There are 7 ways to get from Kansas City to Destin by plane, bus, taxi, 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.
Fly to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
best- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane MCI - VPS
4h 27m$140–605Bus, taxi via Baton Rouge
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Texarkanabus
- Take the bus from Texarkana to Shreveport Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Shreveport Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Biloxi Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Biloxi to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Destintaxi
26h 20m$315–469Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Kansas City to St. Louistrain
- Take the bus from St. Louis to Carbondalebus
- Take the train from Carbondale to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Gulfport Amtrak Statrain
- Take the bus from Gulfport to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Destintaxi
30h 15m$429–841Drive 899.8 mi
- Drive from Kansas City to Destincar 899.8 mi
17h 50m$165–238Fly to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)plane MCI - ECP
- Take the taxi from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Destintaxi
5h 6m$250–780Fly to Pensacola International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS)plane MCI - PNS
- Take the taxi from Pensacola-Airport-PNS to Destintaxi
5h 9m$205–610Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Destintaxi
29h 58m$297–466
Kansas City (MCI) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kansas City to Destin is to drive which costs $160 - $240 and takes 17h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Kansas City to Destin is to fly which takes 4h 27m and costs $140 - $650.
The distance between Kansas City and Destin is 807 miles. The road distance is 905 miles.
The best way to get from Kansas City to Destin without a car is to bus and taxi via Baton Rouge which takes 26h 20m and costs $310 - $470.
It takes approximately 4h 27m to get from Kansas City to Destin, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Kansas City to Destin is 905 miles. It takes approximately 17h 50m to drive from Kansas City to Destin.
There are 5665+ hotels available in Destin.
What companies run services between Kansas City, MO, USA and Destin, FL, USA?
Southwest Airlines and Delta fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kansas City to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Kansas City to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Kansas City to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Kansas City to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kansas City to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Kansas City to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kansas City to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kansas City to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Kansas City to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Kansas City to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Kansas City to Pensacola International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Kansas City to Pensacola International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Kansas City to Pensacola International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Kansas City to Pensacola International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kansas City to Pensacola International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Kansas City to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Kansas City to Pensacola International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kansas City to Pensacola International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kansas City to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Carbondale to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–400
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Gulfport Amtrak Sta
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to Texarkana
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $110–160
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Texarkana to Shreveport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–21
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Shreveport Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Biloxi Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Biloxi Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Biloxi to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Gulfport to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- $80–180
Emerald Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-792-2546
- Website
- emeraldtaxiandshuttle.com
H2O Shuttle Taxi and Limo
- Phone
- +1 850-708-2870
Red Cabs of Panama City
- Phone
- +1 850-733-2227
- Website
- myfloridacabs.com
Able Shuttle and Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-607-0209
Choice Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-529-1806
- Website
- mychoicetaxi.com
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