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How to get fromAberdeen to Nelsonby train, plane, shuttle or bus

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There are 7 ways to get from Aberdeen to Nelson by train, plane, shuttle, or bus

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  1. Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Nelson Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarkettrain train
    2. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane plane EDI - NSN
    33h 20m
    $2,068–6,194

  2. Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarkettrain train
    2. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane EDI - CHC
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelsonshuttle bus
    39h 26m
    $1,673–3,999

  3. Fly Aberdeen Airport to Nelson Airport

    1. Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane plane ABZ - NSN
    33h 7m
    $1,800–6,500

  4. Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Nelson Airport

    1. Take the train from Aberdeen to Inverness Airport Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane plane INV - NSN
    39h 1m
    $1,857–6,594

  5. Fly Aberdeen Airport to Woodbourne Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane plane ABZ - BHE
    2. Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus bus
    36h 25m
    $1,916–6,484

  6. Fly Aberdeen Airport to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle

    1. Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane ABZ - CHC
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelsonshuttle bus
    37h 24m
    $1,688–5,996

  7. Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarkettrain train
    2. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane plane EDI - BHE
    3. Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus bus
    35h 7m
    $2,073–6,249

Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights

Calendar10Weekly Planes
Duration30h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket$2,013Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Aberdeen, Scotland and Nelson, New Zealand?

KLM, Air New Zealand, and two other airlines fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Nelson Airport (NSN) 3 times a day.

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