There are 8 ways to get from Nelson to Barcelona by plane, bus, shuttle, or train
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Fly Nelson Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
best- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane NSN - BCN
31h 13m€827–2,323Bus to Picton, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Nelson to Koromikobus
- Fly from Picton (PCN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane PCN - BCN
38h 45m€510–1,532Bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbournebus
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BHE - BCN
34h€710–2,132Shuttle to Christchurch International Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Nelson to Christchurch
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane CHC - BCN
38h 18m€605–2,408Fly Nelson Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, bus
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane NSN - GRO
- Take the bus from Girona Costa Brava Airport to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
35h 52m€1,241–7,157Fly Nelson Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane NSN - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain
33h 59m€984–2,765Bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbournebus
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane BHE - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain
34h 36m€870–2,503Fly Nelson Airport to Takaka Airport, fly to Wellington, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Fly from Nelson Airport to Takaka Airportplane
- Fly from Takaka Airport to Wellington Airportplane
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane WLG - BCN
37h 53m€857–2,959
Nelson Airport (NSN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nelson to Barcelona is to bus and fly which costs €500 - €1600 and takes 38h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Nelson to Barcelona is to fly which takes 31h 13m and costs €800 - €2400.
The distance between Nelson and Barcelona is 19301 km.
It takes approximately 31h 13m to get from Nelson to Barcelona, including transfers.
Barcelona is 10h behind Nelson. It is currently 3:23 AM in Nelson and 5:23 PM in Barcelona.
There are 4970+ hotels available in Barcelona.
What companies run services between Nelson, New Zealand and Barcelona, Spain?
Air New Zealand, Qatar Airways, and six other airlines fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Auckland, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €800–2,400
Flights from Nelson Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €800–2,900
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Auckland, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,100
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,600
Flights from Picton to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Wellington, Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Nelson Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Auckland, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €900–2,600
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Auckland, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €800–2,300
Flights from Wellington to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Wellington to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Auckland, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €800–2,400
Flights from Nelson Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €800–2,900
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Auckland, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,100
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,600
Flights from Picton to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Wellington, Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Nelson Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Auckland, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €900–2,600
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Auckland, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €800–2,300
Flights from Wellington to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Wellington to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Auckland, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €850–2,500
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Auckland, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,200
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Wellington, Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,200
Flights from Picton to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Wellington, Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Wellington to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Wellington to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €950–3,500
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €850–3,100
Flights from Nelson Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €850–3,200
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €800–3,500
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–3,100
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Wellington, Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,200
Flights from Picton to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Wellington, Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Wellington to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Wellington to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Christchurch International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €750–3,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport via Christchurch International Airport, Singapore Changi, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €1,200–7,500
Flights from Nelson Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport via Auckland, New York JFK, Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €1,500–6,000
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Auckland, New York JFK, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €850–3,200
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Auckland, New York JFK, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,800
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–3,200
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport via Christchurch International Airport, Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €1,200–7,500
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Wellington to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Melbourne, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,000
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
- €101–501
- Schedules at
- nelsonlakesshuttles.co.nz
- Minimum charge per vehicle
- €501
- Per person
- €101
- Phone
- +34 902 13 00 14
- info@sagales.com
- Website
- sagales.com
Bus from Girona Costa Brava Airport to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.sagales.com/en
- Book at
- https://www.sagales.com/sale/?sgLang=en
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