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

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  1. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Nelson Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Nelson Airport (NSN)planeAMS - NSN
    31h 43m
    $1,586–5,591

  2. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurttrain
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)planeFRA - CHC
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelsonshuttle
    36h 23m
    $1,523–4,312

  3. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Nelson Airport

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Nelson Airport (NSN)planeDUS - NSN
    34h 2m
    $1,871–5,605

  4. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Nelson Airport

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoventrain
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven to Bredatrain
    3. Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
    4. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Nelson Airport (NSN)planeBRU - NSN
    39h 37m
    $1,604–5,679

  5. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)planeAMS - BHE
    3. Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
    33h 46m
    $1,691–6,146

  6. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)planeAMS - CHC
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelsonshuttle
    36h 11m
    $1,591–3,896

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)planeDUS - BHE
    3. Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
    35h 49m
    $2,076–6,160

  8. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Hokitika, shuttle, bus

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Hokitika (HKK)planeAMS - HKK
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Kumara Junction to Charlestonshuttle
    4. Take the bus from Charleston to Nelsonbus
    43h 42m
    $1,706–5,811

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights

Calendar44Weekly Planes
Duration31h 13mAverage Duration
Ticket$1,530Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Nelson, New Zealand?

There is no direct connection from America to Nelson. However, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Schiphol Airport, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Nelson Airport (NSN), walk to Nelson Airport Terminal, then take the line 4 bus to Bisley Avenue at Back of the Sands. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Venlo, take the train to Düsseldorf Hbf, take the train to D-Flughafen Terminal S, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) airport, fly to Nelson Airport (NSN), walk to Nelson Airport Terminal, then take the line 4 bus to Bisley Avenue at Back of the Sands.

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