There are 7 ways to get from Nelson to Osaka by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Nelson Airport to Osaka International Airport
best- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane NSN - ITM
19h 17m¥82,590–289,047Bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbournebus
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane BHE - ITM
21h 54m¥70,911–265,221Fly Nelson Airport to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane NSN - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Shinagawatrain
- Take the train from Shinagawa to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
19h 45m¥87,025–278,131Fly Nelson Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane NSN - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
20h 17m¥83,980–283,821Bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbournebus
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane BHE - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Shinagawatrain
- Take the train from Shinagawa to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
22h 22m¥75,261–257,671Fly Nelson Airport to Kobe
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Kobe (UKB)plane NSN - UKB
24h 35m¥116,194–420,628Bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbournebus
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane BHE - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
23h 9m¥71,111–262,971
Nelson Airport (NSN) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nelson to Osaka is to bus and fly and train which costs ¥70000 - ¥270000 and takes 23h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Nelson to Osaka is to fly which takes 19h 17m and costs ¥80000 - ¥290000.
The distance between Nelson and Osaka is 9320 km.
It takes approximately 19h 17m to get from Nelson to Osaka, including transfers.
Osaka is 4h behind Nelson. It is currently 12:20 PM in Nelson and 8:20 AM in Osaka.
There are 8020+ hotels available in Osaka.
What companies run services between Nelson, New Zealand and Osaka, Japan?
Air New Zealand, All Nippon Airways, and Japan Airlines fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Osaka International Airport via Auckland, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–290,000
Flights from Nelson Airport to Osaka International Airport via Christchurch, Auckland, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–300,000
Flights from Nelson Airport to Osaka International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–300,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Osaka International Airport via Auckland, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–260,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Osaka International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–260,000
Flights from Nelson Airport to Narita International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–260,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–230,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Wellington, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–230,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Osaka International Airport via Auckland, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–290,000
Flights from Nelson Airport to Osaka International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–300,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Osaka International Airport via Auckland, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–260,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Osaka International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–260,000
Flights from Nelson Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Auckland, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–280,000
Flights from Nelson Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–280,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Auckland, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–250,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–250,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Nelson Airport to Osaka International Airport via Christchurch, Sydney, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–750,000
Flights from Nelson Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Auckland, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–320,000
Flights from Nelson Airport to Kobe via Wellington, Sydney, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–900,000
Flights from Nelson Airport to Kobe via Christchurch, Sydney, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–900,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Auckland, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–280,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Auckland, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–320,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Auckland, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–280,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Auckland, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–320,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Auckland, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–280,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Kobe via Auckland, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–410,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Kobe via Auckland, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–420,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Shinagawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–6,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥4,500–6,000
- Ordinary Car
- ¥2,800–3,600
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shinagawa to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥12,000–16,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥13,000–17,000
- Green seat
- ¥17,000–23,000
Train from Nagoya Station to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–7,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,000–7,500
- Green seat
- ¥7,500–11,000
- 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
- ¥460–4,700
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
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