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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
    2. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nelson Airport (NSN)planeEDI - 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
    2. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)planeEDI - CHC
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelsonshuttle
    39h 26m
    $1,673–3,999

  3. Fly Aberdeen Airport to Nelson Airport

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

  4. Fly Aberdeen Airport to Woodbourne Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)planeABZ - BHE
    2. Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
    36h 25m
    $1,917–6,687

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

    1. Take the train from Aberdeen to Inverness Airport Stationtrain
    2. Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Nelson Airport (NSN)planeINV - NSN
    2d 7h
    $1,757–6,594

  6. Fly Aberdeen Airport to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle

    1. Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)planeABZ - CHC
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelsonshuttle
    37h 24m
    $1,683–6,133

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

    1. Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarkettrain
    2. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)planeEDI - BHE
    3. Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
    35h 7m
    $2,173–6,749

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

Calendar10Weekly Planes
Duration30h 43mAverage Duration
Ticket$2,004Cheapest Price
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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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