Travel to Nelson
Every way to reach Nelson: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Nelson is reachable from 3 places across 1 country by 2 modes, on services run by 4 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €30.04 and the fastest takes 2h 35m door to door. The nearest origin is 125 km away.
How people reach Nelson
Every mode that actually calls at Nelson, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2 | €30.04 | 2h 35m | 257 km | 1 |
| Flight | 6 | €31.41 | 3h 45m | 508 km | 3 |
- 3Places you can arrive from
- 3Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 4Operators
The trip ends at Nelson Port station. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
A room in Nelson for the night the train gets in
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 2 | 25% | Wellington, 125 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 6 | 75% | Christchurch, 257 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Nelson that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 8 | 100% |
Stations, airports and ports in Nelson
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Nelson
- Nelson Port station
- Nelson railway station
- Bishopdale railway station
- NSN
The cheapest journeys into Nelson
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch to Nelson train | €30.04 | 2h 35m | 257 km |
| Christchurch to Nelson flight | €31.41 | 3h 55m | 257 km |
| Wellington to Nelson flight | €31.41 | 3h 45m | 125 km |
| Auckland to Nelson flight | €52.06 | 4h 15m | 508 km |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Nelson?
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Popular trips to Nelson
Common questions about Travel to Nelson
How can I get to Nelson?
Nelson is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 3 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 4 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Nelson?
The cheapest way into Nelson is by Train, from €30.04 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 3 origins we sell into Nelson over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Nelson?
The fastest journey into Nelson is by Train, at 2h 35m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 125 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Nelson have?
Nelson has 4 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Nelson Port station, Nelson railway station, Bishopdale railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Nelson from within 200 km?
2 of the routes we sell into Nelson start within 200 km. The nearest is Wellington, 125 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Nelson in New Zealand?
Nelson connects to 3 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 508 km away in a straight line. New Zealand routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in New Zealand
The wider region
The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Nelson are the half people leave until last.
Day trips out of Nelson and across New Zealand
Day trips that leave Nelson in the morning and cover a good part of New Zealand by evening.
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