There are 6 ways to get from Toronto to Nelson by plane, bus, or shuttle
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Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nelson Airport
best- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane YYZ - NSN
26h 20m$1,157–3,888Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Picton, bus
cheapest- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Picton (PCN)plane YYZ - PCN
- Take the bus from Koromiko to Nelsonbus
28h 38m$926–3,118Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane YYZ - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
27h 53m$1,393–4,693Fly Toronto Island Airport to Nelson Airport
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane YTZ - NSN
27h 12m$1,241–4,172Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane YYZ - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
30h 47m$2,015–5,064Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the bus from Toronto to Buffalobus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane BUF - NSN
32h 15m$1,342–4,803
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Toronto to Nelson is to fly and bus which costs $900 - $3,200 and takes 28h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Toronto to Nelson is to fly which takes 26h 20m and costs $1,100 - $3,900.
The distance between Toronto and Nelson is 14270 km.
It takes approximately 26h 20m to get from Toronto to Nelson, including transfers.
Nelson is 17h ahead of Toronto. It is currently 12:32 AM in Toronto and 5:32 PM in Nelson.
There are 375+ hotels available in Nelson.
What companies run services between Toronto, ON, Canada and Nelson, New Zealand?
Air Canada, Air New Zealand, and United Airlines fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Nelson Airport (NSN) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 23m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Nelson Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Nelson Airport via Montreal, San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Nelson Airport via Nashville, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Nelson Airport via New York JFK, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Nelson Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Nelson Airport via New York JFK, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Picton via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Picton via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Picton via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Picton via San Francisco, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 37m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Picton via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 8m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Toronto to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Toronto to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Greyhound
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