There are 7 ways to get from Covington to Fort Walton Beach by taxi, bus, train, car, or plane
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Taxi, bus
best- Take the taxi from Covington to Slidelltaxi
- Take the bus from Slidell to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Fort Walton Beachtaxi
5h 12m$205–253Drive 234 mi
cheapest- Drive from Covington to Fort Walton Beachcar 234 mi
4h 12m$43–62Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Covington to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltaxi
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Mobile Amtrak Statrain
- Take the bus from Mobile to Pensacolabus
- Take the taxi from Pensacola to Fort Walton Beachtaxi
6h 37m$283–409Taxi to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, fly to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Take the taxi from Covington to New-Orleans-Airport-MSYtaxi
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane MSY - VPS
4h 53m$232–649Taxi to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, fly to Pensacola International Airport, taxi
- Take the taxi from Covington to New-Orleans-Airport-MSYtaxi
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS)plane MSY - PNS
- Take the taxi from Pensacola-Airport-PNS to Fort Walton Beachtaxi
5h 30m$696–1,477Taxi to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, fly to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, drive
- Take the taxi from Covington to New-Orleans-Airport-MSYtaxi
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)plane MSY - ECP
- Drive from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Fort Walton Beachcar
5h 51m$217–633Taxi, bus to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport, fly to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Take the taxi from Covington to Slidelltaxi
- Take the bus from Slidell to Gulfportbus
- Fly from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport (GPT) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane GPT - VPS
6h 42m$241–659
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Covington to Fort Walton Beach is to drive which costs $40 - $65 and takes 4h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Covington to Fort Walton Beach is to drive which takes 4h 12m and costs $40 - $65.
The distance between Covington and Fort Walton Beach is 318 miles. The road distance is 235.3 miles.
The best way to get from Covington to Fort Walton Beach without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 5h 12m and costs $200 - $260.
It takes approximately 5h 12m to get from Covington to Fort Walton Beach, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Covington to Fort Walton Beach is 235 miles. It takes approximately 4h 12m to drive from Covington to Fort Walton Beach.
There are 5203+ hotels available in Fort Walton Beach.
What companies run services between Covington, LA, USA and Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Covington to Fort Walton Beach. However, you can take the taxi to Slidell, take the bus to Crestview, then take the taxi to Fort Walton Beach. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, take the train to Mobile Amtrak Sta, walk to Mobile, take the bus to Pensacola, then take the taxi to Fort Walton Beach.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,200
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Mobile Amtrak Sta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Slidell to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–85
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Mobile to Pensacola
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Slidell to Gulfport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- $65–140
Able Shuttle and Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-607-0209
Choice Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-529-1806
- Website
- mychoicetaxi.com
Able Shuttle and Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-607-0209
Choice Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-529-1806
- Website
- mychoicetaxi.com
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