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
23h 23m$1,017–3,517Bus, bus to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
cheapest- 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 9m$948–3,264Fly Denver to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane DEN - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
24h 56m$1,022–3,572Fly 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 58m$1,072–4,022Bus, 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
28h 9m$1,026–3,455Bus, bus to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport, fly to Woodbourne 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 Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane ASE - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
29h 42m$953–3,419Fly Denver to Picton, bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Picton (PCN)plane DEN - PCN
- Take the bus from Koromiko to Nelsonbus
25h 51m$1,022–3,572
Denver (DEN) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Denver to Nelson is to bus and fly which costs $950 - $3,300 and takes 28h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Denver to Nelson is to fly which takes 23h 23m and costs $1,000 - $3,600.
The distance between Denver and Nelson is 12284 km.
It takes approximately 23h 23m to get from Denver to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 20h ahead of Denver. It is currently 4:05 PM in Denver and 12:05 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 three other airlines fly from Denver (DEN) to Nelson Airport (NSN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Denver to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Denver to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Denver to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Denver to Nelson Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Denver to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Denver to Woodbourne Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 34m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Denver to Woodbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Denver to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 36m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Woodbourne Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Denver to Picton via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Denver to Picton via San Francisco, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Denver to Picton via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 54m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Denver to Picton via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 48m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- 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
- +1 800-900-3011
- 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
- $25–35
- 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 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- https://www.epicmountainexpress.com/
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