There are 8 ways to get from Nelson to Okanagan Desert by plane, bus, taxi, or shuttle
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Fly Nelson Airport to Kelowna International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)plane NSN - YLW
- Take the bus from Queensway Exch to Peachtree Squarebus
- Take the bus from Peachtree Square to Main & 89th Stbus
26h 30m$727–2,434Bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly to Kelowna International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbournebus
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW)plane BHE - YLW
- Take the bus from Queensway Exch to Peachtree Squarebus
- Take the bus from Peachtree Square to Main & 89th Stbus
28h 17m$688–2,275Fly Nelson Airport to Penticton Regional Airport, taxi
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Penticton Regional Airport (YYF)plane NSN - YYF
- Take the taxi from Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) to Okanagan Deserttaxi
21h 42m$1,012–3,203Fly Nelson Airport to Vancouver International Airport, bus
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane NSN - YVR
- Take the bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Hope - Visitors Centerbus
- Take the bus from Hope, BC - 919 Water Avenue to Osoyoos, BC - 9206 97th Stbus
25h 23m$953–2,876Bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly to Penticton Regional Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbournebus
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Penticton Regional Airport (YYF)plane BHE - YYF
- Take the taxi from Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) to Okanagan Deserttaxi
23h 29m$973–2,944Bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly to Vancouver International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbournebus
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane BHE - YVR
- Take the bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Hope - Visitors Centerbus
- Take the bus from Hope, BC - 919 Water Avenue to Osoyoos, BC - 9206 97th Stbus
26h 35m$914–2,717Fly Nelson Airport to Kamloops Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Kamloops Airport (YKA)plane NSN - YKA
- Take a shuttle bus from Kamloops Airport to Sun Peaks Resort, BC
- Take a shuttle bus from Sun Peaks, BC to Kelowna Airport
- Take the bus from Queensway Exch to Peachtree Squarebus
- Take the bus from Peachtree Square to Main & 89th Stbus
30h 23m$1,182–3,744Shuttle to Christchurch International Airport, fly to Vancouver International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Nelson to Christchurch
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane CHC - YVR
- Take the bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Hope - Visitors Centerbus
- Take the bus from Hope, BC - 919 Water Avenue to Osoyoos, BC - 9206 97th Stbus
33h 16m$1,365–3,078
Nelson Airport (NSN) to Kelowna International Airport (YLW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nelson to Okanagan Desert is to bus and fly which costs $650 - $2,300 and takes 28h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Nelson to Okanagan Desert is to fly and taxi which takes 21h 42m and costs $1,000 - $3,200.
The distance between Nelson and Okanagan Desert is 12238 km.
It takes approximately 26h 30m to get from Nelson to Okanagan Desert, including transfers.
There are 49+ hotels available in Okanagan Desert.
What companies run services between Nelson, New Zealand and Okanagan Desert, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Nelson to Okanagan Desert. However, you can take the line 4 bus to Nelson Airport Terminal, walk to Nelson Airport (NSN) airport, fly to Kelowna International Airport (YLW), walk to Kelowna Airport - east gate of short term parking between Arrivals and Departures, take the bus to Kelowna - 516 Lawrence Ave, walk to Queensway Exch, take the bus to Peachtree Square, take the bus to Main & 89th St, then take the taxi to Okanagan Desert. Alternatively, you can take the line 4 bus to Nelson Airport Terminal, walk to Nelson Airport (NSN) airport, fly to Penticton Regional Airport (YYF), then take the taxi to Okanagan Desert.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Nelson Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Nelson Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Wellington, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Nelson Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Nelson Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Nelson Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Christchurch International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Wellington, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Nelson Airport to Kamloops Airport via Auckland, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Nelson Airport to Kamloops Airport via Auckland, San Francisco, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 4m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via San Francisco, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via San Francisco, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver International Airport, Comox
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Nelson Airport to Penticton Regional Airport via Auckland, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Nelson Airport to Penticton Regional Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver International Airport, Comox
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Penticton Regional Airport via Auckland, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Penticton Regional Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 31m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Nelson Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Kelowna International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Nelson Airport to Kamloops Airport via Auckland, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Penticton Regional Airport via Auckland, San Francisco, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Nelson Airport to Penticton Regional Airport via Christchurch International Airport, San Francisco, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Nelson Airport to Penticton Regional Airport via Auckland, Vancouver International Airport, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Penticton Regional Airport via Auckland, San Francisco, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Penticton Regional Airport via Auckland, Vancouver International Airport, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via San Francisco, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via San Francisco, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Kamloops Airport via Auckland, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,700
- Phone
- +1 844 442 2212
- [email protected]
- Website
- South Okanagan - Similkameen
Bus from Queensway Exch to Peachtree Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- South Okanagan - Similkameen
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $3
Bus from Peachtree Square to Main & 89th St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- South Okanagan - Similkameen
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $3
Bus from Queensway Exch to Peachtree Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- South Okanagan - Similkameen
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $3
Bus from Peachtree Square to Main & 89th St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- South Okanagan - Similkameen
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $3
Bus from Queensway Exch to Peachtree Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- South Okanagan - Similkameen
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $3
Bus from Peachtree Square to Main & 89th St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- South Okanagan - Similkameen
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $3
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- [email protected]
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Hope - Visitors Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Hope - Visitors Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
Bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Hope - Visitors Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- EBus
- Phone
- +1 778 382 7729
- [email protected]
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
Bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Hope - Visitors Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
Bus from Hope, BC - 919 Water Avenue to Osoyoos, BC - 9206 97th St
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
Bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Hope - Visitors Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
Bus from Hope, BC - 919 Water Avenue to Osoyoos, BC - 9206 97th St
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
Bus from Vancouver - Pacific Station to Hope - Visitors Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
Bus from Hope, BC - 919 Water Avenue to Osoyoos, BC - 9206 97th St
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- Home Mountain Man Mike's
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Nelson to Woodbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–45
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Nelson to Woodbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–45
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Nelson to Woodbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–45
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- (250) 554-8005
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sun Star Shuttle
Shuttle from Kamloops Airport to Sun Peaks Resort, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Sun Star Shuttle
- Adult One-Way
- $55
- Adult Round Trip
- $110
Shuttle from Sun Peaks, BC to Kelowna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- Sun Star Shuttle
- Adult One-way
- $150
- Adult Round Trip
- $300
- Phone
- +64 (3) 540 2042
- [email protected]
- Website
- nelsonlakesshuttles.co.nz
Shuttle from Nelson to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $161–801
- Schedules at
- nelsonlakesshuttles.co.nz
- Minimum charge per vehicle
- $801
- Per person
- $161
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $160–200
Courtesy Taxi & Klassic Kabs
- Phone
- +1 250 492 6666
- Website
- pentictoncabs.ca
Penticton Eco Taxi Ltd
- Phone
- +1 250 492 9999
- Website
- ecotaxipenticton.ca
Penticton Klassic Kabs Ltd
- Phone
- +1 250 492 7777
- Website
- pentictontaxi.ca
Courtesy Taxi & Klassic Kabs
- Phone
- +1 250 492 6666
- Website
- pentictoncabs.ca
Penticton Eco Taxi Ltd
- Phone
- +1 250 492 9999
- Website
- ecotaxipenticton.ca
Penticton Klassic Kabs Ltd
- Phone
- +1 250 492 7777
- Website
- pentictontaxi.ca
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