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There are 8 ways to get from Liverpool to Nelson by train, plane, bus, or shuttle

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  1. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Nelson Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane plane MAN - NSN
    38h 17m
    $1,432–4,964

  2. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Picton, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Picton (PCN)plane plane MAN - PCN
    3. Take the bus from Koromiko to Nelsonbus bus
    40h 15m
    $1,145–4,015

  3. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane plane MAN - BHE
    3. Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus bus
    40h 15m
    $1,845–6,115

  4. Fly Liverpool to Nelson Airport

    1. Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane plane LPL - NSN
    2d
    $1,311–4,422

  5. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane MAN - CHC
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelsonshuttle bus
    34h 48m
    $1,534–8,565

  6. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane LGW - CHC
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelsonshuttle bus
    37h 18m
    $1,593–8,810

  7. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Hokitika, shuttle, bus

    1. Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Hokitika (HKK)plane plane MAN - HKK
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Kumara Junction to Charlestonshuttle bus
    4. Take the bus from Charleston to Nelsonbus bus
    44h 53m
    $1,395–7,845

  8. Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Nelson Airport

    1. Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Leedstrain train
    2. Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane plane LBA - NSN
    42h 45m
    $2,062–12,103

Manchester Airport (MAN) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights

Calendar17Weekly Planes
Duration34h 52mAverage Duration
Ticket$1,460Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 18,707.6 km
  • Duration: 38h 17m

What companies run services between Liverpool, England and Nelson, New Zealand?

Wizz Air, Air China, and six other airlines fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Nelson Airport (NSN) once daily.

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