There are 9 ways to get from Lee's Summit to Destin by plane, train, bus, taxi, 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 Kansas City to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
best- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane MCI - VPS
7h 30m$150–655Train, bus, taxi via Carbondale
- Take the train from Lee's Summit Station 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
29h 39m$394–773Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Lee's Summit Station to St. Louistrain
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Pascagoulatrain
- Take the bus from Pascagoula to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Destintaxi
30h 5m$334–558Drive 882.4 mi
- Drive from Lee's Summit to Destincar 882.4 mi
17h 36m$161–233Drive to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, fly to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Drive from Lee's Summit to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA)car
- Fly from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane XNA - VPS
5h 31m$161–577Fly Kansas City 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
6h 20m$250–780Fly Kansas City 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
8h 4m$205–600Bus to Springfield-Branson National Airport, fly to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Springfieldbus
- Fly from Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane SGF - VPS
8h 41m$165–519Bus, 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
31h 36m$300–445
Kansas City (MCI) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lee's Summit to Destin is to drive which costs $160 - $240 and takes 17h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Lee's Summit to Destin is to drive and fly which takes 5h 31m and costs $160 - $600.
The distance between Lee's Summit and Destin is 825 miles. The road distance is 887.5 miles.
The best way to get from Lee's Summit to Destin without a car is to train and bus and taxi via Carbondale which takes 29h 39m and costs $390 - $800.
It takes approximately 7h 30m to get from Lee's Summit to Destin, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lee's Summit to Destin is 888 miles. It takes approximately 17h 36m to drive from Lee's Summit to Destin.
There are 7273+ hotels available in Destin.
What companies run services between Lee's Summit, MO, USA and Destin, FL, USA?
Delta and Southwest Airlines fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) every 3 hours.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kansas City to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Kansas City to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Kansas City to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kansas City to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kansas City to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kansas City to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kansas City to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kansas City to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Kansas City to Pensacola International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Kansas City to Pensacola International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Kansas City to Pensacola International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Kansas City to Pensacola International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Lee's Summit Station to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Carbondale to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–370
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Gulfport Amtrak Sta
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Lee's Summit Station to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Pascagoula
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- Amtrak
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
- $26–40
- 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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