There are 9 ways to get from Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane LAX - VPS
8h 9m$148–518Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Ft Worth Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Destintaxi
46h 59m$475–681Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Los Angeles 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
2d 4h$1,270–1,923Drive 2,077.7 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles to Destincar 2,077.7 mi
34h$380–548Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane ONT - VPS
8h 41m$193–689Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane BUR - VPS
8h 33m$157–564Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)plane LAX - ECP
- Take the taxi from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Destintaxi
8h 45m$248–643Fly Long Beach Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane LGB - VPS
9h 55m$226–861Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane SNA - VPS
10h 56m$178–630
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Destin is to fly which costs $140 - $550 and takes 8h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Destin is to fly which takes 8h 9m and costs $140 - $550.
The distance between Los Angeles and Destin is 1912 miles. The road distance is 2089.8 miles.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Destin without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 46h 59m and costs $470 - $700.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Los Angeles to Destin, including transfers.
Destin is 2h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 11:46 AM in Los Angeles and 1:46 PM in Destin.
Yes, the driving distance between Los Angeles to Destin is 2090 miles. It takes approximately 34h to drive from Los Angeles to Destin.
There are 7280+ hotels available in Destin.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Destin, FL, USA?
American Airlines and Southwest Airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,700
- 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 Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Ft Worth Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–370
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Gulfport to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Ave. Duration
- 55 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
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