There are 8 ways to get from Virginia Beach to Santa Rosa Beach by plane, taxi, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)plane ORF - ECP
- Take the taxi from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
5h 24m$222–581Fly to Dothan Regional Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Dothan Regional Airport (DHN)plane ORF - DHN
- Drive from Dothan Regional Airport (DHN) to Santa Rosa Beachcar
6h 51m$140–478Bus, taxi via Jacksonville
- Take the bus from Virginia Beach to Richmondbus
- Take the bus from Richmond to Jacksonvillebus
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Gainesvillebus
- Take the bus from Circle K - Gainesville, FL to Whataburger - Defuniak Springsbus
- Take the taxi from Whataburger - Defuniak Springs to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
23h 38m$252–457Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Norfolk to Petersburg Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Lakeland Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Plant City, FL to Whataburger - Defuniak Springsbus
- Take the taxi from Whataburger - Defuniak Springs to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
33h 26m$470–1,144Drive 837.3 mi
- Drive from Virginia Beach to Santa Rosa Beachcar 837.3 mi
16h 11m$153–221Fly to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, taxi
- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane ORF - VPS
- Take the taxi from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
5h 20m$197–551Fly to Pensacola International Airport, drive
- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS)plane ORF - PNS
- Drive from Pensacola-Airport-PNS to Santa Rosa Beachcar
6h 7m$159–729Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Virginia Beach to Richmondbus
- Take the bus from Petersburg Transportation Center to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Opelika 4th Street Stationbus
- Take the bus from Opelika 4th Street Station to Mobilebus
- Take the bus from Loxley to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
28h 27m$329–517
Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Virginia Beach to Santa Rosa Beach is to drive which costs $150 - $230 and takes 16h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Virginia Beach to Santa Rosa Beach is to fly and taxi which takes 5h 20m and costs $190 - $550.
The distance between Virginia Beach and Santa Rosa Beach is 772 miles. The road distance is 842.1 miles.
The best way to get from Virginia Beach to Santa Rosa Beach without a car is to bus and taxi via Jacksonville which takes 23h 38m and costs $250 - $460.
It takes approximately 5h 24m to get from Virginia Beach to Santa Rosa Beach, including transfers.
Santa Rosa Beach is 1h behind Virginia Beach. It is currently 4:29 PM in Virginia Beach and 3:29 PM in Santa Rosa Beach.
Yes, the driving distance between Virginia Beach to Santa Rosa Beach is 842 miles. It takes approximately 16h 11m to drive from Virginia Beach to Santa Rosa Beach.
There are 3217+ hotels available in Santa Rosa Beach.
What companies run services between Virginia Beach, VA, USA and Santa Rosa Beach, FL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Virginia Beach to Santa Rosa Beach. However, you can take the taxi to Norfolk International Airport (ORF) airport, fly to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP), then take the taxi to Santa Rosa Beach. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Richmond, walk to Richmond, take the bus to Jacksonville, take the bus to Gainesville, take the taxi to Circle K - Gainesville, FL, take the bus to Whataburger - Defuniak Springs, then take the taxi to Santa Rosa Beach.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Dothan Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Norfolk to Petersburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $11–230
- Business Class
- $55–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Lakeland Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Virginia Beach to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Richmond to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Jacksonville to Gainesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Circle K - Gainesville, FL to Whataburger - Defuniak Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $60–170
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - Plant City, FL to Whataburger - Defuniak Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $75–190
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Petersburg Transportation Center to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Opelika 4th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Opelika 4th Street Station to Mobile
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Loxley to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- $70–130
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
Quickie Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-716-6545
- Website
- quickietaxi.com
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