There are 6 ways to get from Nelson to Robe by plane, bus, train, or shuttle
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Fly Nelson Airport to Adelaide Airport, bus
best- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane NSN - ADL
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Robebus
16h 20m$349–1,333Bus to Picton, fly to Mount Gambier Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nelson to Koromikobus
- Fly from Picton (PCN) to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB)plane PCN - MGB
- Take the bus from Mount Gambier to Robebus
15h 48m$287–1,119Fly Nelson Airport to Mount Gambier Airport, bus
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB)plane NSN - MGB
- Take the bus from Mount Gambier to Robebus
14h 16m$393–1,572Bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly to Mount Gambier Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbournebus
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB)plane BHE - MGB
- Take the bus from Mount Gambier to Robebus
15h 18m$377–1,519Fly Nelson Airport to Melbourne Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane NSN - MEL
- Take the train from Sunshine Station to Ballarat Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy Eastbus
- Take the bus from Mount Gambier to Robebus
18h 55m$535–979Shuttle to Christchurch International Airport, fly to Mount Gambier Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Nelson to Christchurch
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB)plane CHC - MGB
- Take the bus from Mount Gambier to Robebus
17h 27m$456–2,011
Nelson Airport (NSN) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nelson to Robe is to fly and train and bus which costs $500 - $1,000 and takes 18h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Nelson to Robe is to fly and bus which takes 14h 16m and costs $390 - $1,600.
The distance between Nelson and Robe is 3454 km.
It takes approximately 16h 20m to get from Nelson to Robe, including transfers.
Robe is 2h 30m behind Nelson. It is currently 11:29 AM in Nelson and 8:59 AM in Robe.
There are 170+ hotels available in Robe.
What companies run services between Nelson, New Zealand and Robe, SA, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Nelson to Robe. However, you can take the line 4 bus to Nelson Airport Terminal, walk to Nelson Airport (NSN) airport, fly to Adelaide Airport (ADL), walk to Stop 10 Adelaide Airport, take the bus to Stop C1 Currie St - North side, walk to Adelaide, then take the bus to Robe. Alternatively, you can take the line 4 bus to Nelson Airport Terminal, walk to Nelson Airport (NSN) airport, fly to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB), take the taxi to Mount Gambier, then take the bus to Robe.
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Nelson Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Christchurch International Airport, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–2,900
Flights from Nelson Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Auckland, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,700
Flights from Nelson Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Wellington, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Auckland, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Auckland, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Wellington, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Wellington, Christchurch International Airport, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Picton to Mount Gambier Airport via Wellington, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Picton to Mount Gambier Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Picton to Mount Gambier Airport via Wellington, Christchurch International Airport, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–2,100
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Sydney, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Auckland, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Queenstown, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Adelaide Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Nelson Airport to Adelaide Airport via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Nelson Airport to Adelaide Airport via Christchurch International Airport, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Nelson Airport to Melbourne Airport via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Nelson Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Nelson Airport to Melbourne Airport via Wellington, Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Adelaide Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Nelson Airport to Melbourne Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–900
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Sunshine Station to Ballarat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- admin@premierstateliner.com.au
- Website
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Adelaide to Robe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
Bus from Mount Gambier to Robe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
- 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
- $13–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Nelson to Koromiko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4–29
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
Shuttle from Nelson to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $167–833
- Schedules at
- nelsonlakesshuttles.co.nz
- Minimum charge per vehicle
- $833
- Per person
- $167
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