There are 5 ways to get from Calgary to Nelson by plane, bus, shuttle, or car
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Fly Calgary International Airport to Nelson Airport
best- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane YYC - NSN
23h 31m$951–3,289Fly Calgary International Airport to Picton, bus
cheapest- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Picton (PCN)plane YYC - PCN
- Take the bus from Koromiko to Nelsonbus
28h 19m$761–2,633Fly Calgary International Airport to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane YYC - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
25h 9m$1,182–4,094Fly Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane YYC - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
28h 42m$1,012–3,796Drive to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Drive from Calgary to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC)car
- Fly from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane YXC - NSN
27h 30m$1,184–4,221
Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Calgary to Nelson is to fly and bus which costs $750 - $2,700 and takes 28h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Calgary to Nelson is to fly which takes 23h 31m and costs $950 - $3,300.
The distance between Calgary and Nelson is 12475 km.
It takes approximately 23h 31m to get from Calgary to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 19h ahead of Calgary. It is currently 12:07 AM in Calgary and 7:07 PM in Nelson.
There are 374+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Calgary, AB, Canada and Nelson, New Zealand?
United Airlines, Air New Zealand, and four other airlines fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nelson Airport (NSN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Picton via San Francisco, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 52m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Picton via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Picton via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Picton via Kelowna, Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,500
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Woodbourne to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Koromiko to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- +64 (3) 540 2042
- [email protected]
- Website
- nelsonlakesshuttles.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
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