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

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  1. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Nelson Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Holyhead to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane plane MAN - NSN
    39h 47m
    $1,717–6,200

  2. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Holyhead to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane MAN - CHC
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelsonshuttle bus
    37h 49m
    $1,422–4,205

  3. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Holyhead to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane plane MAN - BHE
    3. Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus bus
    42h 50m
    $1,733–6,255

  4. Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Nelson Airport

    1. Take the train from Holyhead to Staffordtrain train
    2. Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain train
    3. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane plane BHX - NSN
    41h 10m
    $1,936–4,842

  5. Ferry to Dublin Airport, fly to Nelson Airport

    1. Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry ferry
    2. Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane plane DUB - NSN
    37h 47m
    $1,425–5,102

  6. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Hokitika, shuttle, bus

    1. Take the train from Holyhead to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Hokitika (HKK)plane plane MAN - HKK
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Kumara Junction to Charlestonshuttle bus
    4. Take the bus from Charleston to Nelsonbus bus
    2d
    $1,548–5,045

  7. Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Holyhead to Staffordtrain train
    2. Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain train
    3. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane plane BHX - BHE
    4. Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus bus
    44h 23m
    $1,752–4,597

Manchester Airport (MAN) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights

Calendar11Weekly Planes
Duration36h 23mAverage Duration
Ticket$1,551Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Holyhead, Wales and Nelson, New Zealand?

There is no direct connection from Holyhead to Nelson. However, you can take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Nelson Airport (NSN), walk to Nelson Airport Terminal, then take the line 4 bus to Bisley Avenue at Back of the Sands. Alternatively, you can take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Woodbourne Airport (BHE), walk to Woodbourne, then take the bus to Nelson.

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