There are 8 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)plane ROC - NSN
25h 24m$1,529–6,034Bus, shuttle to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane YYZ - NSN
28h 57m$1,187–4,138Fly Rochester to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane ROC - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
28h 27m$1,634–6,089Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane BUF - NSN
26h 42m$1,927–7,038Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane BUF - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
29h 10m$2,132–7,593Train to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane SYR - NSN
29h 47m$1,938–7,190Train, train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the train from Rochester to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane JFK - NSN
32h 13m$1,262–4,313Train, train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Take the train from Rochester to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane JFK - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
34h 46m$1,267–4,668
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 $1,100 - $4,200 and takes 28h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Rochester to Nelson is to fly which takes 25h 24m and costs $1,500 - $6,500.
The distance between Rochester and Nelson is 14366 km.
It takes approximately 25h 24m to get from Rochester to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 18h ahead of Rochester. It is currently 1:20 AM in Rochester and 7:20 PM in Nelson.
There are 381+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Rochester, NY, USA and Nelson, New Zealand?
Delta, Air New Zealand, and Southwest Airlines fly from Rochester (ROC) to Nelson Airport (NSN) 6 times a week.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Rochester to Nelson Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Rochester to Nelson Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Rochester to Nelson Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Rochester to Nelson Airport via Chicago Midway, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,000
Flights from Rochester to Woodbourne Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
Flights from Rochester to Woodbourne Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
Flights from Rochester to Woodbourne Airport via Chicago Midway, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Rochester to Woodbourne Airport via Chicago Midway, San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
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
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Nelson Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Nelson Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Nelson Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–8,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–8,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,500
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Nelson Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Nelson Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nelson Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,000
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
Train from Rochester to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- 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
Train from Rochester to Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $75–170
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $75–140
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $60–90
- 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
- $27–40
- 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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