There are 7 ways to get from Nelson to Lethbridge by plane, bus, car, taxi, or shuttle
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Fly Nelson Airport to Calgary International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane NSN - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Int. Airport to Lethbridgebus
25h 36m$822–2,843Bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly to Calgary International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbournebus
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane BHE - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Int. Airport to Lethbridgebus
26h 58m$727–2,681Fly Nelson Airport to Lethbridge Airport
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Lethbridge Airport (YQL)plane NSN - YQL
26h 7m$1,230–4,213Bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly to Lethbridge Airport
- Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbournebus
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Lethbridge Airport (YQL)plane BHE - YQL
26h 44m$1,049–3,901Fly Nelson Airport to Glacier Park International Airport, drive
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA)plane NSN - FCA
- Drive from Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) to Lethbridgecar
25h 13m$966–3,304Fly Nelson Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC)plane NSN - YXC
- Take the bus from Cranbrook, BC - 513 Cranbrook St North to Fort Macleod, ABbus
- Take the taxi from Fort Macleod, AB to Lethbridgetaxi
26h 54m$1,450–4,237Shuttle to Christchurch International Airport, fly to Calgary International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Nelson to Christchurch
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane CHC - YYC
- Take the bus from Calgary Int. Airport to Lethbridgebus
30h 42m$788–3,049
Nelson Airport (NSN) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nelson to Lethbridge is to bus and fly which costs $700 - $2,700 and takes 26h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Nelson to Lethbridge is to fly and drive which takes 25h 13m and costs $950 - $3,300.
The distance between Nelson and Lethbridge is 12695 km.
It takes approximately 25h 36m to get from Nelson to Lethbridge, including transfers.
Lethbridge is 19h behind Nelson. It is currently 2:30 AM in Nelson and 7:30 AM in Lethbridge.
There are 46+ hotels available in Lethbridge.
What companies run services between Nelson, New Zealand and Lethbridge, AB, Canada?
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Lethbridge Airport (YQL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Nelson Airport to Lethbridge Airport via Auckland, San Francisco, Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Nelson Airport to Lethbridge Airport via Christchurch International Airport, San Francisco, Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Nelson Airport to Lethbridge Airport via Auckland, Vancouver, Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 46m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Nelson Airport to Lethbridge Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles, Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 46m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Nelson Airport to Lethbridge Airport via Wellington, Auckland, San Francisco, Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 36m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Nelson Airport to Lethbridge Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Vancouver, Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 1m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Lethbridge Airport via Auckland, San Francisco, Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Lethbridge Airport via Auckland, Vancouver, Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Lethbridge Airport via Wellington, Auckland, San Francisco, Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Nelson Airport to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Nelson Airport to Calgary International Airport via Christchurch International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Calgary International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Calgary International Airport via San Francisco, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Nelson Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Nelson Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Nelson Airport to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport via Christchurch International Airport, San Francisco, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Nelson Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Christchurch International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Nelson Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Calgary International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Calgary International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Calgary Int. Airport to Lethbridge
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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
- +1 778 382 7729
- info@mountainmanmikes.ca
- Website
- mountainmanmikes.ca
Bus from Cranbrook, BC - 513 Cranbrook St North to Fort Macleod, AB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
- Book at
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/routes-fares/
Shuttle from Nelson to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $161–806
- Schedules at
- nelsonlakesshuttles.co.nz
- Minimum charge per vehicle
- $806
- Per person
- $161
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Estimated price
- $270–330
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