There are 4 ways to get from Nelson to Athens by plane, bus, or shuttle
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Fly from Nelson Airport
best- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane NSN - ATH
34h 38m€580–1,519Bus to Picton, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Nelson to Koromikobus
- Fly from Picton (PCN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane PCN - ATH
32h 30m€377–1,037Bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbournebus
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BHE - ATH
32h 5m€517–1,537Shuttle to Christchurch International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Nelson to Christchurch
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CHC - ATH
38h 4m€714–5,221
Nelson Airport (NSN) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nelson to Athens is to bus and fly which costs €370 - €1100 and takes 32h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Nelson to Athens is to bus and fly which takes 32h 5m and costs €500 - €1600.
The distance between Nelson and Athens is 17414 km.
It takes approximately 34h 38m to get from Nelson to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 11h behind Nelson. It is currently 2:46 PM in Nelson and 3:46 AM in Athens.
There are 12346+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Nelson, New Zealand and Athens, Greece?
Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Athens International Airport via Auckland, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €800–2,400
Flights from Nelson Airport to Athens International Airport via Christchurch International Airport, Singapore Changi, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €650–4,200
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Athens International Airport via Auckland, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,200
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Athens International Airport via Wellington, Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 7m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,100
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Athens International Airport via Singapore Changi, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–3,200
Flights from Picton to Athens International Airport via Wellington, Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Athens International Airport via Auckland, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €800–2,600
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Athens International Airport via Auckland, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,400
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Athens International Airport via Wellington, Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,300
Flights from Picton to Athens International Airport via Wellington, Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Athens International Airport via Christchurch International Airport, Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,400
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Athens International Airport via Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480–1,800
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Athens International Airport via Hong Kong, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Athens International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–2,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Athens International Airport via Christchurch International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Athens International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,200
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Athens International Airport via Wellington, Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 57m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,300
Flights from Picton to Athens International Airport via Wellington, Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Athens International Airport via Wellington, Melbourne, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Picton to Athens International Airport via Wellington, Melbourne, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,000
Flights from Picton to Athens International Airport via Wellington, Melbourne, Abu Dhabi, Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,100
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Athens International Airport via Christchurch International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
- 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
- €8–28
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Nelson to Koromiko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–28
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Shuttle from Nelson to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €102–510
- Schedules at
- nelsonlakesshuttles.co.nz
- Minimum charge per vehicle
- €510
- Per person
- €102
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