There are 5 ways to get from Byron Bay to Nelson by bus, plane, or shuttle
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Bus to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
best- Take the bus from Byron Bay Bus Interchange Station to Gold Coast Airportbus
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane OOL - NSN
9h 17m$283–1,160Bus to Brisbane Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the bus from Byron Bay Bus Interchange Station to Brisbane Internationalbus
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane BNE - NSN
10h 4m$296–1,090Bus to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Byron Bay Bus Interchange Station to Gold Coast Airportbus
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane OOL - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
10h 19m$298–1,315Bus to Brisbane Airport, fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Byron Bay Bus Interchange Station to Brisbane Internationalbus
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane BNE - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
11h 56m$581–1,345Bus to Gold Coast Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Byron Bay Bus Interchange Station to Gold Coast Airportbus
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane OOL - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
12h 59m$498–1,765
Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Byron Bay to Nelson is to bus and fly which costs $290 - $1,100 and takes 10h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Byron Bay to Nelson is to bus and fly which takes 9h 17m and costs $280 - $1,200.
The distance between Byron Bay and Nelson is 2385 km.
It takes approximately 9h 17m to get from Byron Bay to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 2h ahead of Byron Bay. It is currently 12:38 PM in Byron Bay and 2:38 PM in Nelson.
There are 371+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Byron Bay, NSW, Australia and Nelson, New Zealand?
There is no direct connection from Byron Bay to Nelson. However, you can take the bus to Gold Coast Airport, walk to Gold-Coast-Airport-OOL 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 Brisbane International, walk to Brisbane-Airport-BNE 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.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Nelson Airport via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Nelson Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Nelson Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Nelson Airport via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Christchurch International Airport, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Nelson Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Nelson Airport via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Phone
- +612 6685 7447
- info@byronbus.com
- Website
- byronbayshuttle.com.au
Bus from Byron Bay Bus Interchange Station to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- https://www.byronbayshuttle.com.au
Bus from Byron Bay Bus Interchange Station to Brisbane International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–90
- Website
- https://www.byronbayshuttle.com.au
- Phone
- +61 (0)2 6685 7447
- info@byronbus.com
- Website
- brisbane2byron.com
Bus from Byron Bay Bus Interchange Station to Brisbane International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–95
- Schedules at
- brisbane2byron.com
- 13
- $75–95
- 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/
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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