There are 5 ways to get from Nelson to Portland by plane, bus, train, or shuttle
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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
22h 6m$1,075–3,990Fly Nelson Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG)plane NSN - EUG
- Take the train from Eugene to Portlandtrain
26h 6m$745–2,665Bus 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
23h 22m$962–3,635Shuttle 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
28h 11m$921–3,581Fly Nelson Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, train
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane NSN - SEA
- Take the train from Tacoma to Portlandtrain
24h 44m$811–2,962
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 $700 - $2,700 and takes 26h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Nelson to Portland is to fly which takes 22h 6m and costs $1,000 - $4,000.
The distance between Nelson and Portland is 7248 miles.
It takes approximately 22h 6m to get from Nelson to Portland, including transfers.
Portland is 20h behind Nelson. It is currently 2:04 AM in Nelson and 6:04 AM in Portland.
There are 815+ hotels available in Portland.
What companies run services between Nelson, New Zealand and Portland, OR, USA?
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Portland International Airport (PDX) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Portland International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Nelson Airport to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Nelson Airport to Portland International Airport via Christchurch International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
Flights from Nelson Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Nelson Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Christchurch International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Nelson Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Wellington, Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Portland International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Nelson Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Nelson Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Nelson Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Christchurch International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Nelson Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
Flights from Nelson Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Nelson Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
Flights from Nelson Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Portland International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Nelson Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact 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
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Tacoma to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- 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
- $115–575
- Schedules at
- nelsonlakesshuttles.co.nz
- Minimum charge per vehicle
- $575
- Per person
- $115
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