There are 5 ways to get from Tauranga to Nelson by plane, bus, car ferry, or car
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Fly Tauranga Airport to Nelson Airport
best- Fly from Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane TRG - NSN
3h 47m$95–650Bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Tauranga to Wellington - Centralbus
- Take the car ferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Take the bus from Picton to Nelsonbus
18h 36m$75–590Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Tauranga to Wellingtoncar
- Take the car ferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Drive from Picton to Nelsoncar
11h 22m$242–697Fly Tauranga Airport to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane TRG - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
6h 15m$97–673Bus to Rotorua, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the bus from Tauranga to Rotorua Airportbus
- Fly from Rotorua (ROT) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane ROT - NSN
6h 6m$95–698
Tauranga to Nelson by bus, car ferry, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tauranga to Nelson is to bus and car ferry which costs $75 - $600 and takes 18h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Tauranga to Nelson is to fly which takes 3h 47m and costs $95 - $650.
The distance between Tauranga and Nelson is 481 km.
The best way to get from Tauranga to Nelson without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 18h 36m and costs $75 - $600.
It takes approximately 3h 47m to get from Tauranga to Nelson, including transfers.
There are 375+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Tauranga, New Zealand and Nelson, New Zealand?
Air New Zealand flies from Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Nelson Airport (NSN) hourly.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Nelson Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–650
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Nelson Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–650
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Christchurch, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Rotorua to Nelson Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–650
Flights from Rotorua to Nelson Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Flights from Rotorua to Nelson Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Rotorua to Nelson Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Tauranga to Wellington - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–100
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Picton to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–55
- Website
- https://www.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/
Bus from Tauranga to Rotorua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
- Phone
- 0800 844 844
- bookings@bluebridge.co.nz
- Website
- bluebridge.co.nz
Car ferry from Wellington to Picton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–440
- Website
- https://www.bluebridge.co.nz/
- Walk On Passenger
- $65–120
- Passenger with Car
- $210–440
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