There are 8 ways to get from New Orleans Airport (MSY) to Santa Rosa Beach by plane, taxi, train, bus, rideshare, 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 to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)plane MSY - ECP
- Take the taxi from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
4h 26m$191–601Drive 274.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from New Orleans Airport (MSY) to Santa Rosa Beachcar 274.9 mi
5h 9m$51–73Train, bus, taxi
- 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 Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
7h 54m$180–254Airport Transfer
- Take the rideshare from New Orleans-MSY to Santa Rosa Beach274.9 mi
5h 9mFly to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, taxi
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane MSY - VPS
- Take the taxi from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
4h 34m$162–564Fly to Pensacola International Airport, drive
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS)plane MSY - PNS
- Drive from Pensacola-Airport-PNS to Santa Rosa Beachcar
5h 17m$482–1,160Fly to Dothan Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Dothan Regional Airport (DHN)plane MSY - DHN
- Drive from Dothan Regional Airport (DHN) to Santa Rosa Beachcar
5h 46m$103–479Fly to Destin Executive Airport
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Destin Executive Airport (DSI)plane MSY - DSI
4h 46m$176–639
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from New Orleans Airport (MSY) to Santa Rosa Beach is to drive which costs $50 - $75 and takes 5h 9m.
The fastest way to get from New Orleans Airport (MSY) to Santa Rosa Beach is to fly and taxi which takes 4h 26m and costs $190 - $600.
The distance between New Orleans Airport (MSY) and Santa Rosa Beach is 307 miles. The road distance is 276.5 miles.
The best way to get from New Orleans Airport (MSY) to Santa Rosa Beach without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 7h 54m and costs $180 - $260.
It takes approximately 4h 26m to get from New Orleans Airport (MSY) to Santa Rosa Beach, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between New Orleans Airport (MSY) to Santa Rosa Beach is 277 miles. It takes approximately 5h 9m to drive from New Orleans Airport (MSY) to Santa Rosa Beach.
There are 3189+ hotels available in Santa Rosa Beach.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between New Orleans Airport (MSY) and Santa Rosa Beach. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.
What companies run services between New Orleans Airport (MSY), USA and Santa Rosa Beach, FL, USA?
Southwest Airlines and JSX fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Destin Executive Airport (DSI) once daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Dothan Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Destin Executive Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Destin Executive Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Gulfport to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Website
- https://www.mozio.com
Rideshare from New Orleans-MSY to Santa Rosa Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $70–130
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
Quickie Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-716-6545
- Website
- quickietaxi.com
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