There are 7 ways to get from Nelson to Kelowna by plane, bus, or shuttle
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Fly Nelson Airport to Kelowna International Airport
best- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)plane NSN - YLW
21h 13m$856–2,808Bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly to Vancouver International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbournebus
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane BHE - YVR
- Take the bus from Surrey, BC - Guildford Mall to Kelowna, BC - Downtown 516 Lawrence Avebus
26h 15m$712–2,533Bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly to Kelowna International Airport
- Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbournebus
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)plane BHE - YLW
23h 45m$739–2,586Fly Nelson Airport to Kamloops Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Kamloops Airport (YKA)plane NSN - YKA
- Take a shuttle bus from Kamloops Airport to Sun Peaks Resort, BC
- Take a shuttle bus from Sun Peaks, BC to Kelowna Airport
27h 52m$1,356–4,214Fly Nelson Airport to Vancouver International Airport, bus
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane NSN - YVR
- Take the bus from Surrey, BC - Guildford Mall to Kelowna, BC - Downtown 516 Lawrence Avebus
24h 53m$836–2,718Fly Nelson Airport to Penticton Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Penticton Regional Airport (YYF)plane NSN - YYF
- Take the bus from Wade & Winnipeg to Queensway Exchbus
24h 21m$1,024–3,401Bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly to Penticton Regional Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbournebus
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Penticton Regional Airport (YYF)plane BHE - YYF
- Take the bus from Wade & Winnipeg to Queensway Exchbus
25h 53m$876–3,068
Nelson Airport (NSN) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nelson to Kelowna is to bus and fly which costs $700 - $2,600 and takes 23h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Nelson to Kelowna is to fly which takes 21h 13m and costs $850 - $2,900.
The distance between Nelson and Kelowna is 12102 km.
It takes approximately 21h 13m to get from Nelson to Kelowna, including transfers.
Kelowna is 21h behind Nelson. It is currently 1:01 PM in Nelson and 4:01 PM in Kelowna.
There are 151+ hotels available in Kelowna.
What companies run services between Nelson, New Zealand and Kelowna, BC, Canada?
Air New Zealand and Air Canada fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW) twice daily.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Nelson Airport to Kamloops Airport via Auckland, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Nelson Airport to Kamloops Airport via Auckland, San Francisco, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Nelson Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Nelson Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Wellington, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Nelson Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Nelson Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Nelson Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Wellington, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Nelson Airport to Kamloops Airport via Auckland, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Nelson Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Penticton Regional Airport via Auckland, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Nelson Airport to Penticton Regional Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Penticton Regional Airport via Auckland, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Penticton Regional Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Penticton Regional Airport via Wellington, Nadi, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,500
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Penticton Regional Airport via Auckland, San Francisco, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Nelson Airport to Penticton Regional Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Nelson Airport to Penticton Regional Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Penticton Regional Airport via Auckland, San Francisco, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- 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
- $4–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
- Phone
- (250) 554-8005
- info@sunstarshuttle.com
- Website
- sunstarshuttle.com
Shuttle from Kamloops Airport to Sun Peaks Resort, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.sunstarshuttle.com/
- Adult One-Way
- $55
- Adult Round Trip
- $110
Shuttle from Sun Peaks, BC to Kelowna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- https://www.sunstarshuttle.com/
- Adult One-way
- $150
- Adult Round Trip
- $300
- Phone
- 1-800-232-1958
- info@redarrow.ca
- Website
- redarrow.ca
Bus from Surrey, BC - Guildford Mall to Kelowna, BC - Downtown 516 Lawrence Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://redarrow.ca/
- Book at
- https://www.redarrow.ca/order/reservation/
- Adult
- $45–75
- Phone
- 1-844-442-2212
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Wade & Winnipeg to Queensway Exch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/south-okanagan-similkameen/
- Schedules at
- https://bctransit.com/south-okanagan-similkameen/schedules-and-maps/
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $3
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