There are 9 ways to get from Minnesota to Fort Walton Beach by plane, train, bus, taxi, or car
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Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
best- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane MSP - VPS
4h 14m$138–634Fly Duluth International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
cheapest- Fly from Duluth International Airport (DLH) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane DLH - VPS
6h 46m$127–534Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station 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 Fort Walton Beachtaxi
36h 6m$499–988Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Kansas Citybus
- 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 Fort Walton Beachtaxi
39h 56m$338–558Drive 1,248 mi
- Drive from Minneapolis to Fort Walton Beachcar 1,248 mi
22h 19m$228–329Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Pensacola International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS)plane MSP - PNS
- Take the taxi from Pensacola-Airport-PNS to Fort Walton Beachtaxi
6h 31m$202–592Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, drive
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)plane MSP - ECP
- Drive from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Fort Walton Beachcar
6h 53m$133–618Fly Rochester to Pensacola International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Rochester (RST) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS)plane RST - PNS
- Take the taxi from Pensacola-Airport-PNS to Fort Walton Beachtaxi
8h 46m$191–557Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Mall of America - IKEA - Bloomington to Madison, WI-Lake St.bus
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Pascagoulatrain
- Take the bus from Pascagoula to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Fort Walton Beachtaxi
39h 37m$474–902
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minnesota to Fort Walton Beach is to drive which costs $220 - $330 and takes 22h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Minnesota to Fort Walton Beach is to fly which takes 4h 14m and costs $130 - $650.
The distance between Minnesota and Fort Walton Beach is 1080 miles. The road distance is 1255.3 miles.
The best way to get from Minnesota to Fort Walton Beach without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 36h 6m and costs $490 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 4h 14m to get from Minnesota to Fort Walton Beach, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Minnesota to Fort Walton Beach is 1255 miles. It takes approximately 22h 19m to drive from Minnesota to Fort Walton Beach.
There are 6132+ hotels available in Fort Walton Beach.
What companies run services between Minnesota, USA and Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA?
Delta, Sun Country Airlines, and Southwest Airlines fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) 4 times a week.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Rochester to Pensacola International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Rochester to Pensacola International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- 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 Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Pascagoula
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- 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 Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Pascagoula to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Estimated price
- $65–140
Able Shuttle and Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-607-0209
Choice Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-529-1806
- Website
- mychoicetaxi.com
Able Shuttle and Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-607-0209
Choice Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-529-1806
- Website
- mychoicetaxi.com
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