There are 8 ways to get from Lake Ozark to Destin by car, plane, taxi, train, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Springfield-Branson National Airport, fly
best- Drive from Lake Ozark to Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF)car
- Fly from Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane SGF - VPS
6h 51m$136–489Drive to Columbia Regional Airport, fly
cheapest- Drive from Lake Ozark to Columbia Regional Airport (COU)car
- Fly from Columbia Regional Airport (COU) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane COU - VPS
3h 26m$121–461Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Lake Ozark to Jefferson City Stationtaxi
- Take the train from Jefferson City Station to St. Louistrain
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Stationbus
- 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
27h 44m$694–1,041Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Lake Ozark to Jefferson Citytaxi
- Take the bus from Jefferson City to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Biloxi Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Biloxi to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Destintaxi
29h 52m$415–575Drive 764.6 mi
- Drive from Lake Ozark to Destincar 764.6 mi
15h 58m$131–189Taxi, shuttle to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Lake Ozark to Jefferson City, Missouritaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Jefferson City, Missouri to St Louis International Airport
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane STL - VPS
6h 6m$358–777Taxi, train to Midamerica St. Louis Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Lake Ozark to Jefferson City Stationtaxi
- Take the train from Jefferson City Station to St. Louistrain
- Fly from Midamerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane BLV - VPS
7h 35m$300–699Taxi to Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Lake Ozark to Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport (TBN)taxi
- Fly from Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport (TBN) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane TBN - VPS
7h 26m$236–603
Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lake Ozark to Destin is to drive which costs $130 - $190 and takes 15h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Lake Ozark to Destin is to drive and fly which takes 3h 26m and costs $120 - $470.
The distance between Lake Ozark and Destin is 725 miles. The road distance is 769.1 miles.
The best way to get from Lake Ozark to Destin without a car is to taxi and train and bus which takes 27h 44m and costs $650 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 6h 51m to get from Lake Ozark to Destin, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lake Ozark to Destin is 769 miles. It takes approximately 15h 58m to drive from Lake Ozark to Destin.
There are 7211+ hotels available in Destin.
What companies run services between Lake Ozark, MO, USA and Destin, FL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Lake Ozark to Destin. However, you can drive to Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF) airport, fly to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS), then take the taxi to Destin. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Jefferson City Station, take the train to St. Louis, walk to St Louis Bus Station, take the bus to Carbondale Intermodal Station, walk to Carbondale, take the train to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, take the train to Gulfport Amtrak Sta, walk to Gulfport, take the bus to Crestview, then take the taxi to Destin.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Springfield-Branson National Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Midamerica St. Louis Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, Sunday, Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–380
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Springfield-Branson National Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Jefferson City Station to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Carbondale to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–550
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Gulfport Amtrak Sta
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Jefferson City Station to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Biloxi Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Gulfport to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Biloxi to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Jefferson City to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Biloxi Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- 573-368-4656
- [email protected]
- Website
- USA Express
Shuttle from Jefferson City, Missouri to St Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $135–150
- Website
- USA Express
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Estimated price
- $80–150
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