There are 8 ways to get from Santa Rosa Beach to Fort Lauderdale by taxi, plane, 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.
Taxi to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, fly to Miami International Airport, train
best- Take the taxi from Santa Rosa Beach to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)taxi
- Fly from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Miami International Airport (MIA)plane VPS - MIA
- Take the train from Miami Airport Station to Fort Lauderdale Stationtrain
3h 52m$132–433Drive 567.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Santa Rosa Beach to Fort Lauderdalecar 567.3 mi
10h 16m$104–150Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Santa Rosa Beach to Whataburger - Defuniak Springstaxi
- Take the bus from Whataburger - Defuniak Springs to Circle K - Gainesville, FLbus
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Orlando RedCoach Stationbus
- Take the train from Orlando to Fort Lauderdaletrain
11h 50m$201–655Taxi to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, fly to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Take the taxi from Santa Rosa Beach to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)taxi
- Fly from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL)plane ECP - FLL
5h 31m$146–404Taxi to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, fly to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Take the taxi from Santa Rosa Beach to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)taxi
- Fly from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL)plane VPS - FLL
5h 39m$125–380Taxi, bus to Tallahassee, fly to Miami International Airport, 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
- Fly from Tallahassee (TLH) to Miami International Airport (MIA)plane TLH - MIA
- Take the train from Miami Airport Station to Fort Lauderdale Stationtrain
6h 25m$225–745Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Santa Rosa Beach to Whataburger - Defuniak Springstaxi
- Take the bus from Whataburger - Defuniak Springs to Pompano Beach Service Plazabus Houston
14h 29m$209–364Taxi, bus via Crestview
- Take the taxi from Santa Rosa Beach to Crestviewtaxi
- Take the bus from Crestview to Miamibus Houston
18h 13m$217–279
Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Miami International Airport (MIA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa Beach to Fort Lauderdale is to drive which costs $100 - $150 and takes 10h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa Beach to Fort Lauderdale is to taxi and fly and train which takes 3h 52m and costs $130 - $440.
The distance between Santa Rosa Beach and Fort Lauderdale is 561 miles. The road distance is 570.7 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa Beach to Fort Lauderdale without a car is to taxi and bus and train which takes 11h 50m and costs $200 - $700.
It takes approximately 3h 52m to get from Santa Rosa Beach to Fort Lauderdale, including transfers.
Fort Lauderdale is 1h ahead of Santa Rosa Beach. It is currently 9:12 AM in Santa Rosa Beach and 10:12 AM in Fort Lauderdale.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa Beach to Fort Lauderdale is 571 miles. It takes approximately 10h 16m to drive from Santa Rosa Beach to Fort Lauderdale.
There are 4041+ hotels available in Fort Lauderdale.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa Beach, FL, USA and Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Santa Rosa Beach to Fort Lauderdale. However, you can take the taxi to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) airport, fly to Miami International Airport (MIA), walk to Miami International Airport, take the vehicle to Miami Airport Station, walk to Miami, Airport Intermodal Station, then take the train to Fort Lauderdale Station. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Whataburger - Defuniak Springs, take the bus to Circle K - Gainesville, FL, take the taxi to Gainesville, take the bus to Orlando RedCoach Station, take the taxi to Orlando, then take the train to Fort Lauderdale.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Tallahassee to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–470
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
- Phone
- +1 800-874-7245
- Tri-RailCustomerExperience@sfrta.fl.gov
- Website
- tri-rail.com
Train from Miami Airport Station to Fort Lauderdale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.tri-rail.com
- Weekend | Holiday
- $5
- Weekday
- $4–6
- Phone
- +1 831-539-2901
- guestservices@gobrightline.com
- Website
- gobrightline.com
Train from Orlando to Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–220
- Book at
- https://www.gobrightline.com
- Smart
- $15–180
- Premium
- $60–220
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Whataburger - Defuniak Springs to Circle K - Gainesville, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $60–170
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
Bus from Whataburger - Defuniak Springs to Pompano Beach Service Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $110–240
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from Gainesville to Orlando RedCoach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–140
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Web
- $22–140
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Crestview to Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- $70–130
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