There are 4 ways to get from Surrey to Nelson by plane, bus, or shuttle
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Fly to Nelson Airport
best- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane YVR - NSN
21h 19m$813–3,116Fly to Picton, bus
cheapest- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Picton (PCN)plane YVR - PCN
- Take the bus from Koromiko to Nelsonbus
24h 12m$729–2,771Fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane YVR - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
22h 57m$829–3,271Fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane YVR - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
26h 20m$1,118–3,321
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Surrey to Nelson is to fly and bus which costs $700 - $2,800 and takes 24h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Surrey to Nelson is to fly which takes 21h 19m and costs $800 - $3,200.
The distance between Surrey and Nelson is 11878 km.
It takes approximately 21h 19m to get from Surrey to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 20h ahead of Surrey. It is currently 12:15 PM in Surrey and 8:15 AM in Nelson.
There are 364+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Surrey, BC, Canada and Nelson, New Zealand?
Air New Zealand, Air Canada, and Fiji Airways fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Nelson Airport (NSN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Auckland, New Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Picton via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Picton via Brisbane, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Picton via Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Picton via San Francisco, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Picton via Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Picton via Auckland, Woodbourne Airport, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Nelson Airport via Nadi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Nelson Airport via Nadi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,800
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,800
- 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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