassee, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $40–140
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Ocala to Plant City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- 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 Tallahassee to St Petersburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- $70–220
Imperial Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 863-293-2929
- Website
- imperialcabllc.com
Angel Taxi Cab
- Phone
- +1 863-533-6999
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