There are 5 ways to get from Nelson to Port Fairy by plane, shuttle, train, or bus
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Fly Nelson Airport to Melbourne Airport, shuttle, train
best- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane NSN - MEL
- Take a shuttle bus from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
- Take the train from Geelong Station to Warrnambool Stationtrain
15h 39m$602–917Bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport, shuttle, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbournebus
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BHE - MEL
- Take a shuttle bus from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
- Take the train from Geelong Station to Warrnambool Stationtrain
17h 16m$302–1,110Fly Nelson Airport to Mount Gambier Airport, bus
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB)plane NSN - MGB
- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Port Fairy Visitor Centre/Bank Stbus
15h 8m$334–1,347Shuttle to Christchurch International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport, shuttle, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Nelson to Christchurch
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CHC - MEL
- Take a shuttle bus from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
- Take the train from Geelong Station to Warrnambool Stationtrain
18h 49m$481–1,453Shuttle to Christchurch International Airport, fly to Mount Gambier Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Nelson to Christchurch
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB)plane CHC - MGB
- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Port Fairy Visitor Centre/Bank Stbus
18h 18m$393–1,783
Nelson Airport (NSN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nelson to Port Fairy is to bus and fly and shuttle and train which costs $300 - $1,200 and takes 17h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Nelson to Port Fairy is to fly and bus which takes 15h 8m and costs $330 - $1,400.
The distance between Nelson and Port Fairy is 2778 km.
It takes approximately 15h 39m to get from Nelson to Port Fairy, including transfers.
Port Fairy is 2h behind Nelson. It is currently 3:49 PM in Nelson and 1:49 PM in Port Fairy.
There are 370+ hotels available in Port Fairy.
What companies run services between Nelson, New Zealand and Port Fairy, VIC, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Nelson to Port Fairy. However, you can take the line 4 bus to Nelson Airport Terminal, walk to Nelson Airport (NSN) airport, fly to Melbourne Airport (MEL), walk to Melbourne Airport, take the shuttle to Geelong station, walk to Geelong Station, take the train to Warrnambool Station, walk to Warrnambool Station/Merri St, then take the bus to Port Fairy Visitor Centre/Bank St. Alternatively, you can take the line 4 bus to Nelson Airport Terminal, walk to Nelson Airport (NSN) airport, fly to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB), take the taxi to Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East, then take the bus to Port Fairy Visitor Centre/Bank St.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Nelson Airport to Melbourne Airport via Wellington, Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Nelson Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Auckland, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Nelson Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Christchurch International Airport, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Nelson Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Christchurch International Airport, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Nelson Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Wellington, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,800
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Auckland, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Queenstown, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Sydney, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Melbourne Airport via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Melbourne Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–600
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–600
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–600
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–550
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Geelong Station to Warrnambool Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $9–13
Train from Geelong Station to Warrnambool Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $9–13
Train from Geelong Station to Warrnambool Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $9–13
- Phone
- +61 3 5222 4966
- [email protected]
- Website
- gull.com.au
Shuttle from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $39
- Schedules at
- gull.com.au
Shuttle from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $39
- Schedules at
- gull.com.au
Shuttle from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $39
- Schedules at
- gull.com.au
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Port Fairy Visitor Centre/Bank St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–21
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
Bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Port Fairy Visitor Centre/Bank St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–21
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Nelson to Woodbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
- 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
- $167–834
- Schedules at
- nelsonlakesshuttles.co.nz
- Minimum charge per vehicle
- $834
- Per person
- $167
Shuttle from Nelson to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $167–834
- Schedules at
- nelsonlakesshuttles.co.nz
- Minimum charge per vehicle
- $834
- Per person
- $167
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