There are 6 ways to get from Queens to Nelson by plane, bus, or shuttle
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Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nelson Airport
best- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane JFK - NSN
24h 14m$1,019–3,620Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Picton, bus
cheapest- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Picton (PCN)plane JFK - PCN
- Take the bus from Koromiko to Nelsonbus
26h 47m$832–2,871Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane JFK - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
26h 47m$1,232–4,471Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Nelson Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane EWR - NSN
27h 39m$1,352–4,671Fly Laguardia Airport to Nelson Airport
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane LGA - NSN
27h 38m$1,613–6,022Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane JFK - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
29h 10m$1,071–4,121
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Queens to Nelson is to fly and bus which costs $800 - $2,900 and takes 26h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Queens to Nelson is to fly which takes 24h 14m and costs $1,000 - $3,700.
The distance between Queens and Nelson is 14551 km.
It takes approximately 24h 14m to get from Queens to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 18h ahead of Queens. It is currently 12:47 PM in Queens and 6:47 AM in Nelson.
There are 375+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Queens, NY, USA and Nelson, New Zealand?
Air New Zealand and Qantas fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Nelson Airport (NSN) once daily.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nelson Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Nelson Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 21m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Auckland, Nelson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Auckland, New Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Nelson Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 14m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Auckland, New Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Picton via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Picton via Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Picton via Auckland, Woodbourne Airport, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Picton via Auckland, Rotorua, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Woodbourne to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Koromiko to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- InterCity
Shuttle from Christchurch to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
- Schedules at
- nelsonlakesshuttles.co.nz
- Minimum charge per vehicle
- $1,000
- Per person
- $200
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