There are 9 ways to get from Sanibel to Destin by taxi, plane, bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Ft. Myers, fly to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
best- Take the taxi from Sanibel to Ft-Myers-Airport-RSWtaxi
- Fly from Ft. Myers (RSW) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane RSW - VPS
4h 54m$202–620Drive 517.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Sanibel to Destincar 517.9 mi
10h 6m$95–137Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Fort Myers 7-11 to Tallahassee, FLbus
- Take the bus from Tallahassee to Montgomery Intermodal Centerbus
- Take the bus from Montgomery to Mobilebus
- Take the bus from Loxley to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Destintaxi
22h 14m$407–539Taxi to Ft. Myers, fly to Pensacola International Airport, taxi
- Take the taxi from Sanibel to Ft-Myers-Airport-RSWtaxi
- Fly from Ft. Myers (RSW) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS)plane RSW - PNS
- Take the taxi from Pensacola-Airport-PNS to Destintaxi
6h 14m$242–555Taxi to Ft. Myers, fly to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, taxi
- Take the taxi from Sanibel to Ft-Myers-Airport-RSWtaxi
- Fly from Ft. Myers (RSW) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)plane RSW - ECP
- Take the taxi from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Destintaxi
6h 8m$297–745Bus to Miami International Airport, fly to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Take the bus from Fort Myers 7-11 to Miami Airportbus
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane MIA - VPS
6h 44m$202–530Bus, taxi via Sandy Springs
- Take the bus from Fort Myers Bus Stop to Tampa Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tampa Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta to Mobilebus
- Take the bus from Loxley to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Destintaxi
23h 51m$357–481Bus, taxi via Atlanta
- Take the bus from Fort Myers 7-11 to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Drbus
- Take the bus from Gainesville to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to La Grange Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from La Grange Bus Station to Mobilebus
- Take the bus from Loxley to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Destintaxi
24h 6m$385–519Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Sanibel to Fort Myers Amtrak Bus Stoptaxi
- Take the bus from Fort Myers Amtrak Bus Stop to Orlandobus
- Take the train from Orlando to Jacksonvilletrain
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to La Grange Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from La Grange Bus Station to Mobilebus
- Take the bus from Loxley to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Destintaxi
27h 32m
Ft. Myers (RSW) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sanibel to Destin is to drive which costs $90 - $140 and takes 10h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Sanibel to Destin is to taxi and fly which takes 4h 54m and costs $200 - $650.
The distance between Sanibel and Destin is 443 miles. The road distance is 520.9 miles.
The best way to get from Sanibel to Destin without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 22h 14m and costs $400 - $550.
It takes approximately 4h 54m to get from Sanibel to Destin, including transfers.
Destin is 1h behind Sanibel. It is currently 11:57 AM in Sanibel and 10:57 AM in Destin.
Yes, the driving distance between Sanibel to Destin is 521 miles. It takes approximately 10h 6m to drive from Sanibel to Destin.
There are 7286+ hotels available in Destin.
What companies run services between Sanibel, FL, USA and Destin, FL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Sanibel to Destin. However, you can take the taxi to Ft-Myers-Airport-RSW airport, fly to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS), then take the taxi to Destin. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Fort Myers 7-11, take the bus to Tallahassee, FL, take the bus to Tallahassee - FSU - Old St Augustine at Intramural Field, take the bus to C.K. Steele Plaza Gate 21, take the bus to Montgomery Intermodal Center, take the taxi to Montgomery, take the bus to Mobile, take the bus to Crestview, then take the taxi to Destin.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ft. Myers to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Ft. Myers to Pensacola International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Ft. Myers to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Miami International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ft. Myers to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Ft. Myers to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Ft. Myers to Pensacola International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Ft. Myers to Pensacola International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Ft. Myers to Pensacola International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Ft. Myers to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Ft. Myers to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Ft. Myers to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ft. Myers to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Ft. Myers to Pensacola International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Ft. Myers to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Miami International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ft. Myers to Pensacola International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Ft. Myers to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Orlando to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- RedCoach
Bus from Fort Myers 7-11 to Tallahassee, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- RedCoach
Bus from Fort Myers 7-11 to Miami Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- RedCoach
Bus from Fort Myers 7-11 to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- RedCoach
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Tallahassee to Montgomery Intermodal Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to La Grange Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Jacksonville to La Grange Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Montgomery to Mobile
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Loxley to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Atlanta to Mobile
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Loxley to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from La Grange Bus Station to Mobile
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–85
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Loxley to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from La Grange Bus Station to Mobile
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–85
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Loxley to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Fort Myers Bus Stop to Tampa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Tampa Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Gainesville to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Fort Myers Amtrak Bus Stop to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $70–180
Island Taxi
- Phone
- +1 239-472-4888
- Website
- islandtaxi.com
Island Taxi
- Phone
- +1 239-472-4888
- Website
- islandtaxi.com
Able Shuttle and Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-607-0209
Choice Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-529-1806
- Website
- mychoicetaxi.com
Island Taxi
- Phone
- +1 239-472-4888
- Website
- islandtaxi.com
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
Island Taxi
- Phone
- +1 239-472-4888
- Website
- islandtaxi.com
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