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How to get fromDublin to Nelsonby plane, bus, shuttle, train or car ferry

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There are 7 ways to get from Dublin to Nelson by plane, bus, shuttle, train, or car ferry

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  1. Fly to Nelson Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane plane DUB - NSN
    32h 39m
    $1,303–4,823

  2. Fly to Picton, bus

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Picton (PCN)plane plane DUB - PCN
    2. Take the bus from Koromiko to Nelsonbus bus
    36h 32m
    $1,119–4,178

  3. Fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane plane DUB - BHE
    2. Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus bus
    35h 42m
    $1,319–4,878

  4. Fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle

    1. Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane DUB - CHC
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelsonshuttle bus
    44h 46m
    $1,608–3,828

  5. Fly to Hokitika, shuttle, bus

    1. Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Hokitika (HKK)plane plane DUB - HKK
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Kumara Junction to Charlestonshuttle bus
    3. Take the bus from Charleston to Nelsonbus bus
    40h 28m
    $1,234–3,768

  6. Fly to Paraparaumu, train, car ferry, bus

    1. Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Paraparaumu (PPQ)plane plane DUB - PPQ
    2. Take the train from Paraparaumu Station to Wellington Stationtrain train
    3. Take the car ferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry car ferry
    4. Take the bus from Picton to Nelsonbus bus
    46h 45m
    $1,192–4,145

  7. Fly to Auckland, train, car ferry, bus

    1. Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Auckland (AKL)plane plane DUB - AKL
    2. Take the train from Papakura to Wellingtontrain train
    3. Take the car ferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry car ferry
    4. Take the bus from Picton to Nelsonbus bus
    2d
    $1,639–4,462

Dublin Airport (DUB) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights

Calendar7Weekly Planes
Duration33h 14mAverage Duration
Ticket$1,313Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and Nelson, New Zealand?

Aer Lingus, Air New Zealand, and two other airlines fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Nelson Airport (NSN) once daily.

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