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How to get fromBath to Nelsonby train, plane, bus or shuttle

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

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  1. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Nelson Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Bath Spa to London Paddingtontrain
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nelson Airport (NSN)planeLHR - NSN
    30h 11m
    $1,996–7,827

  2. Fly Bristol Airport to Nelson Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Nelson Airport (NSN)planeBRS - NSN
    39h 53m
    $1,146–3,447

  3. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Nelson Airport

    1. Take the train from Bath Spa to Readingtrain
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nelson Airport (NSN)planeLGW - NSN
    33h 33m
    $1,215–3,734

  4. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Nelson Airport

    1. Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Nelson Airport (NSN)planeBHX - NSN
    33h 37m
    $1,972–6,240

  5. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Bath Spa to London Paddingtontrain
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)planeLHR - BHE
    3. Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
    34h 28m
    $1,901–6,882

  6. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Bath Spa to London Paddingtontrain
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)planeLHR - CHC
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelsonshuttle
    34h 18m
    $1,601–4,632

  7. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Bath Spa to Readingtrain
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)planeLGW - CHC
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelsonshuttle
    37h 1m
    $1,820–3,839

  8. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Hokitika, shuttle, bus

    1. Take the train from Bath Spa to London Paddingtontrain
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hokitika (HKK)planeLHR - HKK
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Kumara Junction to Charlestonshuttle
    4. Take the bus from Charleston to Nelsonbus
    40h 54m
    $1,716–4,647

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights

Calendar38Weekly Planes
Duration29h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket$1,622Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Bath, England and Nelson, New Zealand?

easyJet, Singapore Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Nelson Airport (NSN) once daily.

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