There are 5 ways to get from Nelson to Portland by plane, bus, shuttle, or train
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Fly Nelson Airport to Portland International Airport
best- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane NSN - PDX
21h 14m$755–2,505Fly Nelson Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane NSN - SEA
- Take the train from Tacoma to Portlandtrain
25h$645–2,195Bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly to Portland International Airport
- Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbournebus
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane BHE - PDX
22h 26m$762–2,635Shuttle to Christchurch International Airport, fly to Portland International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Nelson to Christchurch
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane CHC - PDX
26h 5m$721–2,682Fly Nelson Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, train
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG)plane NSN - EUG
- Take the train from Eugene to Portlandtrain
26h 54m$888–2,989
Nelson Airport (NSN) to Portland International Airport (PDX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nelson to Portland is to fly and train which costs $600 - $2,200 and takes 25h.
The fastest way to get from Nelson to Portland is to fly which takes 21h 14m and costs $750 - $2,600.
The distance between Nelson and Portland is 7248 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 14m to get from Nelson to Portland, including transfers.
Portland is 19h behind Nelson. It is currently 3:16 AM in Nelson and 8:16 AM in Portland.
There are 856+ hotels available in Portland.
What companies run services between Nelson, New Zealand and Portland, OR, USA?
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Portland International Airport (PDX) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Portland International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Nelson Airport to Portland International Airport via Christchurch International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Nelson Airport to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 1m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Portland International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Nelson Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Nelson Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Christchurch International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Nelson Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Wellington, Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Nelson Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Nelson Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Nelson Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Nelson Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Christchurch International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Nelson Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Nelson Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 26m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Nelson Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Portland International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Eugene to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Tacoma to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- $9–35
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Shuttle from Nelson to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $116–577
- Schedules at
- nelsonlakesshuttles.co.nz
- Minimum charge per vehicle
- $577
- Per person
- $116
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