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There are 8 ways to get from Aberdeen to Nelson by train, plane, bus, or shuttle

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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
    34h 11m
    $2,028–6,221

  2. Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Nelson Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane plane GLA - NSN
    38h 56m
    $1,553–5,043

  3. Fly Aberdeen Airport to Nelson Airport

    1. Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane plane ABZ - NSN
    33h 21m
    $2,014–7,020

  4. 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 19m
    $2,527–8,571

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

    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
    40h 11m
    $2,030–4,322

  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
    36h 57m
    $1,916–7,021

  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 33m
    $2,541–7,272

  8. Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarkettrain train
    2. Take the train from Haymarket to Manchester Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane MAN - CHC
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelsonshuttle bus
    40h 3m
    $1,767–8,959

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

Calendar18Weekly Planes
Duration31h 26mAverage Duration
Ticket$1,984Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 18,589.6 km
  • Duration: 34h 11m

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

KLM, Air New Zealand, and three other airlines fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Nelson Airport (NSN) 4 times a day.

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