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

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

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Routes from nelson-nelson to christchurch
Cheapest
Car
5h 4m
414 km
cost $82
Fastest
Truck
5h 4m
price $82
Others
Walk
2d 22h 8m
distance 348 km
Bike
29h 54m
distance 436 km

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

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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 54m
distance 436 km

Route instructions

1. Continue onto Trafalgar Street 34 m
2. Turn left onto Halifax Street 254 m
3. Turn left onto Rutherford Street 4.90 km
4. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Whakatu Drive 720 m
5. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Whakatu Drive, SH 6 174 m
6. Keep left onto Whakatu Drive, SH 6 5.38 km
7. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Richmond Deviation, SH 6 1.66 km
8. Keep left 113 m
9. Turn sharp right onto McGlashen Avenue 19 m
10. Turn left onto Richmond Deviation, SH 6 136 m
11. Continue onto Gladstone Road, SH 6 1.51 km
12. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Main Road Hope, SH 6 192.25 km
13. Turn left onto State Highway 7, SH 7 151.24 km
14. Turn right onto Omihi Road, SH 1 29.80 km
15. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Main North Road, SH 1 13.86 km
16. Keep left onto Christchurch Northern Corridor, SH 74 11.16 km
17. Turn right onto Bealey Avenue 120 m
18. Turn left onto Colombo Street 1.04 km
19. Turn slight left onto Cathedral Square 131 m
20. Turn right onto Cathedral Square 85 m
21. Arrive at destination 0 m
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