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
21h 23m$905–3,105Bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly to Portland International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbournebus
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane BHE - PDX
22h 35m$712–2,434Fly 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$1,138–3,889Shuttle 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 6m$820–2,977Fly 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
25h$795–2,690
Nelson Airport (NSN) to Portland International Airport (PDX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nelson to Portland is to bus and fly which costs $700 - $2,500 and takes 22h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Nelson to Portland is to fly which takes 21h 23m and costs $900 - $3,200.
The distance between Nelson and Portland is 7248 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 23m to get from Nelson to Portland, including transfers.
Portland is 19h behind Nelson. It is currently 12:10 AM in Nelson and 5:10 AM in Portland.
There are 867+ 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 to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
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
- $950–3,200
Flights from Nelson Airport to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 46m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Nelson Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
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
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Nelson Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Wellington, Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Portland International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Nelson Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 9m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Nelson Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Nelson Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Nelson Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Christchurch International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 24m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Nelson Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Nelson Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- 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
- $950–3,200
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Nelson Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Portland International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Portland International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
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
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Tacoma to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- 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
- $115–572
- Schedules at
- nelsonlakesshuttles.co.nz
- Minimum charge per vehicle
- $572
- Per person
- $115
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