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How to get fromCardiff to Nelsonby train, plane, shuttle or bus

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There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Nelson by train, plane, shuttle, or bus

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  1. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Nelson Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane plane LHR - NSN
    32h 36m

  2. Fly Cardiff Airport to Nelson Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane plane CWL - NSN
    35h 13m
    $2,100–8,000

  3. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Nelson Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane plane LGW - NSN
    33h 9m

  4. Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Nelson Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain train
    2. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane plane BRS - NSN
    36h 58m

  5. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane LHR - CHC
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelsonshuttle bus
    35h 27m

  6. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Nelson Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane plane BHX - NSN
    41h 59m

  7. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane LGW - CHC
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelsonshuttle bus
    38h 1m

  8. Fly Cardiff Airport to Woodbourne Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane plane CWL - BHE
    2. Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus bus
    37h 25m
    $2,224–7,940

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights

Calendar21Weekly Planes
Duration30h 12mAverage Duration
Ticket$984Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Nelson, New Zealand?

KLM, Air New Zealand, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Nelson Airport (NSN) twice daily.

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