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Find cheap flights to Nelson from $341

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 26/6. 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.
18:15 - 08:10MEL-NSN
11h 55m1 stop
15:25 - 20:35NSN-MEL
7h 10m1 stop
$887Air New Zealand
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Tue, 27 Aug - Wed, 28 Aug
18:55 - 09:00MEL-NSN
12h 05m2 stops
11:55 - 20:35NSN-MEL
10h 40m2 stops
$897Air New Zealand
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Tue, 27 Aug - Wed, 28 Aug
18:05 - 07:40SYD-NSN
11h 35m1 stop
16:00 - 17:25NSN-SYD
27h 25m1 stop
$957Air New Zealand
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Tue, 26 Mar - Sun, 31 Mar
09:55 - 19:35SYD-NSN
7h 40m1 stop
07:40 - 15:45NSN-SYD
10h 05m2 stops
$1,042Air New Zealand
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Tue, 26 Mar - Sun, 31 Mar
09:55 - 20:25SYD-NSN
8h 30m2 stops
07:40 - 15:45NSN-SYD
10h 05m2 stops
$1,304Air New Zealand
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Tue, 26 Mar - Sun, 31 Mar

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 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 $926. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Wednesday, where prices are $1,142 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 February, where tickets cost $865 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and December, where the average cost of tickets from Australia is $1,428 and $1,370 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is August with an average price of $786.

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 at night, when flights cost $782 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Nelson is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,054.

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 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 27 days before departure.

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 Sydney, which takes 3h 15m, Brisbane, which takes 3h 30m, Melbourne, which takes 3h 35m, and Adelaide, which takes 6h 20m.

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 308 short-haul flights (up to 3 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Wellington.

Good to know

Low season

August

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$341
Best time to beat the crowds (26% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (28% more expensive on average)
Flight from Melbourne 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

  • How far is Nelson from central Nelson?

    The distance between Nelson and the city centre of Nelson is 6 km.

  • What is the name of Nelson’s airport?

    Nelson is served by Nelson, also commonly referred to as Nelson. The airport code is NSN.

  • 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.

  • 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 286 per week, followed by Sounds Air with 22 flights per week.

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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

Australia 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 Australia

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 airlines flying to Nelson

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 KAYAK reviews.
8.1
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 695 reviews
76food
88crew
79entertainment
81comfort
83boarding
83overall
Airline reviews

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

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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.

Boarding instructions on one leg of my journey were not well communicated at the gate (Melbourne to Auckland)

The only thing that was less than excellent was the food server at dinner. (I had the chicken.) It wasn't that it was poorly heated or in difficult-to-open containers; it was just that it had a very peculiar taste. And I use that to describe not just the main course but the dessert as well. Very odd flavours for what seemed to be a mainstream item. I did like that the airline offered us a free glass of wine. The breakfast omelette wasn't bad, although it was quite bland.

No refunds for flights that I could not take due to Covid restrictions

The flight met my expectations. It left and landed on time

Everything as good as can be if one flies economy bit not enough toilets!! People were queuing during the whole flight - there are really not enough toilets!!!

Flights delayed multiple times, travellers requests for updates ignored. Qantas continues to desatisfy travelling basics.

They actually held the plane for a few minutes and had someone at the escalators from Qantas checking to see if we were almost at the gate and radioed ahead to tell them that we were on our way. We called down to the person and gave her our names, coming as fast as we could.

Better food, hotter coffee, otherwise it was a very smooth and reasonably comfortable flight.

First time flying in Qantas. There is zero WiFi on the flight to/from Australia. Crew was great both routes - very attentive, personalized service. Pleasant staff throughout.

Packed flight. Urged to check carry-on before boarding only to discover numerous empty overhead bins after boarding. Challenging entertainment screen. After almost 20 minutes to arrive at baggage claim, waited over 30 mins before luggage was loaded on baggage claim carousel.

Grubby plane, dirty seat & table, poor food, wait for baggage, staff ok.

The plane was new (<6mos old) and was very well appointed. Lots of places to store things/plenty of legroom/comfortable seats/great blankets and headsets. Food was very good too. And crew were all very friendly and accommodating. Great trip!

I thought the overall standard in Premium Economy was very good indeed.

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Nelson found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
27/8Tue
1 stopAir New Zealand
11h 55mMEL-NSN
28/8Wed
1 stopAir New Zealand
7h 10mNSN-MEL
$887
27/8Tue
2 stopsAir New Zealand
12h 05mMEL-NSN
28/8Wed
2 stopsAir New Zealand
10h 40mNSN-MEL
$897
26/3Tue
1 stopAir New Zealand
11h 35mSYD-NSN
31/3Sun
1 stopAir New Zealand
27h 25mNSN-SYD
$957
26/3Tue
1 stopAir New Zealand
7h 40mSYD-NSN
31/3Sun
2 stopsAir New Zealand
10h 05mNSN-SYD
$1,042
26/3Tue
2 stopsAir New Zealand
8h 30mSYD-NSN
31/3Sun
2 stopsAir New Zealand
10h 05mNSN-SYD
$1,304

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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.
26/6Wed
1 stop
10h 50mMEL-NSN
$341
28/7Sun
2 stops
23h 35mMEL-NSN
$379
28/7Sun
1 stop
14h 55mMEL-NSN
$384
31/7Wed
2 stops
15h 55mMEL-NSN
$393
30/7Tue
2 stops
13h 20mMEL-NSN
$401
3/8Sat
2 stops
11h 55mMEL-NSN
$413
3/8Sat
1 stop
8h 05mMEL-NSN
$414
2/8Fri
2 stops
13h 35mMEL-NSN
$416
31/7Wed
1 stopAir New Zealand
11h 15mMEL-NSN
$425
1/8Thu
2 stopsAir New Zealand
9h 40mMEL-NSN
$494

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Recent domestic flight deals

4/6Tue
directSounds Air
0h 45mWLG-NSN
8/6Sat
directSounds Air
0h 30mNSN-WLG
$128
10/9Tue
directAir New Zealand
0h 45mWLG-NSN
13/9Fri
directAir New Zealand
0h 40mNSN-WLG
$209
1/4Mon
directOriginair
0h 40mWLG-NSN
30/4Tue
directOriginair
0h 40mNSN-WLG
$277
25/4Thu
multi-stopAir New Zealand
7h 15mAKL-NSN
28/4Sun
directAir New Zealand
1h 30mNSN-AKL
$290
10/9Tue
multi-stopAir New Zealand
3h 50mWLG-NSN
13/9Fri
directAir New Zealand
0h 40mNSN-WLG
$309
25/4Thu
multi-stopAir New Zealand
7h 15mAKL-NSN
28/4Sun
multi-stopAir New Zealand
7h 10mNSN-AKL
$334
25/4Thu
multi-stopAir New Zealand
7h 15mAKL-NSN
28/4Sun
multi-stopAir New Zealand
7h 10mNSN-AKL
$335
10/9Tue
multi-stopAir New Zealand
6h 05mWLG-NSN
13/9Fri
directAir New Zealand
0h 40mNSN-WLG
$372
29/3Fri
directAir New Zealand
1h 30mAKL-NSN
13/4Sat
directAir New Zealand
1h 30mNSN-AKL
$436
29/3Fri
multi-stopAir New Zealand
12h 55mAKL-NSN
13/4Sat
multi-stopAir New Zealand
6h 20mNSN-AKL
$457

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