There are 4 ways to get from Calgary to Nelson by plane, bus, or shuttle
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Fly to Nelson Airport
best- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane YYC - NSN
22h 56m$1,005–3,705Fly to Picton, bus
cheapest- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Picton (PCN)plane YYC - PCN
- Take the bus from Koromiko to Nelsonbus
26h 4m$871–3,060Fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane YYC - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
25h 14m$1,021–3,860Fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane YYC - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
27h 53m$1,060–4,110
Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calgary to Nelson is to fly and bus which costs $850 - $3,100 and takes 26h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Calgary to Nelson is to fly which takes 22h 56m and costs $1,000 - $3,700.
The distance between Calgary and Nelson is 12471 km.
It takes approximately 22h 56m to get from Calgary to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 18h ahead of Calgary. It is currently 9:49 PM in Calgary and 3:49 PM in Nelson.
There are 241+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Calgary, AB, Canada and Nelson, New Zealand?
Air Canada, Air New Zealand, and three other airlines fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nelson Airport (NSN) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 56m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 33m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Picton via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Picton via San Francisco, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Picton via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
- 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
- $850–3,100
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 33m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Bus operators
- 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/
Bus from Koromiko to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- 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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