There are 8 ways to get from Watford to Nelson by plane, bus, shuttle, or train
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Nelson Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane LHR - NSN
30h 59m$954–7,007Fly London Gatwick Airport to Nelson Airport
cheapest- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane LGW - NSN
31h 9m$948–6,602Fly London Heathrow Airport to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane LHR - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
33h 12m$1,820–8,562Fly London Gatwick Airport to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane LGW - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
34h 11m$964–6,657Fly London Heathrow Airport to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane LHR - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
33h 51m$1,309–5,112Fly London Gatwick Airport to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane LGW - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
36h$1,453–4,307Fly London Heathrow Airport to Hokitika, shuttle, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hokitika (HKK)plane LHR - HKK
- Take a shuttle bus from Kumara Junction to Charleston
- Take the bus from Charleston to Nelsonbus
40h 48m$1,235–6,252Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Watford Junction to Milton Keynes Centraltrain
- Take the train from Milton Keynes Central to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane MAN - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
37h 37m$1,450–4,266
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Watford to Nelson is to train and fly and shuttle which costs $1,400 - $4,300 and takes 37h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Watford to Nelson is to fly which takes 30h 59m and costs $950 - $7,000.
The distance between Watford and Nelson is 18824 km.
It takes approximately 30h 59m to get from Watford to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 11h ahead of Watford. It is currently 8:58 AM in Watford and 7:58 PM in Nelson.
There are 344+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Watford, England and Nelson, New Zealand?
Singapore Airlines, Air New Zealand, and four other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nelson Airport (NSN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 32m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nelson Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nelson Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–7,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nelson Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nelson Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–8,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hokitika via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hokitika via Hong Kong, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hokitika via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 32m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–10,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–10,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hokitika via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hokitika via Hong Kong, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hokitika via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nelson Airport via Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nelson Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–8,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–6,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nelson Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–8,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nelson Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nelson Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–6,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–6,500
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,500
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Watford Junction to Milton Keynes Central
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Watford Junction to Milton Keynes Central
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26–65
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- 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 Charleston to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–90
- 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
- +64 27 201 8825
- Website
- eastwestcoaches.co.nz
Shuttle from Kumara Junction to Charleston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Schedules at
- eastwestcoaches.co.nz
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