There are 4 ways to get from Banff to Nelson by bus, plane, or shuttle
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Bus to Calgary International Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
best- Take the bus from HI Banff Alpine Centre to Calgary Airportbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane YYC - NSN
24h 27m$1,023–3,673Bus to Kelowna International Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Banff to Kelowna Airportbus
- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane YLW - NSN
29h 49m$952–3,444Bus to Calgary International Airport, fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Take the bus from HI Banff Alpine Centre to Calgary Airportbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane YYC - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
26h$1,039–3,728Bus to Calgary International Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from HI Banff Alpine Centre to Calgary Airportbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane YYC - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
28h 29m$1,078–4,078
Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Banff to Nelson is to bus and fly which costs $950 - $3,500 and takes 29h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Banff to Nelson is to bus and fly which takes 24h 27m and costs $1,000 - $3,700.
The distance between Banff and Nelson is 12592 km.
It takes approximately 24h 27m to get from Banff to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 18h ahead of Banff. It is currently 8:01 PM in Banff and 2:01 PM in Nelson.
There are 344+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Banff, AB, Canada and Nelson, New Zealand?
There is no direct connection from Banff to Nelson. However, you can take the bus to Calgary Airport, walk to Calgary International Airport (YYC) 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 bus to Calgary Airport, walk to Calgary International Airport (YYC) airport, fly to Woodbourne Airport (BHE), walk to Woodbourne, then take the bus to Nelson.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 56m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Phone
- +1 800 974 2850
- booking@banffexplorer.com
- Website
- banffexplorer.com
Bus from HI Banff Alpine Centre to Calgary Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $74
- Website
- https://banffexplorer.com/
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Woodbourne to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Banff to Kelowna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
- Adult
- $100–150
Shuttle from Christchurch to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
- Schedules at
- nelsonlakesshuttles.co.nz
- Minimum charge per vehicle
- $1,000
- Per person
- $200
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