There are 7 ways to get from Denver to Nelson by plane, bus, 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 Denver to Nelson Airport
best- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane DEN - NSN
24h 12m$1,083–3,619Fly Denver to Picton, bus
cheapest- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Picton (PCN)plane DEN - PCN
- Take the bus from Koromiko to Nelsonbus
26h 10m$862–2,885Fly Denver to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane DEN - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
25h 35m$1,328–4,447Bus, 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
31h 15m$1,156–3,776Fly 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
28h 19m$1,119–4,059Fly Denver Arapahoe County Apt to Nelson Airport
- Fly from Denver Arapahoe County Apt (APA) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane APA - NSN
30h 11m$1,143–3,852Bus, 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 25m$1,242–3,874
Denver (DEN) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Denver to Nelson is to fly and bus which costs $850 - $2,900 and takes 26h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Denver to Nelson is to fly which takes 24h 12m and costs $1,000 - $3,700.
The distance between Denver and Nelson is 12289 km.
It takes approximately 24h 12m to get from Denver to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 20h ahead of Denver. It is currently 9:54 PM in Denver and 5:54 PM in Nelson.
There are 375+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Denver, CO, USA and Nelson, New Zealand?
United Airlines, Air New Zealand, and four other airlines fly from Denver (DEN) to Nelson Airport (NSN) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Denver to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Denver to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Denver to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Denver to Nelson Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Denver to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Denver to Woodbourne Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Denver to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Denver to Woodbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Denver to Woodbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Denver to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 57m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 53m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Denver Arapahoe County Apt to Nelson Airport via Las Vegas, San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Denver Arapahoe County Apt to Nelson Airport via Las Vegas, San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Denver Arapahoe County Apt to Nelson Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 27m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 44m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Denver to Picton via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Denver to Picton via San Francisco, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Denver to Picton via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Denver to Picton via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 16m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Denver to Picton via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–7,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 34m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Woodbourne to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Koromiko to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- Bustang
Bus from Union Station Gate B19 to West Glenwood Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Bustang
Bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Vail Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- Bustang
- Phone
- +1 970-925-8484
- feedback@rfta.com
- Website
- rfta.com
Bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to AABC Airport UV
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- 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
- Website
- Core Transit
Bus from Vail Transportation Center to Eagle County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- Core Transit
- Phone
- +1 970-754-7433
- Website
- Epic Mountain Express
Bus from Vail Transportation Center to Eagle County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- Epic Mountain Express
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