There are 4 ways to get from Kamloops to Nelson by plane or bus
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Fly Kamloops Airport to Nelson Airport
best- Fly from Kamloops Airport (YKA) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane YKA - NSN
21h 58m$1,252–4,462Bus to Kelowna International Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall to Kelowna Airport - east gate of short term parking between Arrivals and Departuresbus
- Fly from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane YLW - NSN
25h 24m$886–3,151Fly Kamloops Airport to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from Kamloops Airport (YKA) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane YKA - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
23h 31m$1,565–5,613Bus to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the bus from Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall to Vancouver - Pacific Stationbus
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane YVR - NSN
24h 57m
Kamloops Airport (YKA) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kamloops to Nelson is to bus and fly which costs $850 - $3,200 and takes 25h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Kamloops to Nelson is to fly which takes 21h 58m and costs $1,200 - $4,500.
The distance between Kamloops and Nelson is 12103 km.
It takes approximately 21h 58m to get from Kamloops to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 20h ahead of Kamloops. It is currently 12:32 AM in Kamloops and 8:32 PM in Nelson.
There are 376+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Kamloops, BC, Canada and Nelson, New Zealand?
Air Canada, Air New Zealand, and Air North fly from Kamloops Airport (YKA) to Nelson Airport (NSN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Kamloops Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Kamloops Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Kamloops Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Kamloops Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Kamloops Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Kamloops Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Calgary, San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Kelowna International Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- 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
- +1 877 769 3287
- [email protected]
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall to Kelowna Airport - east gate of short term parking between Arrivals and Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- EBus
- Adult
- $30–50
Bus from Kamloops - back of Sahali Mall to Vancouver - Pacific Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
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