There are 6 ways to get from Nelson to Anchorage by plane, bus, shuttle, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Nelson Airport to Anchorage International Airport
best- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane NSN - ANC
28h 40m$904–3,204Bus to Picton, fly to Anchorage International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Nelson to Koromikobus
- Fly from Picton (PCN) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane PCN - ANC
32h 27m$611–2,233Bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly to Anchorage International Airport
- Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbournebus
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane BHE - ANC
27h 21m$861–3,033Shuttle to Christchurch International Airport, fly to Anchorage International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Nelson to Christchurch
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane CHC - ANC
35h 35m$767–3,064Fly Nelson Airport to Soldotna, drive
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Soldotna (SXQ)plane NSN - SXQ
- Drive from Soldotna (SXQ) to Anchoragecar
33h 47m$629–2,242Fly Nelson Airport to Kenai, drive
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Kenai (ENA)plane NSN - ENA
- Drive from Kenai (ENA) to Anchoragecar
34h 37m$731–2,547
Nelson Airport (NSN) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nelson to Anchorage is to bus and fly which costs $600 - $2,300 and takes 32h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Nelson to Anchorage is to bus and fly which takes 27h 21m and costs $850 - $3,100.
The distance between Nelson and Anchorage is 7430 miles.
It takes approximately 28h 40m to get from Nelson to Anchorage, including transfers.
Anchorage is 21h behind Nelson. It is currently 4:28 PM in Nelson and 7:28 PM in Anchorage.
There are 212+ hotels available in Anchorage.
What companies run services between Nelson, New Zealand and Anchorage, AK, USA?
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, and Air Canada fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) twice daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 36m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Nelson Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 1m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 1m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Picton to Anchorage International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 41m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 41m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Nelson Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Christchurch International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Nelson Airport to Soldotna via Auckland, San Francisco, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Nelson Airport to Soldotna via Christchurch International Airport, San Francisco, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Nelson Airport to Soldotna via Auckland, Vancouver, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Nelson Airport to Soldotna via Auckland, Honolulu, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- flygrant.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Kenai via Auckland, San Francisco, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Nelson Airport to Kenai via Christchurch International Airport, San Francisco, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Nelson Airport to Kenai via Auckland, Vancouver, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Nelson Airport to Kenai via Auckland, Honolulu, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Picton to Anchorage International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 47m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Picton to Anchorage International Airport via Wellington, Nadi, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from Picton to Anchorage International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 47m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Nelson to Woodbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–35
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Nelson to Koromiko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–35
- Website
- InterCity
Shuttle from Nelson to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $112–560
- Schedules at
- nelsonlakesshuttles.co.nz
- Minimum charge per vehicle
- $560
- Per person
- $112
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