There are 5 ways to get from Salt Lake City to Nelson by plane, bus, shuttle, or train
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Fly Salt Lake City International Airport to Nelson Airport
best- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane SLC - NSN
22h 3m$1,007–3,609Fly Salt Lake City International Airport to Picton, bus
cheapest- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Picton (PCN)plane SLC - PCN
- Take the bus from Koromiko to Nelsonbus
25h 11m$820–2,960Fly Salt Lake City International Airport to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane SLC - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
24h 1m$1,220–4,560Fly Salt Lake City International Airport to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane SLC - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
26h 29m$1,059–4,110Train to Provo, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the train from Salt Lake Central Station to Provo Central Stationtrain
- Fly from Provo (PVU) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane PVU - NSN
27h 18m$1,012–3,720
Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Salt Lake City to Nelson is to fly and bus which costs $800 - $3,000 and takes 25h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Salt Lake City to Nelson is to fly which takes 22h 3m and costs $1,000 - $3,700.
The distance between Salt Lake City and Nelson is 11849 km.
It takes approximately 22h 3m to get from Salt Lake City to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 20h ahead of Salt Lake City. It is currently 8:28 PM in Salt Lake City and 4:28 PM in Nelson.
There are 375+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Salt Lake City, UT, USA and Nelson, New Zealand?
United Airlines, Air New Zealand, and two other airlines fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Nelson Airport (NSN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 38m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 38m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 39m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Provo to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 16m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Provo to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 56m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Provo to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 1m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Provo to Nelson Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Provo to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 6m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Picton via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Picton via San Francisco, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Picton via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Picton via Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 38m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
- Phone
- +1 801-743-3882
- [email protected]
- Website
- rideuta.com
Train from Salt Lake Central Station to Provo Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–12
- Schedules at
- rideuta.com
- Adult - full fare
- $4–12
- 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 Koromiko to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- InterCity
- 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
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