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
32h 22m$1,591–3,810Fly 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$1,277–3,077Fly 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
34h$1,582–3,806Train 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
40h 28m$2,299–6,196Train, 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 53m$1,901–5,480
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 - $3,100 and takes 34h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Nelson is to fly which takes 32h 22m and costs $1,500 - $3,900.
The distance between Geneva and Nelson is 18850 km.
It takes approximately 32h 22m to get from Geneva to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 10h ahead of Geneva. It is currently 1:52 AM in Geneva and 11:52 AM in Nelson.
There are 331+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Nelson, New Zealand?
China Eastern Airlines, Air New Zealand, and two other airlines fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Nelson Airport (NSN) once daily.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nelson Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,500
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
- $1,500–3,900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nelson Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nelson Airport via Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–10,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–10,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–6,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–6,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–13,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–13,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nelson Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,900
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Picton via Dubai, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 22m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Picton via Dubai, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Picton via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Picton via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Picton via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–6,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nelson Airport via Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–10,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–10,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–6,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–13,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–13,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nelson Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,800
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–6,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–6,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Beijing Capital, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- 3 times a day
- 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
- $180–550
- 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
- Hourly
- 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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