There are 6 ways to get from Geneva to Nelson by plane, shuttle, 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
29h 42m$2,000–5,500Fly Geneva International Airport to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane GVA - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
40h 49m$1,370–6,227Fly 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
32h 55m$2,078–5,203Fly Geneva International Airport to Picton, bus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Picton (PCN)plane GVA - PCN
- Take the bus from Koromiko to Nelsonbus
34h 55m$1,643–4,117Bus, bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the bus from Geneva to Annecybus
- Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane LYS - NSN
40h 32m$2,022–5,546Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane ZRH - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
36h 43m$1,907–4,378
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 $1,600 - $4,200 and takes 34h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Nelson is to fly which takes 29h 42m and costs $2,000 - $5,500.
The distance between Geneva and Nelson is 18850 km.
It takes approximately 29h 42m to get from Geneva to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 10h ahead of Geneva. It is currently 6:36 AM in Geneva and 4:36 PM in Nelson.
There are 339+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Nelson, New Zealand?
Air China, Air New Zealand, and two other airlines fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Nelson Airport (NSN) twice daily.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–5,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–5,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–5,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nelson Airport via Jeddah, Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–10,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–10,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,000
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Dubai, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–5,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–5,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Picton via Dubai, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Picton via Dubai, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Picton via Dubai, Brisbane, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Picton via Dubai, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Picton via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–5,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nelson Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–5,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–5,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Adelaide, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–5,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–5,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nelson Airport via Beijing Capital, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–11,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–5,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Beijing Capital, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–9,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Beijing Capital, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–9,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Beijing Capital, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–9,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–5,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–5,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–5,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Melbourne, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–5,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–5,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–10,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–10,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–5,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–10,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–5,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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
- +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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Geneva to Annecy
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Geneva to Annecy
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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