There are 8 ways to get from Swansea to Nelson by train, plane, or shuttle
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
best- Take the train from Swansea to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane LHR - NSN
32h$1,719–6,416Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Swansea to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane LGW - NSN
34h 38m$1,408–4,273Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the train from Swansea to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane MAN - NSN
41h 43m$1,568–5,166Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the train from Swansea to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane BHX - NSN
34h 27m$2,072–5,789Train to Cardiff Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the train from Swansea to Bridgendtrain
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane CWL - NSN
35h 14m$2,061–7,095Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Swansea to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane LHR - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
43h 2m$1,721–4,417Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Swansea to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane LGW - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
38h 25m$1,610–8,874Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the train from Swansea to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane BRS - NSN
42h$1,574–9,162
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Swansea to Nelson is to train and fly which costs $1,400 - $4,300 and takes 34h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Swansea to Nelson is to train and fly which takes 32h and costs $1,700 - $6,500.
The distance between Swansea and Nelson is 19122 km.
It takes approximately 32h to get from Swansea to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 13h ahead of Swansea. It is currently 6:30 AM in Swansea and 7:30 PM in Nelson.
There are 376+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Swansea, Wales and Nelson, New Zealand?
There is no direct connection from Swansea to Nelson. However, you can take the train to London Paddington, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Nelson Airport (NSN), walk to Nelson Airport Terminal, then take the line 4 bus to Halifax Street Outside Countdown. Alternatively, you can take the train to Reading, take the train to Gatwick Airport, walk to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) airport, fly to Nelson Airport (NSN), walk to Nelson Airport Terminal, then take the line 4 bus to Halifax Street Outside Countdown.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nelson Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nelson Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–5,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Nelson Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Nelson Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nelson Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nelson Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–11,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nelson Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nelson Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nelson Airport via Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–7,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–5,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Perth, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,300
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nelson Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nelson Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nelson Airport via Beijing Capital, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nelson Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–5,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Swansea to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $190–340
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Swansea to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150–280
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Swansea to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Swansea to Bridgend
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Swansea to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $190–340
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Swansea to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150–280
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Swansea to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Swansea to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $160–260
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Swansea to Bridgend
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Swansea to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Parkway to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
- 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
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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