There are 7 ways to get from Nelson to Tokyo by plane, train, bus, or shuttle
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Fly Nelson Airport to Narita International Airport, train
best- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane NSN - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
16h 58m¥73,464–262,729Bus to Picton, fly to Narita International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Nelson to Koromikobus
- Fly from Picton (PCN) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane PCN - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
24h 15m¥53,168–200,504Bus 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 Tōkyō Stationtrain
19h 35m¥63,168–250,247Bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbournebus
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane BHE - HND
23h¥71,058–275,567Fly Nelson Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane NSN - HND
21h 3m¥82,590–296,790Shuttle to Christchurch International Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Nelson to Christchurch
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane CHC - HND
23h 38m¥74,786–244,926Bus to Picton, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the bus from Nelson to Koromikobus
- Fly from Picton (PCN) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane PCN - HND
24h 50m¥91,058–315,824
Nelson Airport (NSN) to Narita International Airport (NRT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nelson to Tokyo is to bus and fly and train which costs ¥50000 - ¥210000 and takes 24h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Nelson to Tokyo is to fly and train which takes 16h 58m and costs ¥70000 - ¥270000.
The distance between Nelson and Tokyo is 9285 km.
It takes approximately 16h 58m to get from Nelson to Tokyo, including transfers.
Tokyo is 4h behind Nelson. It is currently 8:14 PM in Nelson and 4:14 PM in Tokyo.
There are 10875+ hotels available in Tokyo.
What companies run services between Nelson, New Zealand and Tokyo, Japan?
Air New Zealand, All Nippon Airways, and five other airlines fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
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
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–240,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Wellington, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–240,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Wellington, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–600,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–500,000
Flights from Picton to Narita International Airport via Wellington, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from Picton to Tokyo International Airport via Wellington, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–480,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Auckland, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–310,000
Flights from Nelson Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Auckland, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–340,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–500,000
Flights from Picton to Narita International Airport via Wellington, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from Picton to Tokyo International Airport via Wellington, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–480,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Wellington, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–370,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–320,000
Flights from Picton to Tokyo International Airport via Wellington, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–310,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Auckland, Narita International Airport, Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–270,000
Flights from Nelson Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Auckland, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–340,000
Flights from Nelson Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Auckland, Narita International Airport, Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–300,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–240,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Auckland, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–300,000
Flights from Nelson Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Auckland, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–340,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Auckland, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–300,000
Flights from Nelson Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Auckland, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–340,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Christchurch International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–330,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–250,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Christchurch International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–330,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–200,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥4,300–5,500
- Ordinary Car
- ¥2,700–3,400
- 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
- ¥460–4,800
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Nelson to Koromiko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥460–5,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Shuttle from Nelson to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ¥18,728–93,637
- Schedules at
- nelsonlakesshuttles.co.nz
- Minimum charge per vehicle
- ¥93,637
- Per person
- ¥18,728
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