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)DEN - NSN
23h 14m$1,117–4,017Bus, bus to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B19 to West Glenwood Park & Ride
- Take the bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to AABC Airport UV
- Fly from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) to Nelson Airport (NSN)ASE - NSN
28h 47m$999–3,566Fly Denver to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)DEN - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelson
24h 47m$1,222–4,272Fly Denver to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)DEN - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
27h 14m$7,222–11,022Fly Arapahoe County Airport to Nelson Airport
- Fly from Arapahoe County Airport (APA) to Nelson Airport (NSN)APA - NSN
30h 1m$1,050–3,560Bus, bus to Eagle County Regional Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Vail Transportation Center
- Take the bus from Vail Transportation Center to Eagle County Airport
- Fly from Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) to Nelson Airport (NSN)EGE - NSN
28h 43m$1,076–3,666Fly Denver to Picton, bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Picton (PCN)DEN - PCN
- Take the bus from Koromiko to Nelson
27h 2m$1,222–4,272
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 $1,000 - $3,600 and takes 28h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Denver to Nelson is to fly which takes 23h 14m and costs $1,100 - $4,100.
The distance between Denver and Nelson is 12284 km.
It takes approximately 23h 14m to get from Denver to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 20h ahead of Denver. It is currently 12:44 AM in Denver and 8:44 PM in Nelson.
There are 381+ 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) every 3 hours.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Denver to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Denver to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Denver to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 44m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Denver to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Denver to Nelson Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Denver to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Denver to Woodbourne Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Denver to Woodbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Denver to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 18m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 14m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Arapahoe County Airport to Nelson Airport via Las Vegas, San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Arapahoe County Airport to Nelson Airport via Las Vegas, San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Arapahoe County Airport to Nelson Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 53m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Denver to Picton via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Denver to Picton via San Francisco, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Denver to Picton via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 9m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Denver to Picton via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Denver to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
- 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
- $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 15 minutes
- 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
- $80–130
- Website
- https://www.epicmountainexpress.com/
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