There are 7 ways to get from Denver to Nelson by plane, bus, or shuttle
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Fly Denver to Nelson Airport
best- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane DEN - NSN
22h 51m$1,119–4,121Fly Denver to Picton, bus
cheapest- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Picton (PCN)plane DEN - PCN
- Take the bus from Koromiko to Nelsonbus
25h 41m$983–3,372Fly Denver to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane DEN - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
24h 51m$1,233–4,272Bus, bus to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B19 to West Glenwood Park & Ridebus
- Take the bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to AABC Airport UVbus
- Fly from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane ASE - NSN
28h 34m$1,251–4,369Fly Denver to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane DEN - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
27h 48m$1,122–4,222Fly Arapahoe County Airport to Nelson Airport
- Fly from Arapahoe County Airport (APA) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane APA - NSN
28h 36m$1,247–4,364Bus, bus to Eagle County Regional Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Vail Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Vail Transportation Center to Eagle County Airportbus
- Fly from Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane EGE - NSN
30h 51m$1,328–4,469
Denver (DEN) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Denver to Nelson is to fly and bus which costs $950 - $3,400 and takes 25h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Denver to Nelson is to fly which takes 22h 51m and costs $1,100 - $4,200.
The distance between Denver and Nelson is 12284 km.
It takes approximately 22h 51m to get from Denver to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 18h ahead of Denver. It is currently 3:04 AM in Denver and 9:04 PM in Nelson.
There are 332+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Denver, CO, USA and Nelson, New Zealand?
United Airlines, Air New Zealand, and two other airlines fly from Denver (DEN) to Nelson Airport (NSN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Denver to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Denver to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Denver to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Denver to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Denver to Woodbourne Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Denver to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Arapahoe County Airport to Nelson Airport via Las Vegas, San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Arapahoe County Airport to Nelson Airport via Las Vegas, San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Arapahoe County Airport to Nelson Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Arapahoe County Airport to Nelson Airport via Dallas, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Denver to Picton via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Denver to Picton via San Francisco, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Denver to Picton via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 12m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Denver to Picton via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,500
- 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/
Bus from Koromiko to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Union Station Gate B19 to West Glenwood Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
Bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Vail Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
- Phone
- +1 970-925-8484
- Website
- rfta.com
Bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to AABC Airport UV
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- rfta.com
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
- Phone
- +1 970-328-3520
- info@coretransit.org
- Website
- evta.colorado.gov
Bus from Vail Transportation Center to Eagle County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- https://evta.colorado.gov
- Schedules at
- https://evta.colorado.gov/schedule
- Phone
- +1 970-754-7433
- Website
- epicmountainexpress.com
Bus from Vail Transportation Center to Eagle County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- https://www.epicmountainexpress.com/
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