There are 3 ways to get from Darwin 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 to Nelson Airport
best- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane DRW - NSN
16h 37m$1,103–2,704Fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane DRW - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
18h 57m$855–2,305Fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane DRW - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
17h 49m$1,016–3,655
Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Darwin to Nelson is to fly and shuttle which costs $850 - $2,300 and takes 18h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Darwin to Nelson is to fly which takes 16h 37m and costs $1,100 - $2,700.
The distance between Darwin and Nelson is 5235 km.
It takes approximately 16h 37m to get from Darwin to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 3h 30m ahead of Darwin. It is currently 2:30 PM in Darwin and 6:00 PM in Nelson.
There are 375+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Darwin, NT, Australia and Nelson, New Zealand?
Qantas, Air New Zealand, and two other airlines fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Nelson Airport (NSN) twice daily.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Nelson Airport via Sydney, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Nelson Airport via Brisbane, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Nelson Airport via Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,700
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Brisbane, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,200
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Nelson Airport via Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Brisbane, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,200
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Alice Springs, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Townsville, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Alice Springs, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Nelson Airport via Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,200
- 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
- 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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