There are 6 ways to get from Santa Rosa Beach to Tampa 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
7h 59m$291–464Drive 362 mi
cheapest- Drive from Santa Rosa Beach to Tampa362 mi
7h 6m$67–96Taxi 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
5h 21m$161–463Taxi, bus, Amtrak Thruway
- 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 Wildwood
- Take the bus from Wildwood Amtrak Station to Lakeland
- Take the bus from Lakeland to Tampa Union Station
11h 6mTaxi 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
5h 24m$140–439Taxi to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, fly to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport, bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Sarasota Cattlemen Transfer Center to Tampa Bus Station
8h 8m$179–604
Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Tampa (TPA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa Beach to Tampa is to drive which costs $65 - $100 and takes 7h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa Beach to Tampa is to taxi and fly which takes 5h 21m and costs $160 - $470.
The distance between Santa Rosa Beach and Tampa is 455 miles. The road distance is 364.1 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa Beach to Tampa without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 7h 59m and costs $290 - $470.
It takes approximately 7h 59m to get from Santa Rosa Beach to Tampa, including transfers.
Tampa is 1h ahead of Santa Rosa Beach. It is currently 2:52 PM in Santa Rosa Beach and 3:52 PM in Tampa.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa Beach to Tampa is 364 miles. It takes approximately 7h 6m to drive from Santa Rosa Beach to Tampa.
There are 1252+ hotels available in Tampa.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa Beach, FL, USA and Tampa, FL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Santa Rosa Beach to Tampa. 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 Tampa. Alternatively, you can drive from Santa Rosa Beach to Tampa in around 7h 6m.
- 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
- 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
Bus from Ocala to Wildwood
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Wildwood Amtrak Station to Lakeland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Lakeland to Tampa Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sarasota Cattlemen Transfer Center to Tampa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- $70–120
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