There are 8 ways to get from Boston to Nelson by ferry, plane, bus, train, or shuttle
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Ferry to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
best- Take the ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane BOS - NSN
27h 12m$1,510–5,521Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane JFK - NSN
28h 46m$1,222–5,194Ferry to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane BOS - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
28h 35m$1,823–6,572Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Take the train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane JFK - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
31h 19m$1,435–6,045Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the train from South Station to TF Green Airporttrain
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane PVD - NSN
37h 14m$1,520–5,531Bus to Barnstable Municipal Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the bus from Boston to Barnstable Airportbus
- Fly from Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane HYA - NSN
28h 4m$1,628–5,547Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Take the train from South Station to TF Green Airporttrain
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane PVD - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
33h 57m$1,933–6,582Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane JFK - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
33h 42m$1,274–5,595
Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Nelson is to train and fly which costs $1,200 - $5,500 and takes 28h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Nelson is to ferry and fly which takes 27h 12m and costs $1,500 - $5,500.
The distance between Boston and Nelson is 14837 km.
It takes approximately 27h 12m to get from Boston to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 17h ahead of Boston. It is currently 6:23 AM in Boston and 11:23 PM in Nelson.
There are 375+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Nelson, New Zealand?
There is no direct connection from Boston to Nelson. However, you can take the ferry to Logan Airport Ferry Terminal, walk to Boston-Airport-BOS airport, fly to Nelson Airport (NSN), walk to Nelson Airport Terminal, then take the line 4 bus to Halifax Street Outside Countdown. Alternatively, you can take the ferry to Logan Airport Ferry Terminal, walk to Boston-Airport-BOS airport, fly to Woodbourne Airport (BHE), walk to Woodbourne, then take the bus to Nelson.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nelson Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nelson Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Woodbourne Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 6m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Woodbourne Airport via San Francisco, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Nelson Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Nelson Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Nelson Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Nelson Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Nelson Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Nelson Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Nelson Airport via Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Nelson Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Denver, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Woodbourne Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Auckland, Nelson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Auckland, New Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nelson Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Nelson Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Woodbourne Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–8,500
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Denver, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Auckland, New Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $220–350
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $220–350
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $220–350
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–1,300
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $90–850
- First Class
- $360–1,300
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–1,300
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $90–850
- First Class
- $360–1,300
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–1,300
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $90–850
- First Class
- $360–1,300
Train from South Station to TF Green Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–28
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $17–28
Train from South Station to TF Green Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–28
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $17–28
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Woodbourne to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Woodbourne to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Woodbourne to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Boston to Barnstable Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- Peter Pan
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
Ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–18
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $6–18
Ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–18
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $6–18
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