There are 7 ways to get from Liverpool to Nelson by bus, plane, train, or shuttle
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Bus to Manchester Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
best- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airportbus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane MAN - NSN
37h 32m$1,910–6,542Bus to Manchester Airport, fly to Picton, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airportbus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Picton (PCN)plane MAN - PCN
- Take the bus from Koromiko to Nelsonbus
41h 15m$1,324–4,493Bus to Manchester Airport, fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airportbus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane MAN - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
40h 35m$1,724–6,093Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane BHX - NSN
41h 6m$2,076–5,190Bus to Manchester Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airportbus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane MAN - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
35h 33m$2,013–3,843Fly Liverpool to Nelson Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane LPL - NSN
2d 3h$2,110–7,022Bus to Manchester Airport, fly to Hokitika, shuttle, bus
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airportbus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Hokitika (HKK)plane MAN - HKK
- Take a shuttle bus from Kumara Junction to Charleston
- Take the bus from Charleston to Nelsonbus
2d 3h$1,539–5,083
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to Nelson is to bus and fly which costs $1,300 - $4,500 and takes 41h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Liverpool to Nelson is to bus and fly and shuttle which takes 35h 33m and costs $2,000 - $3,900.
The distance between Liverpool and Nelson is 18694 km.
It takes approximately 37h 32m to get from Liverpool to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 11h ahead of Liverpool. It is currently 11:31 PM in Liverpool and 10:31 AM in Nelson.
There are 329+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Liverpool, England and Nelson, New Zealand?
Ryanair, Singapore Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Nelson Airport (NSN) 3 times a week.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–16,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–16,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–15,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–5,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–5,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–12,000
Flights from Liverpool to Nelson Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–18,000
Flights from Liverpool to Nelson Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–18,000
Flights from Liverpool to Nelson Airport via Copenhagen, Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hokitika via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–12,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hokitika via Hong Kong, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hokitika via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hokitika via Singapore Changi, Adelaide, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–12,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–16,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–16,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–15,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–12,000
Flights from Liverpool to Nelson Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–18,000
Flights from Liverpool to Nelson Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–18,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hokitika via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–12,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hokitika via Hong Kong, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,700
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–5,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Picton via Singapore Changi, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Picton via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Picton via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Picton via Hong Kong, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–5,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–5,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–11,000
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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/
Bus from Charleston to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–90
- 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
- Phone
- +64 27 201 8825
- Website
- eastwestcoaches.co.nz
Shuttle from Kumara Junction to Charleston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Schedules at
- eastwestcoaches.co.nz
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