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How to get fromSan Francisco Airport (SFO) to Nelsonby plane, bus, shuttle, train, or car ferry

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There are 7 ways to get from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Nelson by plane, bus, shuttle, train, or car ferry

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  1. Fly to Nelson Airport

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    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane plane SFO - NSN
    16h 17m
    $801–2,757

  2. Fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane plane SFO - BHE
    2. Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus bus
    18h 45m
    $892–3,075

  3. Fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane SFO - CHC
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelsonshuttle bus
    20h 51m
    $1,606–4,230

  4. Fly to Hokitika, shuttle, bus

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Hokitika (HKK)plane plane SFO - HKK
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Kumara Junction to Charlestonshuttle bus
    3. Take the bus from Charleston to Nelsonbus bus
    27h 48m
    $807–2,571

  5. Fly to Paraparaumu, train, car ferry, bus

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Paraparaumu (PPQ)plane plane SFO - PPQ
    2. Take the train from Paraparaumu Station to Wellington Stationtrain train
    3. Take the carferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry car ferry
    4. Take the bus from Picton to Nelsonbus bus
    29h 13m
    $813–2,552

  6. Fly to Wellington Airport, fly to Takaka Airport, fly to Nelson Airport

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Wellington (WLG)plane plane SFO - WLG
    2. Fly from Wellington Airport to Takaka Airportplane plane
    3. Fly from Takaka Airport to Nelson Airportplane plane
    19h 29m
    $1,162–2,759

  7. Fly to Auckland, train, car ferry, bus

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Auckland (AKL)plane plane SFO - AKL
    2. Take the train from Papakura to Wellingtontrain train
    3. Take the carferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry car ferry
    4. Take the bus from Picton to Nelsonbus bus
    32h 52m
    $1,446–3,660

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights

Calendar12Weekly Planes
Duration18h 3mAverage Duration
Ticket$798Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 10,942.2 km
  • Duration: 16h 17m

What companies run services between San Francisco Airport (SFO), USA and Nelson, New Zealand?

United Airlines, Air New Zealand, and Fiji Airways fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Nelson Airport (NSN) twice daily.

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