There are 7 ways to get from San Diego to Santa Rosa Beach by plane, taxi, bus, 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 to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)plane SAN - ECP
- Take the taxi from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
6h 30m$248–718Fly to Pensacola International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS)plane SAN - PNS
- Drive from Pensacola-Airport-PNS to Santa Rosa Beachcar
7h 55m$141–533Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from San Diego to Santa Anabus
- Take the bus from Santa Ana to El Pasobus Cbx
- Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
2d$462–715Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from El Cajon Transit Center to Yuma County Area Transitbus
- Take the train from Yuma Amtrak 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 Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
2d 7h$760–1,532Drive 2,044.7 mi
- Drive from San Diego to Santa Rosa Beachcar 2,044.7 mi
32h 39m$374–539Fly to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, taxi
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane SAN - VPS
- Take the taxi from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Santa Rosa Beachtaxi
6h 45m$215–669Fly to Dothan Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Dothan Regional Airport (DHN)plane SAN - DHN
- Drive from Dothan Regional Airport (DHN) to Santa Rosa Beachcar
8h 51m$179–655
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Santa Rosa Beach is to fly and drive which costs $140 - $550 and takes 7h 55m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Santa Rosa Beach is to fly and taxi which takes 6h 30m and costs $240 - $750.
The distance between San Diego and Santa Rosa Beach is 1898 miles. The road distance is 2056.6 miles.
The best way to get from San Diego to Santa Rosa Beach without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 2 days 0h and costs $460 - $750.
It takes approximately 6h 30m to get from San Diego to Santa Rosa Beach, including transfers.
Santa Rosa Beach is 2h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 1:22 PM in San Diego and 3:22 PM in Santa Rosa Beach.
Yes, the driving distance between San Diego to Santa Rosa Beach is 2057 miles. It takes approximately 32h 39m to drive from San Diego to Santa Rosa Beach.
There are 3237+ hotels available in Santa Rosa Beach.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Santa Rosa Beach, FL, USA?
There is no direct connection from San Diego to Santa Rosa Beach. However, you can fly to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) then take the taxi to Santa Rosa Beach. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Santa Ana, take the bus to El Paso, walk to El Paso Bus Station, take the bus to Houston Bus Station, walk to Houston - Harrisburg Blvd, take the bus to Crestview, then take the taxi to Santa Rosa Beach.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Friday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Dothan Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Yuma Amtrak to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Pascagoula
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from San Diego to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- [email protected]
- Website
- crossborderxpress.com
Bus from Santa Ana to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from El Paso Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from El Cajon Transit Center to Yuma County Area Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- 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 Pascagoula to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Ave. Duration
- 55 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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