Direct Flights from Tampa to Pensacola
Pensacola · Florida
Nonstop service from TPA to PNS on Breeze. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
23 cities have a nonstop to Pensacola, Tampa among them.
How long to go to Pensacola for, from Tampa
1h 10m in the air, 329 miles: short enough that a single night in Pensacola is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
The schedule narrows it further. This route does not fly daily, so assuming the return runs the same days, your trip is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 nights — or a full week. Worth checking before you book time off.
About Pensacola
Pensacola is a historic beach city in northwest Florida, in the United States of America. It is in Escambia County, Florida's westernmost county, at the tip of the "panhandle". The city is home to the Pensacola Naval Air Station, the National Museum of Naval Aviation and many historic districts that skirt the downtown area. Surrounded on three sides by water, the Pensacola area is full of history, shipwrecks, beaches and spectacular vistas.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Pensacola
- USS Massachusetts was an Indiana-class, pre-dreadnought battleship and the second United States Navy ship comparable to foreign battleships of its time.
- The National Naval Aviation Museum, formerly known as the National Museum of Naval Aviation and the Naval Aviation Museum, is a military and aerospace museum located at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, US.
- Blackwater River State Park is a Florida State Park located fifteen miles northeast of Milton, near Harold, off U.S. 90. The address is 7720 Deaton Bridge Road.
- The Pensacola Museum of Art (PMA) is an art museum located in downtown Pensacola, Florida. PMA is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.
- Perdido Key State Park is a 247-acre (1.00 km2) Florida State Park located on a barrier island fifteen miles (24 km) southwest of Pensacola, off S.R. 292, in northwestern Florida.
- First acquired in 1977, Big Lagoon State Park is a 705-acre (2.85 km2) Florida State Park located on the northwestern Florida coast, approximately 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Pensacola on Gulf Beach Highway.
- The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, is the seat of the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee. It shares this distinction with the Co-Cathedral of Saint Thomas More in Tallahassee.
- The Gulf Breeze Zoo is a 50-acre (20 ha) zoo located in Woodlawn Beach, Florida, neighboring Navarre and Gulf Breeze, Florida.
- The Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo opened in June 1989 in Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States as Zooland Animal Park. It is operated by the Zoo Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
- The Wales West Light Railway is a 1.6-kilometre (1 mi) 2 ft narrow gauge tourist railway in Silverhill, Alabama owned by Ann and Ken Zadnichek. It is built to simulate a Welsh narrow gauge railway.
- The Fort Walton Mound (8OK6) is an archaeological site located in present-day Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States.
- Barrancas National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located at Naval Air Station Pensacola, in the city of Pensacola, Florida. It encompasses 94.9 acres (38.4 ha), and as of 2021 had over 50,000 interments.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Pensacola weather, compared with Tampa
5° cooler than Tampa on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Pensacola 62°F · Tampa 71°F · 9° colder
- April
- Pensacola 77°F · Tampa 82°F · 5° colder
- July
- Pensacola 91°F · Tampa 90°F · much the same
- October
- Pensacola 80°F · Tampa 85°F · 5° colder
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Pensacola
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Pensacola is October–April, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–80°F.
- How long to stay
- Pensacola rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from USS Massachusetts (BB-2), National Naval Aviation Museum, and Blackwater River State Park and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Tampa to Pensacola?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Tampa (TPA) to Pensacola (PNS) on Breeze.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Tampa to Pensacola?
- Breeze flies nonstop between Tampa (TPA) and Pensacola (PNS).
- How far is Pensacola from Tampa?
- Pensacola is about 329 miles from Tampa by air.
- How many days can I spend in Pensacola flying from Tampa?
- Because this route doesn't operate daily, your trip is effectively 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 nights — or a full week — assuming the return flies the same days as the outbound.
- What is there to do in Pensacola?
- Popular things to do include USS Massachusetts (BB-2), National Naval Aviation Museum, Blackwater River State Park, Pensacola Museum of Art, and more.
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