There are 7 ways to get from Denver 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 Denver to Nelson Airport
best- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane DEN - NSN
23h 20m$1,080–3,681Fly Denver to Picton, bus
cheapest- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Picton (PCN)plane DEN - PCN
- Take the bus from Koromiko to Nelsonbus
25h 38m$870–2,968Fly Denver to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane DEN - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
24h 53m$1,308–4,463Bus, bus to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B19 to West Glenwood Park & Ridebus
- Take the bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to AABC Airport UVbus
- Fly from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane ASE - NSN
31h 15m$1,154–3,874Fly Denver to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane DEN - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
27h 13m$1,117–4,111Bus, bus to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport, fly to Woodbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B19 to West Glenwood Park & Ridebus
- Take the bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to AABC Airport UVbus
- Fly from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane ASE - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
33h 2m$1,367–4,625Bus, bus to Eagle County Regional Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Vail Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Vail Transportation Center to Eagle County Airportbus
- Fly from Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane EGE - NSN
30h 25m$1,242–3,973
Denver (DEN) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Denver to Nelson is to fly and bus which costs $850 - $3,000 and takes 25h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Denver to Nelson is to fly which takes 23h 20m and costs $1,000 - $3,700.
The distance between Denver and Nelson is 12289 km.
It takes approximately 23h 20m to get from Denver to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 19h ahead of Denver. It is currently 4:18 AM in Denver and 11:18 PM in Nelson.
There are 375+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Denver, CO, USA and Nelson, New Zealand?
United Airlines, Air New Zealand, and three other airlines fly from Denver (DEN) to Nelson Airport (NSN) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Denver to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Denver to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Denver to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Denver to Nelson Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Denver to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Denver to Woodbourne Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 9m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Denver to Woodbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Denver to Woodbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Denver to Woodbourne Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Denver to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 57m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 53m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 44m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Woodbourne Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 27m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Denver to Picton via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Denver to Picton via San Francisco, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 56m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Denver to Picton via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Denver to Picton via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 18m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Denver to Picton via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Denver to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
- 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 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
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- Bustang
Bus from Union Station Gate B19 to West Glenwood Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Bustang
Bus from Union Station Gate B19 to West Glenwood Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Bustang
Bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Vail Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- Bustang
- Phone
- +1 970-925-8484
- [email protected]
- Website
- rfta.com
Bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to AABC Airport UV
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- rfta.com
Bus from West Glenwood Park & Ride to AABC Airport UV
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- rfta.com
- 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
- Website
- Core Transit
Bus from Vail Transportation Center to Eagle County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- Core Transit
- Phone
- +1 970-754-7433
- Website
- Epic Mountain Express
Bus from Vail Transportation Center to Eagle County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- Epic Mountain Express
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