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
25h 50m$1,000–3,900Fly 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 13m$920–3,340Fly 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 23m$1,100–3,995Fly Toronto Island Airport to Nelson Airport
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane YTZ - NSN
28h 32m$1,100–4,200Fly 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
30h 52m$1,255–3,536Shuttle 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 13m$2,160–8,197
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 $900 - $3,400 and takes 28h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Toronto to Nelson is to fly which takes 25h 50m and costs $1,000 - $3,900.
The distance between Toronto and Nelson is 14266 km.
It takes approximately 25h 50m to get from Toronto to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 16h ahead of Toronto. It is currently 3:43 AM in Toronto and 7:43 PM in Nelson.
There are 344+ 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
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Nelson Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Nelson Airport via Nashville, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Nelson Airport via Chicago Midway, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Nelson Airport via Nashville, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Nelson Airport via Nashville, Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Nelson Airport via New York JFK, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–8,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Nelson Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,000
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Picton via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Picton via San Francisco, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Picton via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- 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, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Picton via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- 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
- $850–3,300
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
- 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
- $160–200
- Website
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com/
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