There are 5 ways to get from Nelson to Anchorage by plane, bus, shuttle, or car
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Fly Nelson Airport to Anchorage International Airport
best- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane NSN - ANC
27h 35m$1,319–4,665Fly Nelson Airport to Kenai, drive
cheapest- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Kenai (ENA)plane NSN - ENA
- Drive from Kenai (ENA) to Anchoragecar
42h 52m$646–2,227Bus 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
29h 12m$1,105–4,232Bus to Picton, fly to Anchorage International Airport
- Take the bus from Nelson to Koromikobus
- Fly from Picton (PCN) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane PCN - ANC
30h 37m$955–3,534Shuttle 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
33h 12m$1,125–4,305
Nelson Airport (NSN) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nelson to Anchorage is to fly and drive which costs $600 - $2,300 and takes 42h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Nelson to Anchorage is to fly which takes 27h 35m and costs $1,300 - $4,700.
The distance between Nelson and Anchorage is 7430 miles.
It takes approximately 27h 35m to get from Nelson to Anchorage, including transfers.
Anchorage is 22h behind Nelson. It is currently 4:10 AM in Nelson and 6:10 AM in Anchorage.
There are 237+ hotels available in Anchorage.
What companies run services between Nelson, New Zealand and Anchorage, AK, USA?
Air New Zealand, Air Canada, and two other airlines 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
- 24h 48m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Nelson Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 21m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 1m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 56m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Picton to Anchorage International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 13m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 41m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 53m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Nelson Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,900
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 43m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
Flights from Picton to Anchorage International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 43m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Picton to Anchorage International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 58m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
- Website
- flyaleutian.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Kenai via Auckland, San Francisco, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Nelson Airport to Kenai via Christchurch International Airport, San Francisco, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Nelson Airport to Kenai via Auckland, Vancouver, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Nelson Airport to Kenai via Auckland, Honolulu, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Nelson Airport to Kenai via Wellington, Auckland, Honolulu, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Nelson Airport to Kenai via Christchurch International Airport, Auckland, Honolulu, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Nelson Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Christchurch International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,900
Flights from Picton to Anchorage International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Picton to Anchorage International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 26m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Nelson to Woodbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–35
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Nelson to Koromiko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–35
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Shuttle from Nelson to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $121–601
- Schedules at
- nelsonlakesshuttles.co.nz
- Minimum charge per vehicle
- $601
- Per person
- $121
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