There are 8 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 58m$188–668Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Destin Executive Airport
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Destin Executive Airport (DSI)plane LAX - DSI
13h 54m$161–630Bus, 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
47h 34m$445–743Train, 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$810–1,530Drive 2,077.7 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles to Destincar 2,077.7 mi
33h 59m$380–548Fly 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 36m$207–714Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Pensacola International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS)plane LAX - PNS
- Take the taxi from Pensacola-Airport-PNS to Destintaxi
8h 57m$248–723Fly 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
10h$196–711
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Destin is to fly which costs $160 - $650 and takes 13h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Destin is to fly which takes 8h 36m and costs $200 - $750.
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 47h 34m and costs $440 - $750.
It takes approximately 8h 58m to get from Los Angeles to Destin, including transfers.
Destin is 2h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 2:52 PM in Los Angeles and 4:52 PM in Destin.
Yes, the driving distance between Los Angeles to Destin is 2090 miles. It takes approximately 33h 59m to drive from Los Angeles to Destin.
There are 6142+ 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) 4 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Destin Executive Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Destin Executive Airport via Las Vegas, Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Destin Executive Airport via Phoenix, Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Destin Executive Airport via Albuquerque, Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Destin Executive Airport via El Paso, Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Gulfport Amtrak Sta
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Ft Worth Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $220–420
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Gulfport to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- $80–160
Able Shuttle and Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-607-0209
Choice Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-529-1806
- Website
- mychoicetaxi.com
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