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Nelson to Wellington

1 operator run this water, from 40 min.

Every way across

One row per operator and speed. Where a service is sold as fast and its average does not clear 45 km/h, the word appears in quotation marks — the boat is fast craft, the crossing is not.

Air New Zealand NSN → WLG 132 km non-stop AT7 BEH DH3 in the air 2 h 10 est. rate not held 198 km/h average

Other ways to reach Wellington

If this crossing does not suit, these quays also reach Wellington without a change. It is the question a single-route page cannot answer about itself and an atlas can.

Blenheim – Wellington 36 min Air New Zealand
Napier – Wellington 50 min Air New Zealand
New Plymouth – Wellington 50 min Air New Zealand
Christchurch – Wellington 53 min Air New Zealand
Hamilton – Wellington 59 min Air New Zealand
Rotorua – Wellington 59 min Air New Zealand
Gisborne – Wellington 1 h 00 Air New Zealand
Tauranga – Wellington 1 h 02 Air New Zealand
Timaru – Wellington 1 h 03 Air New Zealand
Auckland – Wellington 1 h 06 Air New Zealand

And other ways to reach Nelson

Christchurch – Nelson 49 min Air New Zealand
Auckland – Nelson 1 h 07 Air New Zealand

Where else these quays go

Also from Nelson

Auckland · Christchurch

Also from Wellington

Auckland · Blenheim · Brisbane · Christchurch · Dunedin · Gisborne · Hamilton · Melbourne · Napier · New Plymouth · Picton · Queenstown · Rotorua · Sydney (Mascot)

Which months this runs

Season not heldwe can say when we looked, not which months run

Our records for the Nelson–Wellington crossing were read on 11 August 2026 and describe the network as it ran that week. We hold no month-by-month variation, so this page cannot tell you whether a crossing runs in February.

If you are travelling well outside August 2026, confirm with the operator before you plan around it.

What we do not know

No fares. Not for this crossing, not for any crossing, not for any mode.

No departure times. No rate is held for this pair either, so we cannot say how often it runs.