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 29m$648–1,160Bus to Picton, fly to Melbourne Airport, shuttle, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Nelson to Koromikobus
- Fly from Picton (PCN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane PCN - MEL
- Take a shuttle bus from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
- Take the train from Geelong Station to Warrnambool Stationtrain
17h 51m$229–851Bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport, shuttle, train
- 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
16h 1m$559–1,201Fly 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
14h 48m$309–1,269Shuttle 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 55m$481–1,616
Nelson Airport (NSN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nelson to Port Fairy is to bus and fly and shuttle and train which costs $220 - $850 and takes 17h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Nelson to Port Fairy is to fly and bus which takes 14h 48m and costs $300 - $1,300.
The distance between Nelson and Port Fairy is 2778 km.
It takes approximately 15h 29m to get from Nelson to Port Fairy, including transfers.
Port Fairy is 2h behind Nelson. It is currently 11:24 PM in Nelson and 9:24 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 bus to Woodbourne, walk to Woodbourne Airport (BHE) 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.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Nelson Airport to Melbourne Airport via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Nelson Airport to Melbourne Airport via Wellington, Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Melbourne Airport via Wellington, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Picton to Melbourne Airport via Wellington, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Melbourne Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,100
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Melbourne Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–800
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–800
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Picton to Melbourne Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Picton to Melbourne Airport via Wellington, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Picton to Melbourne Airport via Wellington, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Nelson Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Auckland, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Nelson Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Christchurch International Airport, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–2,400
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
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Geelong Station to Warrnambool Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Geelong Station to Warrnambool Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Geelong Station to Warrnambool Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Geelong Station to Warrnambool Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
- 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
Shuttle from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $39
- Schedules at
- gull.com.au
- 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 Koromiko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–45
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- V/Line
Bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Port Fairy Visitor Centre/Bank St
- 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
- $162–806
- Schedules at
- nelsonlakesshuttles.co.nz
- Minimum charge per vehicle
- $806
- Per person
- $162
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