There are 7 ways to get from St. Louis to Fort Walton Beach by plane, bus, train, taxi, 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 Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
best- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane STL - VPS
3h 40m$108–484Fly Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)plane STL - ECP
- Drive from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Fort Walton Beachcar
4h 46m$92–468Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the train from Carbondale to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Pascagoulatrain
- Take the bus from Pascagoula to Pensacolabus
- Take the taxi from Pensacola to Fort Walton Beachtaxi
23h 19m$550–848Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Biloxi Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Biloxi to Crestviewbus
- Take the taxi from Crestview to Fort Walton Beachtaxi
24h 12m$265–373Drive 733 mi
- Drive from St. Louis to Fort Walton Beachcar 733 mi
12h 55m$126–181Fly Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Pensacola International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS)plane STL - PNS
- Take the taxi from Pensacola-Airport-PNS to Fort Walton Beachtaxi
4h 18m$178–532Train to Midamerica St. Louis Airport, fly to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Take the train from CIVIC CENTER station to SHILOH-SCOTT stationtrain
- Fly from Midamerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane BLV - VPS
3h 52m$116–442
Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Fort Walton Beach is to drive which costs $120 - $190 and takes 12h 55m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Fort Walton Beach is to fly which takes 3h 40m and costs $100 - $490.
The distance between St. Louis and Fort Walton Beach is 636 miles. The road distance is 737.3 miles.
The best way to get from St. Louis to Fort Walton Beach without a car is to bus and train and taxi which takes 23h 19m and costs $550 - $850.
It takes approximately 3h 40m to get from St. Louis to Fort Walton Beach, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between St. Louis to Fort Walton Beach is 737 miles. It takes approximately 12h 55m to drive from St. Louis to Fort Walton Beach.
There are 6080+ hotels available in Fort Walton Beach.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA?
Southwest Airlines and Delta fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) every 4 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Pensacola International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–390
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Midamerica St. Louis Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, Sunday, Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Carbondale to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–550
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Pascagoula
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 314-982-1406
- [email protected]
- Website
- Metro St Louis
Train from CIVIC CENTER station to SHILOH-SCOTT station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Metro St Louis
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Biloxi Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Pascagoula to Pensacola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Biloxi to Crestview
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Biloxi Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- Greyhound
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Estimated price
- $65–140
Able Shuttle and Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-607-0209
Choice Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-529-1806
- Website
- mychoicetaxi.com
Able Shuttle and Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-607-0209
Choice Taxi
- Phone
- +1 850-529-1806
- Website
- mychoicetaxi.com
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