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

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

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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
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nelson Airport (NSN)planeLHR - NSN
    30h 36m
    $2,112–7,765

  2. Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Nelson Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
    2. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Nelson Airport (NSN)planeBRS - NSN
    40h 28m
    $1,037–2,676

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

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nelson Airport (NSN)planeLGW - NSN
    39h 55m
    $1,237–3,005

  4. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Nelson Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Nelson Airport (NSN)planeBHX - NSN
    33h 1m
    $1,977–6,237

  5. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)planeLHR - BHE
    3. Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
    34h 53m
    $1,917–6,820

  6. Fly Cardiff Airport to Nelson Airport

    1. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Nelson Airport (NSN)planeCWL - NSN
    33h 52m
    $2,411–8,511

  7. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)planeLGW - BHE
    4. Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
    38h 28m
    $1,642–5,860

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

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)planeLHR - CHC
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelsonshuttle
    34h 43m
    $1,517–4,570

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

Calendar38Weekly Planes
Duration29h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket$1,608Cheapest Price
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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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