There are 6 ways to get from Rochester to Nelson by plane, bus, shuttle, or train
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Fly Rochester to Nelson Airport
best- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Nelson Airport (NSN)ROC - NSN
34h 4m$1,528–5,534Bus, shuttle to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Nelson Airport (NSN)YYZ - NSN
29h 52m$1,286–4,035Fly Rochester to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)ROC - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelson
35h 37m$1,733–6,089Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Nelson Airport (NSN)BUF - NSN
27h 42m$1,926–6,535Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)BUF - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelson
30h 10m$2,031–7,090Train to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Fly from Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) to Nelson Airport (NSN)SYR - NSN
38h 12m$1,938–7,190
Rochester (ROC) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rochester to Nelson is to bus and shuttle and fly which costs $1,200 - $4,100 and takes 29h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Rochester to Nelson is to bus and fly which takes 27h 42m and costs $1,900 - $7,000.
The distance between Rochester and Nelson is 14366 km.
It takes approximately 34h 4m to get from Rochester to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 18h ahead of Rochester. It is currently 1:58 PM in Rochester and 7:58 AM in Nelson.
There are 381+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Rochester, NY, USA and Nelson, New Zealand?
JetBlue Airways, Air New Zealand, and three other airlines fly from Rochester (ROC) to Nelson Airport (NSN) twice daily.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Rochester to Nelson Airport via New York JFK, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Rochester to Nelson Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Rochester to Nelson Airport via Chicago Midway, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Rochester to Nelson Airport via New York JFK, Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Rochester to Nelson Airport via New York JFK, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Rochester to Woodbourne Airport via New York JFK, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Rochester to Woodbourne Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Rochester to Woodbourne Airport via Chicago Midway, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Rochester to Woodbourne Airport via Chicago Midway, San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Rochester to Woodbourne Airport via New York JFK, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Rochester to Woodbourne Airport via Detroit, Honolulu, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Nelson Airport via New York JFK, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Nelson Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Nelson Airport via New York JFK, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via New York JFK, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via New York JFK, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Nelson Airport via New York JFK, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Nelson Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Nelson Airport via New York JFK, Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,500
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Nelson Airport via New York JFK, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Nelson Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 54m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Nelson Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $35–140
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $35–110
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $30–55
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- 905-374-8111
- airsales@niagaraairbus.com
- Website
- niagaraairbus.com
Shuttle from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $160–200
- Website
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Book at
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
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