There are 5 ways to get from Santa Rosa Beach to Columbia by taxi, plane, bus, train, 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.
Taxi to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, fly
best- Take the taxi from Santa Rosa Beach to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)taxi
- Fly from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Columbia (CAE)plane ECP - CAE
5h 9m$196–813Drive 449.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Santa Rosa Beach to Columbiacar 449.3 mi
9h 10m$82–119Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Santa Rosa Beach to Whataburger - Defuniak Springstaxi
- Take the bus from Whataburger - Defuniak Springs to Flying J Travel Cntr - Tallahassee, FLbus
- Take the bus from Tallahassee to Jacksonvillebus
- Take the train from Jacksonville to Columbia Stationtrain
15h 17m$219–452Taxi to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Santa Rosa Beach to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)taxi
- Fly from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Columbia (CAE)plane VPS - CAE
5h 33m$175–789Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Santa Rosa Beach to Crestviewtaxi
- Take the bus from Crestview to Tallahasseebus
- Take the bus from Tallahassee to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Camdenbus
- Take the taxi from Camden to Columbia Place Malltaxi
17h 59m$291–457
Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Columbia (CAE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa Beach to Columbia is to drive which costs $80 - $120 and takes 9h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa Beach to Columbia is to taxi and fly which takes 5h 9m and costs $190 - $850.
The distance between Santa Rosa Beach and Columbia is 418 miles. The road distance is 451.9 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa Beach to Columbia without a car is to taxi and bus and train which takes 15h 17m and costs $210 - $460.
It takes approximately 5h 9m to get from Santa Rosa Beach to Columbia, including transfers.
Columbia is 1h ahead of Santa Rosa Beach. It is currently 10:59 AM in Santa Rosa Beach and 11:59 AM in Columbia.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa Beach to Columbia is 452 miles. It takes approximately 9h 10m to drive from Santa Rosa Beach to Columbia.
There are 373+ hotels available in Columbia.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa Beach, FL, USA and Columbia, SC, USA?
There is no direct connection from Santa Rosa Beach to Columbia. However, you can take the taxi to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) airport, fly to Columbia (CAE), walk to Columbia Metropolitan Airport, then take the line 91 bus to Assembly Gervais North. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Whataburger - Defuniak Springs, take the bus to Flying J Travel Cntr - Tallahassee, FL, take the taxi to Capital Circle NW and Commonwealth Boulevard, take the bus to C.K. Steele Plaza Gate 20, take the bus to Jacksonville, walk to JRTC Bay H, take the line 4 bus to Amtrak Station, walk to Jacksonville, then take the train to Columbia Station.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Columbia via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Columbia via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Columbia via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Columbia via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Columbia via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Columbia via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Columbia via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Columbia via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Columbia via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Jacksonville to Columbia Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Tallahassee to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Tallahassee to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Camden
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Crestview to Tallahassee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tallahassee to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Camden
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- $70–130
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