There are 5 ways to get from Edmonton 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 Edmonton International Airport to Nelson Airport
best- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane YEG - NSN
24h 34m$1,013–3,714Fly Edmonton International Airport to Picton, bus
cheapest- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Picton (PCN)plane YEG - PCN
- Take the bus from Koromiko to Nelsonbus
29h 2m$826–2,965Fly Edmonton International Airport to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane YEG - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
25h 57m$1,326–4,665Bus to Calgary International Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the bus from Edmonton Downtown - 10235 101 St NW to YYC-Calgary International Airportbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane YYC - NSN
26h 32m$1,010–3,381Fly Edmonton International Airport to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane YEG - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
29h 10m$1,115–4,215
Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edmonton to Nelson is to fly and bus which costs $800 - $3,000 and takes 29h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Edmonton to Nelson is to fly which takes 24h 34m and costs $1,000 - $3,800.
The distance between Edmonton and Nelson is 12669 km.
It takes approximately 24h 34m to get from Edmonton to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 19h ahead of Edmonton. It is currently 3:25 AM in Edmonton and 10:25 PM in Nelson.
There are 374+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Edmonton, AB, Canada and Nelson, New Zealand?
Air Canada, Air New Zealand, and WestJet fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Nelson Airport (NSN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
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 Edmonton International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Picton via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Picton via San Francisco, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Picton via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,000
- 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
- +1 403 668 9600
- [email protected]
- Website
- The Canada Bus
Bus from Edmonton Downtown - 10235 101 St NW to YYC-Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- The Canada Bus
- 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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