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How to get fromCardiff to Nelsonby train, plane or shuttle

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There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Nelson by train, plane, 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 train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane plane LHR - NSN
    30h 43m
    $2,130–7,291

  2. Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Nelson Airport

    cheapest
    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
    41h 31m
    $1,140–3,375

  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 33m
    $1,334–3,816

  4. 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
    33h 4m
    $2,066–6,219

  5. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Nelson Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane plane MAN - NSN
    40h 22m
    $1,551–5,182

  6. Fly Cardiff Airport to Nelson Airport

    1. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane plane CWL - NSN
    33h 52m
    $2,211–8,011

  7. 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
    34h 50m
    $1,435–4,896

  8. 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
    37h 30m
    $1,439–8,821

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

Calendar38Weekly Planes
Duration29h 51mAverage Duration
Ticket$1,685Cheapest 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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