There are 4 ways to get from Honolulu to Nelson by plane, bus, or shuttle
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Fly to Nelson Airport
best- Fly from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane HNL - NSN
14h 38m$805–3,305Fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane HNL - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
20h 40m$650–2,310Fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane HNL - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
16h 51m$821–3,360Fly to Picton, bus
- Fly from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to Picton (PCN)plane HNL - PCN
- Take the bus from Koromiko to Nelsonbus
26h 6m$721–2,860
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Honolulu to Nelson is to fly and shuttle which costs $650 - $2,400 and takes 20h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Honolulu to Nelson is to fly which takes 14h 38m and costs $800 - $3,400.
The distance between Honolulu and Nelson is 7588 km.
It takes approximately 14h 38m to get from Honolulu to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 22h ahead of Honolulu. It is currently 6:59 AM in Honolulu and 4:59 AM in Nelson.
There are 253+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Honolulu, HI, USA and Nelson, New Zealand?
Air New Zealand flies from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to Nelson Airport (NSN) 4 times a week.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,300
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,300
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Picton via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Picton via Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Picton via Nadi, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,400
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Picton via Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Picton via Auckland, Woodbourne Airport, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,300
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Apia, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,500
- 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/
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
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