There are 4 ways to get from Seoul to Nelson by train, plane, bus, or shuttle
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Train, fly to Nelson Airport
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane ICN - NSN
18h 3m$1,007–3,310Train, fly to Picton, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Picton (PCN)plane ICN - PCN
- Take the bus from Koromiko to Nelsonbus
21h 41m$721–2,461Train, fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane ICN - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
20h 16m$1,021–3,261Train, fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane ICN - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
23h 34m$960–2,511
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Nelson is to train and fly and bus which costs $700 - $2,500 and takes 21h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Nelson is to train and fly which takes 18h 3m and costs $1,000 - $3,400.
The distance between Seoul and Nelson is 10025 km.
It takes approximately 18h 3m to get from Seoul to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 3h ahead of Seoul. It is currently 7:54 PM in Seoul and 10:54 PM in Nelson.
There are 334+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Nelson, New Zealand?
There is no direct connection from Seoul to Nelson. However, you can take the train to Incheon Int'l Airport T1, walk to Incheon International Airport (ICN) airport, fly to Nelson Airport (NSN), walk to Nelson Airport Terminal, then take the line 4 bus to Bisley Avenue at Back of the Sands. Alternatively, you can take the train to Incheon Int'l Airport T1, walk to Incheon International Airport (ICN) airport, fly to Woodbourne Airport (BHE), walk to Woodbourne, then take the bus to Nelson.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Nelson Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Nelson Airport via Brisbane, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Nelson Airport via Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Nelson Airport via Sydney, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Tokyo Narita, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Brisbane, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Nelson Airport via Brisbane, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Nelson Airport via Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Nelson Airport via Sydney, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Picton via Brisbane, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Picton via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Picton via Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Picton via Taiwan Taoyuan, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Picton via Tokyo Narita, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- airportrailroad.com
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.airportrailroad.com/intro
- 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
- $16–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Koromiko to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
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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