There are 6 ways to get from Manchester to Nelson by plane, bus, train, or shuttle
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Fly Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane MAN - NSN
36h 11m$1,303–4,613Fly Manchester Airport to Hokitika, shuttle, bus
cheapest- 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$1,223–7,233Fly 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
38h 54m$1,308–4,768Train 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 24m$2,020–6,977Fly Manchester Airport to Picton, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Picton (PCN)plane MAN - PCN
- Take the bus from Koromiko to Nelsonbus
39h 4m$1,308–4,668Fly 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 38m$1,308–8,018
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Nelson is to fly which costs $1,300 - $4,700 and takes 36h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Nelson is to train and fly which takes 31h 24m and costs $2,000 - $7,000.
The distance between Manchester and Nelson is 18651 km.
It takes approximately 36h 11m to get from Manchester to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 13h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 2:10 PM in Manchester and 3:10 AM in Nelson.
There are 373+ 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) once daily.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–9,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–9,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hokitika via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–9,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hokitika via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Picton via Singapore Changi, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Picton via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Picton via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nelson Airport via Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $80–430
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- 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 Charleston to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–65
- 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 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Schedules at
- eastwestcoaches.co.nz
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