There are 8 ways to get from Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane SBA - VPS
8h 52m$140–517Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union 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 Destintaxi
2d 2h$449–686Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- 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 8h$666–1,475Drive 2,171 mi
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Destincar 2,171 mi
35h 41m$397–573Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)plane SBA - ECP
- Take the taxi from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Destintaxi
9h 51m$240–652Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Pensacola International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS)plane SBA - PNS
- Take the taxi from Pensacola-Airport-PNS to Destintaxi
9h 21m$200–522Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane LAX - VPS
11h 13m$182–618Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuystrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane BUR - VPS
11h 21m$177–663
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Destin is to fly which costs $140 - $550 and takes 8h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Destin is to fly which takes 8h 52m and costs $140 - $550.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Destin is 1988 miles. The road distance is 2183.7 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Destin without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 2 days 2h and costs $440 - $700.
It takes approximately 8h 52m to get from Santa Barbara to Destin, including transfers.
Destin is 2h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 8:40 AM in Santa Barbara and 10:40 AM in Destin.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Barbara to Destin is 2184 miles. It takes approximately 35h 41m to drive from Santa Barbara to Destin.
There are 7293+ hotels available in Destin.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Destin, FL, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Allegiant Air fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) once daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Las Vegas, Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Las Vegas, Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–360
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $490–1,200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Gulfport Amtrak Sta
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Estimated price
- $80–180
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
Able Shuttle and Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-607-0209
Choice Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-529-1806
- Website
- mychoicetaxi.com
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