There are 4 ways to get from Nelson to Lord Howe Island by plane, bus, or shuttle
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Fly from Nelson Airport
best- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Lord Howe Island (LDH)NSN - LDH
12h 37m$600–2,800Bus to Picton, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Nelson to Koromiko
- Fly from Picton (PCN) to Lord Howe Island (LDH)PCN - LDH
23h 9m$424–2,046Bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbourne
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Lord Howe Island (LDH)BHE - LDH
14h 14m$654–2,944Shuttle to Christchurch International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Nelson to Christchurch
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Lord Howe Island (LDH)CHC - LDH
17h 17m$729–3,274
Nelson Airport (NSN) to Lord Howe Island (LDH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nelson to Lord Howe Island is to bus and fly which costs $420 - $2,100 and takes 23h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Nelson to Lord Howe Island is to fly which takes 12h 37m and costs $600 - $2,800.
The distance between Nelson and Lord Howe Island is 1673 km.
It takes approximately 12h 37m to get from Nelson to Lord Howe Island, including transfers.
Lord Howe Island is 2h behind Nelson. It is currently 4:16 AM in Nelson and 2:16 AM in Lord Howe Island.
There are six+ hotels available in Lord Howe Island.
What companies run services between Nelson, New Zealand and Lord Howe Island, NSW, Australia?
Air New Zealand and Qantas fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Lord Howe Island (LDH) twice daily.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Lord Howe Island via Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,900
Flights from Nelson Airport to Lord Howe Island via Christchurch International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,800
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Lord Howe Island via Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,900
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Lord Howe Island via Wellington, Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Lord Howe Island via Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Picton to Lord Howe Island via Wellington, Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,100
Flights from Picton to Lord Howe Island via Wellington, Christchurch International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Lord Howe Island via Wellington, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Lord Howe Island via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Lord Howe Island via Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Lord Howe Island via Melbourne, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Picton to Lord Howe Island via Wellington, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Picton to Lord Howe Island via Wellington, Christchurch International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
- Website
- skytrans.com.au
Flights from Picton to Lord Howe Island via Wellington, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,000
Flights from Picton to Lord Howe Island via Wellington, Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,100
- 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/
Bus from Nelson to Koromiko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Shuttle from Nelson to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $174–870
- Schedules at
- nelsonlakesshuttles.co.nz
- Minimum charge per vehicle
- $870
- Per person
- $174
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