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Distance from Christchurch to Nelson

Distance between Christchurch and Nelson is 257 kilometers (160 miles).
Driving distance from Christchurch to Nelson is 416 kilometers (258 miles).

air 257 km
air 160 miles
car 416 km
car 258 miles

Distance Map Between Christchurch and Nelson

Christchurch, New ZealandNelson, New Zealand = 160 miles = 257 km.

How far is it between Christchurch and Nelson

Christchurch is located in New Zealand with (-43.5333,172.6333) coordinates and Nelson is located in New Zealand with (-41.2708,173.284) coordinates. The calculated flying distance from Christchurch to Nelson is equal to 160 miles which is equal to 257 km.

If you want to go by car, the driving distance between Christchurch and Nelson is 415.5 km. If you ride your car with an average speed of 112 kilometers/hour (70 miles/h), travel time will be 03 hours 42 minutes. Please check the avg. speed travel time table on the right for various options.
Difference between fly and go by a car is 159 km.

City/PlaceLatitude and LongitudeGPS Coordinates
Christchurch -43.5333, 172.6333 43° 31´ 59.9880'' S
172° 37´ 59.9880'' E
Nelson -41.2708, 173.284 41° 16´ 14.8080'' S
173° 17´ 2.5440'' E

Estimated Travel Time Between Christchurch and Nelson

Average SpeedTravel Time
30 mph (48 km/h) 08 hours 39 minutes
40 mph (64 km/h) 06 hours 29 minutes
50 mph (80 km/h) 05 hours 11 minutes
60 mph (97 km/h) 04 hours 17 minutes
70 mph (112 km/h) 03 hours 42 minutes
75 mph (120 km/h) 03 hours 27 minutes
Recent Comments
Mike Goodwin Christchurch 2019-04-25 03:28:54

Dear distance calculator. This is currently the first site that google suggests when asking "christchurch to nelson time" to get travel times. The other direction is accurate. Please can you amend this so that tourists don't think they need to drive faster and plan their trips better. Cheers mate.

Mike Goodwin Christchurch 2019-04-25 03:07:40

I totally agree with Don Robertson.
The inland route is through the mountains, and the western road is a thin and winding coastal road. It will take 5 Hours minimum.

Don Robertson 2018-01-05 16:32:29

The only way you could average 112 kph on new Zealand roads is to drive like a maniac. Roads are far to narrow and windy to maintain a speed like that. Plus the speed limit is 100kph on the open road, except for a couple of motorways that are tens of km long.

Beginning to understand why so many tourists have accidents here.

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