There are 7 ways to get from Málaga to Nelson by plane, shuttle, bus, train, or car ferry
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Fly Málaga Airport to Nelson Airport
best- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Nelson Airport (NSN)AGP - NSN
36h 38m$1,104–3,104Fly Málaga Airport to Paraparaumu, train, car ferry, bus
cheapest- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Paraparaumu (PPQ)AGP - PPQ
- Take the train from Paraparaumu Station to Wellington Station
- Take the car ferry from Wellington to Picton
- Take the bus from Picton to Nelson
2d 4h$986–3,163Fly Málaga Airport to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)AGP - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
35h 41m$1,109–3,709Fly Málaga Airport to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)AGP - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelson
39h 1m$1,209–3,659Fly Málaga Airport to Picton, bus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Picton (PCN)AGP - PCN
- Take the bus from Koromiko to Nelson
41h 6m$1,009–2,859Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)MAD - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
40h 54m$1,746–5,529Fly Málaga Airport to Auckland, train, car ferry, bus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Auckland (AKL)AGP - AKL
- Take the train from Papakura to Wellington
- Take the car ferry from Wellington to Picton
- Take the bus from Picton to Nelson
2d 1h$1,733–4,582
Málaga Airport (AGP) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Málaga to Nelson is to fly and bus which costs $1,000 - $2,900 and takes 41h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Málaga to Nelson is to fly and shuttle which takes 35h 41m and costs $1,100 - $3,800.
The distance between Málaga and Nelson is 19473 km.
It takes approximately 36h 38m to get from Málaga to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 12h ahead of Málaga. It is currently 6:31 AM in Málaga and 6:31 PM in Nelson.
There are 362+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Málaga, Spain and Nelson, New Zealand?
Etihad, Air New Zealand, and two other airlines fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Nelson Airport (NSN) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Nelson Airport via Doha, Melbourne, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,300
Flights from Málaga Airport to Nelson Airport via Doha, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,300
Flights from Málaga Airport to Nelson Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Málaga Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Málaga Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Málaga Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Málaga Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
Flights from Málaga Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
Flights from Málaga Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–3,900
Flights from Málaga Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Doha, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–2,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–2,000
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Nelson Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Nelson Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Nelson Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Nelson Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Málaga Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Málaga Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
Flights from Málaga Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Málaga Airport to Auckland via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,900
Flights from Málaga Airport to Auckland via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,300
Flights from Málaga Airport to Auckland via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,900
- Website
- airchathams.co.nz
Flights from Málaga Airport to Paraparaumu via Doha, Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Málaga Airport to Paraparaumu via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Málaga Airport to Paraparaumu via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Doha, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,000
Flights from Málaga Airport to Picton via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Málaga Airport to Picton via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Málaga Airport to Picton via Doha, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,900
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Málaga Airport to Auckland via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Málaga Airport to Auckland via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–2,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Auckland via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,300
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–220
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–220
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- 0800 801 700
- info@metlink.org.nz
- Website
- metlink.org.nz
Train from Paraparaumu Station to Wellington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://www.metlink.org.nz
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- capital.connection@kiwirail.co.nz
- Website
- greatjourneysnz.com
Train from Paraparaumu Station to Wellington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $98
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- bookings@greatjourneysnz.com
- Website
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
Train from Paraparaumu Station to Wellington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
Train from Papakura to Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $250–310
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysofnz.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 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
- $5–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Koromiko to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Picton to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
- Phone
- 0800 844 844
- bookings@bluebridge.co.nz
- Website
- bluebridge.co.nz
Car ferry from Wellington to Picton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
- Website
- https://www.bluebridge.co.nz/
- Walk On Passenger
- $65–110
- Passenger with Car
- $220–400
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