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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 Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane plane AMS - NSN
    30h 54m
    $2,063–7,623

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane AMS - CHC
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelsonshuttle bus
    37h 31m
    $1,568–4,928

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

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane plane DUS - NSN
    33h 53m
    $1,847–4,888

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

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoventrain train
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven to Bredatrain train
    3. Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    4. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane plane BRU - NSN
    39h 50m
    $1,668–6,132

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

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane plane AMS - BHE
    3. Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus bus
    35h 37m
    $2,079–7,678

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

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane plane DUS - BHE
    3. Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus bus
    37h 6m
    $1,863–5,043

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane FRA - CHC
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelsonshuttle bus
    37h 30m
    $1,991–6,076

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

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Hokitika (HKK)plane plane AMS - HKK
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Kumara Junction to Charlestonshuttle bus
    4. Take the bus from Charleston to Nelsonbus bus
    43h 58m
    $1,794–5,868

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

Calendar31Weekly Planes
Duration29h 55mAverage Duration
Ticket$2,058Cheapest 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 Train Station, 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 Duesseldorf 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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