There are 6 ways to get from Nairobi to Nelson by plane, bus, or shuttle
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Fly Nairobi Wilson Airport to Nelson Airport
best- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Nelson Airport (NSN)WIL - NSN
41h 12m$2,000–5,500Bus to Nairobi, fly to Nelson Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Nelson Airport (NSN)NBO - NSN
34h 37m$1,202–4,302Bus to Nairobi, fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)NBO - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelson
35h 40m$1,407–4,557Bus to Nairobi, fly to Picton, bus
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Picton (PCN)NBO - PCN
- Take the bus from Koromiko to Nelson
36h 20m$2,007–5,557Bus to Nairobi, fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)NBO - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
34h 49m$1,807–5,207Bus to Nairobi, fly to Hokitika, shuttle, bus
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Hokitika (HKK)NBO - HKK
- Take a shuttle bus from Kumara Junction to Charleston
- Take the bus from Charleston to Nelson
41h 6m$1,422–3,822
Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Nelson is to bus and fly which costs $1,200 - $4,300 and takes 34h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Nelson is to bus and fly which takes 34h 37m and costs $1,200 - $4,300.
The distance between Nairobi and Nelson is 13561 km.
It takes approximately 41h 12m to get from Nairobi to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 10h ahead of Nairobi. It is currently 3:00 AM in Nairobi and 1:00 PM in Nelson.
There are 375+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Nelson, New Zealand?
Safarilink, Kenya Airways, and two other airlines fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Nelson Airport (NSN) once a week.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Nelson Airport via Kisumu, Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–5,500
Flights from Nairobi to Nelson Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Nairobi to Nelson Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Nairobi to Nelson Airport via Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–5,500
Flights from Nairobi to Woodbourne Airport via Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–6,000
Flights from Nairobi to Hokitika via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,600
Flights from Nairobi to Hokitika via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Nairobi to Hokitika via Johannesburg, Sydney, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Nairobi to Hokitika via Mauritius, Perth, Melbourne, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,100
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Nairobi to Nelson Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Nairobi to Nelson Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Nairobi to Nelson Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Nairobi to Woodbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
Flights from Nairobi to Woodbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
Flights from Nairobi to Woodbourne Airport via Lilongwe, Johannesburg, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
Flights from Nairobi to Christchurch International Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Nairobi to Christchurch International Airport via Mauritius, Perth, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,200
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Nelson Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 6m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Nairobi to Nelson Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Nairobi to Woodbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 11m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Nairobi to Woodbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
Flights from Nairobi to Woodbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 46m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Nairobi to Picton via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Nairobi to Picton via Johannesburg, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Nairobi to Picton via Mauritius, Perth, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–5,500
- Website
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
- 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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