How to get from Christchurch to Nelson by car, truck, walk, bike

Distance between Christchurch and Nelson is 257 kilometers (159 miles).
Driving distance from Christchurch to Nelson is 414 kilometers (257 miles)

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Routes from christchurch to nelson-nelson
Cheapest
Car
5h 4m
414 km
cost $82
Fastest
Truck
5h 4m
price $82
Others
Walk
2d 22h 8m
distance 348 km
Bike
29h 48m
distance 434 km

4 Ways from Christchurch (New Zealand) to Nelson (New Zealand/Nelson)

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Cheapest
Car
5h 4m
414 km
cost $82
Fastest
Truck
5h 4m
price $82
Others
Walk
2d 22h 8m
distance 348 km
Bike
29h 48m
distance 434 km

Route instructions

1. Continue onto Cathedral Square 85 m
2. Turn left onto Cathedral Square 131 m
3. Turn slight right onto Colombo Street 1.06 km
4. Turn right onto Bealey Avenue 120 m
5. Turn left onto Sherborne Street 3.25 km
6. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Christchurch Northern Corridor 21.76 km
7. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Main North Road, SH 1 29.59 km
8. Keep left 316 m
9. Turn slight left onto Waipara Flat Road, SH 7 151.15 km
10. Turn right onto State Highway 65, SH 65 192.22 km
11. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Gladstone Road, SH 6 1.61 km
12. Keep right 78 m
13. Turn left 1.51 km
14. Keep left onto Richmond Deviation, SH 6 5.40 km
15. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Whakatu Drive, SH 6 367 m
16. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Whakatu Drive 754 m
17. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Waimea Road 4.93 km
18. Turn right onto Halifax Street 254 m
19. Turn right onto Trafalgar Street 34 m
20. Arrive at destination 0 m
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