There are 8 ways to get from Nelson to Washington by plane, subway, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Nelson Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane NSN - DCA
23h 12m$1,600–6,000Bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbournebus
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane BHE - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
28h 17m$732–2,591Fly Nelson Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane NSN - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
24h 4m$904–3,230Bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbournebus
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane BHE - DCA
24h 24m$1,409–5,532Fly Nelson Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane NSN - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
24h 37m$925–3,848Bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbournebus
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane BHE - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
25h 52m$811–3,040Bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbournebus
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane BHE - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
25h 49m$861–3,684Fly Nelson Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane NSN - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
26h 5m$790–2,714
Nelson Airport (NSN) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nelson to Washington is to bus and fly and train which costs $700 - $2,600 and takes 28h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Nelson to Washington is to fly which takes 23h 12m and costs $1,600 - $6,000.
The distance between Nelson and Washington is 8881 miles.
It takes approximately 23h 12m to get from Nelson to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 16h behind Nelson. It is currently 1:25 AM in Nelson and 9:25 AM in Washington.
There are 3111+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Nelson, New Zealand and Washington, DC, USA?
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Nelson Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
Flights from Nelson Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Nelson Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Nelson Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Nelson Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Nelson Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Nelson Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Nelson Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 49m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 49m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 44m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 38m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Nelson Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Nelson Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Wellington, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Nelson Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Christchurch, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Wellington, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 24m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Nelson Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Nelson Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 51m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 19m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Nelson Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Nelson Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Nelson Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 24m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 49m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Nelson Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Auckland, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 14m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Nelson Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 4m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Auckland, John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 59m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Nelson Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 29m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Nelson Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 49m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 19m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Wellington, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $30–300
- Business Class
- $95–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
- 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/
Want to know more about travelling around United States
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the US: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
Why you should take the train in the US
Read the travel guide
How to get from JFK to New York City
Read the travel guide
















