There are 7 ways to get from Destin to Fort Lauderdale 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 Pensacola International Airport, fly to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
best- Take the taxi from Destin to Pensacola-Airport-PNStaxi
- Fly from Pensacola International Airport (PNS) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL)plane PNS - FLL
3h 39m$260–445Drive 581.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Destin to Fort Lauderdalecar 581.7 mi
10h 36m$107–154Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Destin to Crestviewtaxi
- Take the bus from Crestview to Plant Citybus
- Take the train from Lakeland to Fort Lauderdale Amtrak Stationtrain
13h 14m$289–435Fly Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Miami International Airport, train
- 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 50m$107–416Fly Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Fly from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL)plane VPS - FLL
5h 5m$130–513Taxi to Pensacola International Airport, fly to Miami International Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Destin to Pensacola-Airport-PNStaxi
- Fly from Pensacola International Airport (PNS) to Miami International Airport (MIA)plane PNS - MIA
- Take the train from Miami Airport Station to Fort Lauderdale Stationtrain
4h 26m$187–488Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Destin to Crestviewtaxi
- Take the bus from Crestview to Tallahasseebus
- Take the bus from Tallahassee to Hollywood Sheridan Trirail Stationbus
17h 41m$223–317
Pensacola International Airport (PNS) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Destin to Fort Lauderdale is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 10h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Destin to Fort Lauderdale is to taxi and fly which takes 3h 39m and costs $260 - $450.
The distance between Destin and Fort Lauderdale is 586 miles. The road distance is 585.1 miles.
The best way to get from Destin to Fort Lauderdale without a car is to taxi and bus and train which takes 13h 14m and costs $280 - $440.
It takes approximately 3h 39m to get from Destin to Fort Lauderdale, including transfers.
Fort Lauderdale is 1h ahead of Destin. It is currently 4:09 AM in Destin and 5:09 AM in Fort Lauderdale.
Yes, the driving distance between Destin to Fort Lauderdale is 585 miles. It takes approximately 10h 36m to drive from Destin to Fort Lauderdale.
There are 4310+ hotels available in Fort Lauderdale.
What companies run services between Destin, FL, USA and Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA?
Delta, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) every 2 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Miami International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Miami International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Miami International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–330
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–290
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–290
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Knoxville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Louisville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Lakeland to Fort Lauderdale Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-874-7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tri Rail
Train from Miami Airport Station to Fort Lauderdale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Tri Rail
- Weekend | Holiday
- $5
- Weekday
- $4–6
Train from Miami Airport Station to Fort Lauderdale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Tri Rail
- Weekend | Holiday
- $5
- Weekday
- $4–6
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Crestview to Plant City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Crestview to Tallahassee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Tallahassee to Hollywood Sheridan Trirail Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Greyhound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Estimated price
- $80–160
Quickie Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-716-6545
- Website
- quickietaxi.com
Quickie Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-716-6545
- Website
- quickietaxi.com
Quickie Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-716-6545
- Website
- quickietaxi.com
Quickie Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-716-6545
- Website
- quickietaxi.com
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