There are 5 ways to get from Te Puke to Nelson by plane, bus, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Tauranga Airport to Nelson Airport
best- Fly from Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Nelson Airport (NSN)TRG - NSN
4h 4m$169–782Bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Te Puke to Wellington - Central
- Take the car ferry from Wellington to Picton
- Take the bus from Picton to Nelson
18h 1m$75–548Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Te Puke to Wellington
- Take the car ferry from Wellington to Picton
- Drive from Picton to Nelson
11h 33m$248–671Fly Tauranga Airport to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)TRG - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelson
6h 31m$184–887Bus to Rotorua, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the bus from Te Puke to Rotorua Airport
- Fly from Rotorua (ROT) to Nelson Airport (NSN)ROT - NSN
5h 26m$105–745
Te Puke to Nelson by bus, car ferry, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Te Puke to Nelson is to bus and car ferry which costs $75 - $550 and takes 18h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Te Puke to Nelson is to fly which takes 4h 4m and costs $160 - $800.
The distance between Te Puke and Nelson is 502 km.
The best way to get from Te Puke to Nelson without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 18h 1m and costs $75 - $550.
It takes approximately 4h 4m to get from Te Puke to Nelson, including transfers.
There are 362+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand and Nelson, New Zealand?
Air New Zealand flies from Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Nelson Airport (NSN) hourly.
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- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Nelson Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Nelson Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Christchurch, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Rotorua to Nelson Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Flights from Rotorua to Nelson Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from Rotorua to Nelson Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Rotorua to Nelson Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Te Puke to Wellington - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–95
- 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 Te Puke to Rotorua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–45
- 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
- $65–400
- Website
- https://www.bluebridge.co.nz/
- Walk On Passenger
- $65–110
- Passenger with Car
- $220–400
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