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How to get fromNewport to Nelsonby train, plane, bus or shuttle

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There are 8 ways to get from Newport to Nelson by train, plane, bus, or shuttle

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  1. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Nelson Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to London Paddingtontrain
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nelson Airport (NSN)planeLHR - NSN
    30h 26m
    $2,133–7,853

  2. Bus to Bristol Airport, fly to Nelson Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Queensway Q1 to Airport Bus Stationbus
    2. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Nelson Airport (NSN)planeBRS - NSN
    40h 12m
    $1,014–2,634

  3. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Nelson Airport

    1. Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Readingtrain
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nelson Airport (NSN)planeLGW - NSN
    39h 42m
    $1,255–3,045

  4. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Nelson Airport

    1. Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Birmingham New Streettrain
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Nelson Airport (NSN)planeBHX - NSN
    32h 47m
    $1,968–6,312

  5. Fly Cardiff Airport to Nelson Airport

    1. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Nelson Airport (NSN)planeCWL - NSN
    34h 20m
    $2,427–8,530

  6. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to London Paddingtontrain
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)planeLHR - CHC
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelsonshuttle
    34h 32m
    $1,538–4,658

  7. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Readingtrain
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)planeLGW - CHC
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelsonshuttle
    37h 14m
    $1,860–3,950

  8. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Birmingham New Streettrain
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)planeBHX - BHE
    3. Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
    34h 34m
    $2,173–6,867

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights

Calendar38Weekly Planes
Duration29h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket$1,592Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Newport, Wales and Nelson, New Zealand?

KLM, Air New Zealand, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Nelson Airport (NSN) twice daily.

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