There are 8 ways to get from Castlegar, BC to Nelson by bus or plane
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Bus to Kelowna International Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
best- Take the bus from Castlegar, BC to Kelowna, BCbus
- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane YLW - NSN
27h 59m$1,111–3,928Fly Castlegar Airport to Nelson Airport
- Fly from Castlegar Airport (YCG) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane YCG - NSN
30h 52m$1,205–4,307Fly Trail Airport to Nelson Airport
- Fly from Trail Airport (YZZ) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane YZZ - NSN
24h 57m$1,345–4,757Fly Castlegar Airport to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from Castlegar Airport (YCG) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane YCG - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
32h 25m$1,219–4,458Bus to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the bus from Castlegar, BC - 692 18th St to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Stationbus
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane YVR - NSN
29h 55m$1,189–3,712Fly Trail Airport to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from Trail Airport (YZZ) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane YZZ - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
26h 30m$1,359–4,808Bus to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Castlegar, BC - 692 18th St to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Stationbus
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane YVR - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
31h 32m$1,253–3,863Bus, bus to Penticton Regional Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the bus from Castlegar, BC - 692 18th St to Osoyoos, BC - 9206 97th Stbus
- Take the bus from Main & 89th St to Peachtree Squarebus
- Fly from Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane YYF - NSN
29h 41m$1,225–4,260
Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Castlegar, BC to Nelson is to bus and fly which costs $1,100 - $3,800 and takes 29h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Castlegar, BC to Nelson is to fly which takes 24h 57m and costs $1,300 - $4,800.
The distance between Castlegar, BC and Nelson is 12393 km.
It takes approximately 27h 59m to get from Castlegar, BC to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 19h ahead of Castlegar, BC. It is currently 4:48 AM in Castlegar, BC and 11:48 PM in Nelson.
There are 238+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Castlegar, BC, Canada and Nelson, New Zealand?
Air Canada and Air New Zealand fly from Castlegar Airport (YCG) to Nelson Airport (NSN) once daily.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 43m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Castlegar Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Castlegar Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Castlegar Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Trail Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Trail Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Trail Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Castlegar Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Castlegar Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Trail Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Trail Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via Calgary, Vancouver International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via Calgary, San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
- Phone
- +1 778 760 1891
- info@fritztravels.com
- Website
- fritztravels.com
Bus from Castlegar, BC to Kelowna, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–120
- Website
- https://fritztravels.com/
- Book at
- https://book.fritztravels.com/
- Adult
- $100–120
- 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/
- Phone
- +1 778 382 7729
- info@mountainmanmikes.ca
- Website
- mountainmanmikes.ca
Bus from Castlegar, BC - 692 18th St to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $220–290
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
Bus from Castlegar, BC - 692 18th St to Osoyoos, BC - 9206 97th St
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
- Phone
- +1 844 442 2212
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Main & 89th St to Peachtree Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/south-okanagan-similkameen/
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $3
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