There are 7 ways to get from Burnley to Nelson by train, plane, bus, or shuttle
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
best- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane MAN - NSN
38h 18m$1,438–5,001Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Hokitika, shuttle, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Hokitika (HKK)plane MAN - HKK
- Take a shuttle bus from Kumara Junction to Charleston
- Take the bus from Charleston to Nelsonbus
45h 17m$1,258–7,821Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane MAN - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
40h 26m$1,443–5,156Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Picton, bus
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Picton (PCN)plane MAN - PCN
- Take the bus from Koromiko to Nelsonbus
41h 21m$1,543–5,656Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the train from Burnley Manchester Road to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane LBA - NSN
40h 22m$1,729–11,045Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane MAN - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
35h 10m$1,343–8,606Train to Liverpool, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane LPL - NSN
2d 5h$1,361–3,924
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Burnley to Nelson is to train and fly which costs $1,300 - $4,000 and takes 2 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Burnley to Nelson is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 35h 10m and costs $1,300 - $9,000.
The distance between Burnley and Nelson is 18739 km.
It takes approximately 38h 18m to get from Burnley to Nelson, including transfers.
There are 382+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Burnley, England and Nelson, New Zealand?
There is no direct connection from Burnley to Nelson. However, you can take the train to Preston, take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) 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 train to Preston, take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Woodbourne Airport (BHE), walk to Woodbourne, then take the bus to Nelson.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–9,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–10,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,600
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Nelson Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–11,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Nelson Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–12,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hokitika via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–10,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Nelson Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–12,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hokitika via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,500
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Picton via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–10,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Picton via Singapore Changi, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–10,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Picton via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Picton via Singapore Changi, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–10,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,600
Flights from Liverpool to Nelson Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,800
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–70
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Burnley Manchester Road to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- 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
- $5–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Koromiko to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Charleston to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–65
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
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
- Phone
- +64 27 201 8825
- Website
- eastwestcoaches.co.nz
Shuttle from Kumara Junction to Charleston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Schedules at
- eastwestcoaches.co.nz
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