There are 6 ways to get from Toronto to Nelson by plane, bus, or shuttle
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Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nelson Airport
best- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane YYZ - NSN
26h 10m$1,326–4,587Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Picton, bus
cheapest- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Picton (PCN)plane YYZ - PCN
- Take the bus from Koromiko to Nelsonbus
28h 33m$961–3,325Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane YYZ - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
27h 43m$1,316–4,555Fly Toronto Island Airport to Nelson Airport
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane YTZ - NSN
28h 32m$1,460–5,049Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane YYZ - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
31h 11m$1,189–4,407Shuttle to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane BUF - NSN
29h 56m$2,559–9,197
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Toronto to Nelson is to fly and bus which costs $950 - $3,400 and takes 28h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Toronto to Nelson is to fly which takes 26h 10m and costs $1,300 - $4,600.
The distance between Toronto and Nelson is 14266 km.
It takes approximately 26h 10m to get from Toronto to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 16h ahead of Toronto. It is currently 5:13 PM in Toronto and 9:13 AM in Nelson.
There are 332+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Toronto, ON, Canada and Nelson, New Zealand?
Air Canada, Air New Zealand, and two other airlines fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Nelson Airport (NSN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Nelson Airport via Nashville, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Nelson Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Nelson Airport via Chicago Midway, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Nelson Airport via Nashville, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Nelson Airport via Nashville, Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Nelson Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 34m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–9,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Nelson Airport via New York JFK, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–9,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nelson Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Nelson Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Nelson Airport via Nashville, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Nelson Airport via New York JFK, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–11,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–9,000
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Picton via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Picton via San Francisco, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Picton via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Picton via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Picton via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 19m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
- 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
- Phone
- +1 905 374 8111
- airsales@niagaraairbus.com
- Website
- niagaraairbus.com
Shuttle from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $150–200
- Website
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com/
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