There are 7 ways to get from Charlotte to Nelson by plane, bus, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Nelson Airport
best- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane CLT - NSN
25h 39m$1,004–3,504Fly Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane CLT - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
27h 17m$1,009–3,559Bus to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the bus from Charlotte, NC to Greenville, SCbus
- Fly from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane GSP - NSN
27h 14m$1,625–5,670Bus to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport, fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Charlotte, NC to Greenville, SCbus
- Fly from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane GSP - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
28h 47m$1,630–5,725Train to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Durham Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane RDU - NSN
29h 28m$1,147–3,858Fly Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane CLT - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
30h 18m$1,059–4,009Fly Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Picton, bus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Picton (PCN)plane CLT - PCN
- Take the bus from Koromiko to Nelsonbus
28h 32m$1,009–3,459
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charlotte to Nelson is to fly and bus which costs $1,000 - $3,500 and takes 28h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Charlotte to Nelson is to fly which takes 25h 39m and costs $1,000 - $3,500.
The distance between Charlotte and Nelson is 13720 km.
It takes approximately 25h 39m to get from Charlotte to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 18h ahead of Charlotte. It is currently 10:02 AM in Charlotte and 4:02 AM in Nelson.
There are 375+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Charlotte, NC, USA and Nelson, New Zealand?
United Airlines, Air New Zealand, and American Airlines fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Nelson Airport (NSN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Nelson Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 3m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nelson Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Picton via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Picton via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Picton via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Picton via San Francisco, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Durham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- $5–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Koromiko to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- help@wandacoach.com
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from Charlotte, NC to Greenville, SC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
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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