There are 7 ways to get from Lake Charles to Destin by bus, taxi, train, 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.
Bus, taxi
best- Take the bus from Lake Charles to Crestviewbus Houston
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Destintaxi
8h 34m$170–212Drive 428.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Lake Charles to Destincar 428.9 mi
7h 28m$79–114Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Lake Charles Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Mobile Amtrak Statrain
- Take the bus from Mobile to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Destintaxi
13h 34m$227–399Fly Lake Charles Regional Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Fly from Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane LCH - VPS
5h 11m$141–498Fly Lake Charles Regional Airport to Pensacola International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS)plane LCH - PNS
- Take the taxi from Pensacola-Airport-PNS to Destintaxi
5h 33m$191–503Fly Lake Charles Regional Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)plane LCH - ECP
- Take the taxi from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Destintaxi
7h 13m$226–573Bus to William P. Hobby Airport, fly to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Take the bus from Lake Charles to Houston - Telephone Rdbus
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane HOU - VPS
6h 2m$197–676
Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lake Charles to Destin is to drive which costs $75 - $120 and takes 7h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Lake Charles to Destin is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs $140 - $500.
The distance between Lake Charles and Destin is 522 miles. The road distance is 431.4 miles.
The best way to get from Lake Charles to Destin without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 8h 34m and costs $170 - $220.
It takes approximately 8h 34m to get from Lake Charles to Destin, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lake Charles to Destin is 431 miles. It takes approximately 7h 28m to drive from Lake Charles to Destin.
There are 6142+ hotels available in Destin.
What companies run services between Lake Charles, LA, USA and Destin, FL, USA?
American Airlines flies from Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lake Charles Regional Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Lake Charles Regional Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Lake Charles Regional Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lake Charles Regional Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Lake Charles Regional Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Lake Charles Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Mobile Amtrak Sta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Lake Charles to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Mobile to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Lake Charles to Houston - Telephone Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Estimated price
- $80–180
Able Shuttle and Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-607-0209
Choice Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-529-1806
- Website
- mychoicetaxi.com
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
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