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$131 Find cheap flights to Nelson

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight to Nelson departing on 20/5. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap flight deals to Nelson

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights to Nelson that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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06:30 - 13:50AKL-NSN
7h 20m1 stop
13:15 - 14:45NSN-AKL
1h 30mdirect
$168Air New Zealand
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Fri, 18 Oct - Thu, 24 Oct
19:15 - 20:10CHC-NSN
0h 55mdirect
10:20 - 11:15NSN-CHC
0h 55mdirect
$168Air New Zealand
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Mon, 22 Jul - Fri, 26 Jul
20:15 - 21:45AKL-NSN
1h 30mdirect
18:40 - 20:10NSN-AKL
1h 30mdirect
$173Air New Zealand
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Fri, 18 Oct - Thu, 24 Oct
19:15 - 20:10CHC-NSN
0h 55mdirect
13:30 - 20:45NSN-CHC
7h 15m1 stop
$175Air New Zealand
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Fri, 26 Jul - Tue, 30 Jul
16:10 - 17:05CHC-NSN
0h 55mdirect
13:20 - 14:15NSN-CHC
0h 55mdirect
$177Air New Zealand
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Fri, 26 Jul - Tue, 30 Jul
06:30 - 13:50AKL-NSN
7h 20m1 stop
18:20 - 21:05NSN-AKL
2h 45m1 stop
$199Air New Zealand
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Fri, 18 Oct - Thu, 24 Oct
07:05 - 13:50CHC-NSN
6h 45m1 stop
10:20 - 11:15NSN-CHC
0h 55mdirect
$204Air New Zealand
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Fri, 21 Jun - Sun, 23 Jun
07:05 - 13:50CHC-NSN
6h 45m1 stop
13:30 - 20:45NSN-CHC
7h 15m1 stop
$212Air New Zealand
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Fri, 26 Jul - Tue, 30 Jul
06:30 - 13:50CHC-NSN
7h 20m1 stop
16:00 - 21:50NSN-CHC
5h 50m1 stop
$231Air New Zealand
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Mon, 22 Jul - Fri, 26 Jul
13:30 - 14:10WLG-NSN
0h 40mdirect
11:10 - 11:50NSN-WLG
0h 40mdirect
$328Originair
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Fri, 17 May - Sun, 19 May

Flights to Nelson - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to Nelson to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest flight to Nelson?

These are the best prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Nelson was found on the route from Wellington, at $221 one-way and $283 return. The most popular connection is from Auckland to Nelson and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as $168 in the last 3 days.

How much is a flight to Nelson?

The average and cheapest price for all flights to Nelson from each origin found by users searching on KAYAK in the last month.
On average, a flight to Nelson costs $232. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $82 and departed from Christchurch. The most popular routes on KAYAK are Wellington to Nelson which costs $217 on average, and Christchurch to Nelson, which costs $300 on average.
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What is the cheapest day to fly to Nelson?

The average price of all flights to Nelson clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Nelson is Tuesday where tickets can be as cheap as $320. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where prices are $367 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Nelson?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Nelson, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights to Nelson is May, where tickets cost $330 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and July, where the average cost of tickets from New Zealand is $709 and $687 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is May with an average price of $281.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Nelson?

The average price for all flights to Nelson depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Nelson is generally in the morning, when flights cost $329 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Nelson is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $351.

What is a good deal for flights to Nelson?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to Nelson, 25% of our users found tickets to Nelson for the following prices or less: From Christchurch $104 one-way - $170 return, from Auckland $117 one-way - $223 return, from Paraparaumu $141 one-way - $276 return.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Nelson?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to Nelson, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price, you should book around 4 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 80 days before departure.

Which airline offers the most flights to Nelson?

Of the 2 airlines that fly to Nelson, Air New Zealand offers the most flights, with around 166 per week, followed by Sounds Air with 22 flights per week.

How long is the flight to Nelson?

The duration of your flight to Nelson depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to Nelson on KAYAK are from Christchurch, which takes 0h 50m, Auckland, which takes 1h 05m, Queenstown, which takes 1h 15m, and Dunedin, which takes 1h 15m.

How many direct flights to Nelson are there each day?

There are around 27 direct flights from within New Zealand to Nelson every day. Most flights depart in the morning, with 08:00 the most common departure time and 43% of flights departing in the morning.

How many direct flights to Nelson are there each week?

Each week there are around 188 direct flights from within New Zealand to Nelson. The most common day for departures is Friday, with 18% of flights taking off on this day.

How many long-haul flights are there to Nelson each week?

There are not any long-haul (6-12 hour flight duration) or medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) flights to Nelson. Instead, there are 188 short-haul flights (up to 3 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Wellington.

How many cities have direct flights to Nelson?

From New Zealand, there are direct flights to Nelson from 4 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Wellington, with 80 direct flights each week.

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Low season

August

High season

January

Cheapest flight

$131
Best time to beat the crowds (0% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (12% more expensive on average)
Flight from Wellington to Nelson

When to book flights to Nelson

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Nelson based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Nelson based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Nelson flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to Nelson?

    In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Nelson was found on the route from Wellington, at $221 one-way and $283 return. The most popular connection is from Auckland to Nelson and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as $168 in the last 3 days.

  • How far is Nelson from central Nelson?

    Nelson is 6 km from the centre of Nelson.

  • What is the name of Nelson’s airport?

    All flights to Nelson land at Nelson. The airport code is NSN,and it can also be referred to as Nelson.

  • How much is a flight to Nelson?

    On average, a flight to Nelson costs $232. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $82 and departed from Christchurch Airport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Nelson?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Nelson.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Nelson?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Nelson is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Nelson?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Nelson with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Nelson?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Nelson up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Nelson

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Nelson flight deals.

Prefer to fly direct to Nelson?

Find which airlines fly direct to Nelson, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

New Zealand to Nelson

Monday

Air China, Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, +2 more

Air China, Air New Zealand, +3 more

Tuesday

Air China, Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, +2 more

Air China, Air New Zealand, +3 more

Wednesday

Air China, Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, +2 more

Air China, Air New Zealand, +3 more

Thursday

Air China, Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, +2 more

Air China, Air New Zealand, +3 more

Friday

Air China, Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, +2 more

Air China, Air New Zealand, +3 more

Saturday

Air China, Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, +2 more

Air China, Air New Zealand, +3 more

Sunday

Air China, Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, +2 more

Air China, Air New Zealand, +3 more

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Direct returns

Nelson to New Zealand

Monday

Air China, Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, +2 more

Air China, Air New Zealand, +3 more

Tuesday

Air China, Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, +2 more

Air China, Air New Zealand, +3 more

Wednesday

Air China, Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, +2 more

Air China, Air New Zealand, +3 more

Thursday

Air China, Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, +2 more

Air China, Air New Zealand, +3 more

Friday

Air China, Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, +2 more

Air China, Air New Zealand, +3 more

Saturday

Air China, Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, +2 more

Air China, Air New Zealand, +3 more

Sunday

Air China, Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, +2 more

Air China, Air New Zealand, +3 more

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Top airline flying to Nelson

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Nelson. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from New Zealand to Nelson. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Nelson? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.2
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 640 reviews
8.8Crew
8.1Comfort
8.4Boarding
7.7Food
7.9Entertainment
Airline reviews

Short flight so no entertainment, turbulence so no food service - overall flight as expected

8.0 ExcellentMichelle, Apr 2024NPL - AKL
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Short flight so no entertainment, turbulence so no food service - overall flight as expected

Great meal. Best seats ever! They need to teach other airlines how to do that.

Overall excellent but the Captain kept the seat belt sign on for far too long, especially at the beginning and end of the flight. It was 2 hours after take-off before the crew were able to start the service (on an 11 hour night flight, reducing our sleeping time) and the seat belt sign on went on during breakfast (90 mins before landing) and was not turned off again until we landed. This made for an uncomfortable journey of trying to limit fluid intake because it was unclear when the toilets would be available for use.

Food was not good. We asked for Muslim food and it was weird tasteless type of boiled veges.

Crew were pleasant, happy to be there and were a joy to be around. Entire operation was professional, well thought out and ran like a Swiss clock.

United flight from SFO to PDX was cancelled. I will ask for a refund. Had to book on Alaska

They announced food service but then never came around. We also couldn’t land so kept trying to get to runway and then had to come up and go around happened like 3 times and cause the child next to me to start throwing up

There was a snafu with confirming seats at check which left us in limbo for the second leg of our trip. I believe the ANZ app is not well integrated with the systems at the terminal resulting in this disconcerting error.

Flight attendants are always pleasant and helpful. Pilot kept us updated.

Just a hiccup being added to the NZ Traveller Declaration a bit late.

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Nelson found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
18/10Fri
1 stopAir New Zealand
7h 20mAKL-NSN
24/10Thu
directAir New Zealand
1h 30mNSN-AKL
$168
22/7Mon
directAir New Zealand
0h 55mCHC-NSN
26/7Fri
directAir New Zealand
0h 55mNSN-CHC
$168
18/10Fri
directAir New Zealand
1h 30mAKL-NSN
24/10Thu
directAir New Zealand
1h 30mNSN-AKL
$173
26/7Fri
directAir New Zealand
0h 55mCHC-NSN
30/7Tue
1 stopAir New Zealand
7h 15mNSN-CHC
$175
26/7Fri
directAir New Zealand
0h 55mCHC-NSN
30/7Tue
directAir New Zealand
0h 55mNSN-CHC
$177
18/10Fri
1 stopAir New Zealand
7h 20mAKL-NSN
24/10Thu
1 stopAir New Zealand
2h 45mNSN-AKL
$199
21/6Fri
1 stopAir New Zealand
6h 45mCHC-NSN
23/6Sun
directAir New Zealand
0h 55mNSN-CHC
$204
26/7Fri
1 stopAir New Zealand
6h 45mCHC-NSN
30/7Tue
1 stopAir New Zealand
7h 15mNSN-CHC
$212
22/7Mon
1 stopAir New Zealand
7h 20mCHC-NSN
26/7Fri
1 stopAir New Zealand
5h 50mNSN-CHC
$231
17/5Fri
directOriginair
0h 40mWLG-NSN
19/5Sun
directOriginair
0h 40mNSN-WLG
$328

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Nelson found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
20/5Mon
directOriginair
0h 40mWLG-NSN
$131
12/7Fri
directAir New Zealand
1h 30mAKL-NSN
$133
19/5Sun
directAir New Zealand
1h 30mAKL-NSN
$172
12/7Fri
1 stopAir New Zealand
11h 25mAKL-NSN
$182
10/5Fri
directAir New Zealand
1h 30mAKL-NSN
$190
19/5Sun
directAir New Zealand
1h 30mAKL-NSN
$192
8/5Wed
directAir New Zealand
1h 30mAKL-NSN
$194
8/5Wed
1 stopAir New Zealand
8h 10mAKL-NSN
$195
10/5Fri
1 stopAir New Zealand
8h 25mAKL-NSN
$205
8/5Wed
2 stops
17h 30mAKL-NSN
$288

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Last minute flights to Nelson

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to Nelson that are departing in the next 10 days.
4/5Sat
directAir New Zealand
1h 30mAKL-NSN
5/5Sun
directAir New Zealand
1h 30mNSN-AKL
$323
4/5Sat
multi-stopAir New Zealand
11h 10mAKL-NSN
5/5Sun
directAir New Zealand
1h 30mNSN-AKL
$377
4/5Sat
multi-stopAir New Zealand
7h 10mAKL-NSN
5/5Sun
multi-stopAir New Zealand
5h 55mNSN-AKL
$456
4/5Sat
multi-stop
6h 55mAKL-NSN
5/5Sun
multi-stop
23h 55mNSN-AKL
$1,013

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Flights to Nelson

Destination:

Nelson (NSN)New Zealand

Return flight deals:

Nelson - New Zealand

Cabin classes:

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$135

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