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

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

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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 10m
    $1,306–4,326

  2. Fly to Hokitika, shuttle, bus

    cheapest
    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
    45h 46m
    $934–2,567

  3. 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 22m
    $1,808–4,427

  4. 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
    33h 43m
    $1,519–5,577

  5. Fly to Picton, bus

    1. Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Picton (PCN)plane plane DUB - PCN
    2. Take the bus from Koromiko to Nelsonbus bus
    36h 28m
    $1,019–3,377

  6. Fly to Wanganui Airport, bus, car ferry

    1. Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Wanganui Airport (WAG)plane plane DUB - WAG
    2. Take the bus from Whanganui / Wanganui to Wellington - Centralbus bus
    3. Take the carferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry car ferry
    4. Take the bus from Picton to Nelsonbus bus
    44h 17m
    $1,994–4,908

  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 carferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry car ferry
    4. Take the bus from Picton to Nelsonbus bus
    2d 2h
    $1,789–3,202

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

Calendar22Weekly Planes
Duration32h 33mAverage Duration
Ticket$1,306Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 18,686.8 km
  • Duration: 32h 10m

What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and Nelson, New Zealand?

Aer Lingus, Air New Zealand, and four other airlines fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Nelson Airport (NSN) 3 times a day.

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