There are 4 ways to get from Calgary 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 Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane YYC - NSN
23h 46m$1,029–3,501Fly to Picton, bus
cheapest- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Picton (PCN)plane YYC - PCN
- Take the bus from Koromiko to Nelsonbus
26h 34m$829–2,825Fly 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$1,246–4,248Fly 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$1,073–3,958
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 $800 - $2,900 and takes 26h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Calgary to Nelson is to fly which takes 23h 46m and costs $1,000 - $3,500.
The distance between Calgary and Nelson is 12475 km.
It takes approximately 23h 46m to get from Calgary to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 19h ahead of Calgary. It is currently 1:29 AM in Calgary and 8:29 PM in Nelson.
There are 375+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Calgary, AB, Canada and Nelson, New Zealand?
United Airlines, Air New Zealand, and three other airlines fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Nelson Airport (NSN) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Picton via San Francisco, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Picton via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 16m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Picton via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- 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
- $850–3,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
- 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
- $850–3,000
Bus operators
- 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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