There are 6 ways to get from Manchester to Nelson by plane, bus, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane MAN - NSN
36h 14m$1,410–4,918Fly Manchester Airport to Picton, bus
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Picton (PCN)plane MAN - PCN
- Take the bus from Koromiko to Nelsonbus
39h 7m$1,123–3,969Fly Manchester Airport to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane MAN - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
39h 2m$1,723–6,069Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane LHR - NSN
31h 46m$1,580–6,792Fly Manchester Airport to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane MAN - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
33h 40m$1,412–8,019Fly Manchester Airport to Hokitika, shuttle, bus
- 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
43h 45m$1,338–7,259
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Nelson is to fly and bus which costs $1,100 - $4,000 and takes 39h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Nelson is to train and fly which takes 31h 46m and costs $1,500 - $7,000.
The distance between Manchester and Nelson is 18656 km.
It takes approximately 36h 14m to get from Manchester to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 12h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 11:22 AM in Manchester and 11:22 PM in Nelson.
There are 374+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Nelson, New Zealand?
Singapore Airlines, Air New Zealand, and two other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Nelson Airport (NSN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nelson Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hokitika via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hokitika via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,000
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Picton via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Picton via Singapore Changi, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Picton via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nelson Airport via Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–7,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Woodbourne to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Koromiko to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Charleston to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–90
- Website
- InterCity
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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