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
34h 47m$1,633–3,640Fly 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
34h 55m$1,141–2,563Fly 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
37h 50m$1,498–3,357Train 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
42h 35m$2,398–6,194Train, 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 24m$1,997–6,564
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 $1,100 - $2,600 and takes 34h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Nelson is to fly which takes 34h 47m and costs $1,600 - $3,700.
The distance between Geneva and Nelson is 18850 km.
It takes approximately 34h 47m to get from Geneva to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 10h ahead of Geneva. It is currently 2:38 PM in Geneva and 12:38 AM in Nelson.
There are 329+ 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
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nelson Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–7,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nelson Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nelson Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–6,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–6,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–14,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–14,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nelson Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Picton via Dubai, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 17m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Picton via Dubai, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Picton via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Picton via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,600
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
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–6,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–6,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nelson Airport via Jeddah, Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–8,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–14,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–14,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nelson Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
- 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
- $1,700–8,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Beijing Capital, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–6,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nelson Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–6,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–6,000
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 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- $55–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- 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 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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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