There are 5 ways to get from Geneva to Nelson by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Geneva International Airport to Nelson Airport
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane GVA - NSN
31h 57m$1,300–3,600Fly Geneva International Airport to Picton, bus
cheapest- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Picton (PCN)plane GVA - PCN
- Take the bus from Koromiko to Nelsonbus
33h 35m$1,213–3,338Fly Geneva International Airport to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane GVA - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
33h 40m$1,347–3,704Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the train from Genève to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallaratetrain
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane MXP - NSN
40h 5m$1,386–5,042Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane LYS - NSN
41h 59m$1,873–6,185
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Nelson is to fly and bus which costs $1,200 - $3,400 and takes 33h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Nelson is to fly which takes 31h 57m and costs $1,300 - $3,600.
The distance between Geneva and Nelson is 18850 km.
It takes approximately 31h 57m to get from Geneva to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 12h ahead of Geneva. It is currently 7:59 AM in Geneva and 7:59 PM in Nelson.
There are 370+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Nelson, New Zealand?
Air China, Air New Zealand, and four other airlines fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Nelson Airport (NSN) twice daily.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nelson Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nelson Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nelson Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nelson Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nelson Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nelson Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Adelaide, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Melbourne, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nelson Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Picton via Dubai, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Picton via Dubai, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Picton via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Picton via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nelson Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nelson Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Melbourne, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nelson Airport via Beijing Capital, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nelson Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nelson Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $170–490
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- $16–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Koromiko to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
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