There are 6 ways to get from Penticton to Nelson by plane or bus
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Fly Penticton Regional Airport to Nelson Airport
best- Fly from Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane YYF - NSN
22h 38m$1,020–3,823Bus, bus to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Atkinson & Phoenix to Westbank Exchbus
- Take the bus from West Kelowna, BC - Eastbound on Dobbin Road to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Stationbus
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane YVR - NSN
26h 46m$832–2,936Bus to Kelowna International Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the bus from Atkinson & Phoenix to Westbank Exchbus
- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane YLW - NSN
24h 27m$1,223–3,673Fly Penticton Regional Airport to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane YYF - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
25h 21m$1,125–4,078Bus to Kelowna International Airport, fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Atkinson & Phoenix to Westbank Exchbus
- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane YLW - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
26h$1,278–3,928Bus, bus to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Woodbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Atkinson & Phoenix to Westbank Exchbus
- Take the bus from West Kelowna, BC - Eastbound on Dobbin Road to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Stationbus
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane YVR - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
28h 54m$887–3,191
Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Penticton to Nelson is to bus and fly which costs $800 - $3,000 and takes 26h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Penticton to Nelson is to fly which takes 22h 38m and costs $1,000 - $3,900.
The distance between Penticton and Nelson is 12039 km.
It takes approximately 22h 38m to get from Penticton to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 21h ahead of Penticton. It is currently 1:10 PM in Penticton and 10:10 AM in Nelson.
There are 381+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Penticton, BC, Canada and Nelson, New Zealand?
WestJet, Air New Zealand, and two other airlines fly from Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) to Nelson Airport (NSN) once daily.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Penticton Regional Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Phone
- 1-844-442-2212
- Website
- bctransit.com
Bus from Atkinson & Phoenix to Westbank Exch
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.bctransit.com/south-okanagan-similkameen/
- Schedules at
- https://bctransit.com/south-okanagan-similkameen/schedules-and-maps/
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $3
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Woodbourne to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
- Phone
- 1-877-769-3287
- info@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from West Kelowna, BC - Eastbound on Dobbin Road to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- https://myebus.ca/
- Schedules at
- https://www.myebus.ca/routes/
- Adult
- $85–120
- Phone
- 1-800-232-1958
- info@redarrow.ca
- Website
- redarrow.ca
Bus from West Kelowna, BC - Eastbound on Dobbin Road to Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://redarrow.ca/
- Book at
- https://www.redarrow.ca/order/reservation/
- Adult
- $70–110
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