There are 8 ways to get from Victoria to Nelson by plane, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Victoria International Airport to Nelson Airport
best- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane YYJ - NSN
24h 1m$957–3,408Fly Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Nelson Airport
- Fly from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane YWH - NSN
23h 52m$1,095–3,802Fly Victoria International Airport to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane YYJ - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
25h 24m$1,120–4,159Fly Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane YWH - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
25h 25m$1,359–4,726Fly Victoria International Airport to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane YYJ - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
28h 27m$1,009–3,909Fly Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane YWH - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
28h 18m$1,135–4,235Bus to Nanaimo, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the bus from Victoria - Front door, Sandman Inn, Douglas & Gorge to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger entrance, connects to 4:00pm HSB ferrybus
- Fly from Nanaimo (ZNA) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane ZNA - NSN
27h 31m$1,017–3,468Bus to Nanaimo Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the bus from Douglas & Kings to Village Green Mallbus
- Fly from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane YCD - NSN
27h 38m$1,110–3,921
Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Victoria to Nelson is to fly which costs $950 - $3,500 and takes 24h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Victoria to Nelson is to fly which takes 23h 52m and costs $1,000 - $3,800.
The distance between Victoria and Nelson is 11802 km.
It takes approximately 24h 1m to get from Victoria to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 20h ahead of Victoria. It is currently 4:20 PM in Victoria and 12:20 PM in Nelson.
There are 375+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Victoria, BC, Canada and Nelson, New Zealand?
Air Canada, Air New Zealand, and two other airlines fly from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) to Nelson Airport (NSN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Woodbourne Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Woodbourne Airport via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Nanaimo to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Nanaimo to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Nanaimo to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Nelson Airport via Kelowna, Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Nanaimo Airport to Nelson Airport via Calgary, San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,500
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,000
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,500
Flights from Victoria Inner Harbour Apt to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Victoria International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Woodbourne to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Woodbourne to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- InterCity
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
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
- info@islandlinkbus.com
- Website
- Island Link Bus
Bus from Victoria - Front door, Sandman Inn, Douglas & Gorge to Nanaimo, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal - Passenger entrance, connects to 4:00pm HSB ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $57
- Website
- Island Link Bus
- Road Adult
- $57
- Phone
- +1 250 746 9899
- transitinfo@bctransit.com
- Website
- Cowichan Valley
Bus from Douglas & Kings to Village Green Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–13
- Website
- Cowichan Valley
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $3–13
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