There are 8 ways to get from Santa Rosa Beach to Charleston by taxi, plane, 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.
Taxi to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, fly
best- Take the taxi from Santa Rosa Beach to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)taxi
- Fly from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane ECP - CHS
6h$174–518Drive to Pensacola International Airport, fly
cheapest- Drive from Santa Rosa Beach to Pensacola-Airport-PNScar
- Fly from Pensacola International Airport (PNS) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane PNS - CHS
6h 43m$74–360Taxi, bus, train via Tallahassee
- Take the taxi from Santa Rosa Beach to Crestviewtaxi
- Take the bus from Crestview to Tallahasseebus
- Take the bus from Tallahassee to Jacksonvillebus
- Take the train from Jacksonville to Charleston Amtrak Stationtrain
14h 35m$275–433Drive 471.4 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa Beach to Charlestoncar 471.4 mi
9h 31m$86–125Taxi to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Santa Rosa Beach to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)taxi
- Fly from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane VPS - CHS
5h 45m$140–479Drive to Dothan Regional Airport, fly
- Drive from Santa Rosa Beach to Dothan Regional Airport (DHN)car
- Fly from Dothan Regional Airport (DHN) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane DHN - CHS
7h 14m$80–398Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Santa Rosa Beach to Crestviewtaxi
- Take the bus from Crestview to Wildwoodbus
- Take the bus from Wildwood Amtrak Station to Jacksonvillebus
- Take the train from Jacksonville to Charleston Amtrak Stationtrain
19h$288–432Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Santa Rosa Beach to Crestviewtaxi
- Take the bus from Crestview to Tallahasseebus
- Take the bus from Tallahassee to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Charleston Bus Stationbus
25h 4m$260–409
Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Charleston International Airport (CHS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa Beach to Charleston is to drive which costs $85 - $130 and takes 9h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa Beach to Charleston is to taxi and fly which takes 5h 45m and costs $140 - $480.
The distance between Santa Rosa Beach and Charleston is 436 miles. The road distance is 474.2 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa Beach to Charleston without a car is to taxi and bus and train via Tallahassee which takes 14h 35m and costs $270 - $440.
It takes approximately 6h to get from Santa Rosa Beach to Charleston, including transfers.
Charleston is 1h ahead of Santa Rosa Beach. It is currently 6:29 PM in Santa Rosa Beach and 7:29 PM in Charleston.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa Beach to Charleston is 474 miles. It takes approximately 9h 31m to drive from Santa Rosa Beach to Charleston.
There are 1920+ hotels available in Charleston.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa Beach, FL, USA and Charleston, SC, USA?
There is no direct connection from Santa Rosa Beach to Charleston. However, you can take the taxi to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) airport, fly to Charleston International Airport (CHS), walk to Charleston International Airport, then take the line 11 bus to Transit Mall. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Crestview, take the bus to Tallahassee, walk to N Monroe Street and Silver Slipper Lane, take the bus to C.K. Steele Plaza Gate 22, take the bus to Jacksonville, walk to JRTC Bay H, take the line 4 bus to Amtrak Station, walk to Jacksonville, take the train to Charleston Amtrak Station, then take the taxi to Charleston.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Charleston International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Dothan Regional Airport to Charleston International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Charleston International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Charleston International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Charleston International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Charleston International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport to Charleston International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Pensacola International Airport to Charleston International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Jacksonville to Charleston Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Jacksonville to Charleston Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Crestview to Tallahassee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Crestview to Wildwood
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–95
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Crestview to Tallahassee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Tallahassee to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Tallahassee to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Charleston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- Greyhound
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Wildwood Amtrak Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Tallahassee to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Estimated price
- $70–130
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