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
23h 6m$955–3,605Fly to Picton, bus
cheapest- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Picton (PCN)plane YYC - PCN
- Take the bus from Koromiko to Nelsonbus
26h 14m$821–3,160Fly 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 24m$971–3,660Fly 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
28h 23m$1,010–4,010
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 $800 - $3,200 and takes 26h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Calgary to Nelson is to fly which takes 23h 6m and costs $950 - $3,600.
The distance between Calgary and Nelson is 12471 km.
It takes approximately 23h 6m to get from Calgary to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 18h ahead of Calgary. It is currently 7:25 AM in Calgary and 1:25 AM in Nelson.
There are 248+ 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) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 13m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 13m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Picton via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Picton via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Picton via San Francisco, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Picton via Kelowna, Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
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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