Nelson City is small enough to walk around, but for access from the surrounding suburbs and around the sites and attractions of the city and region you'll likely want to rent a car, take a taxi, or have a fresh set of legs and a bicycle.
The City is serviced by a bus service which runs Monday to Saturday on four main routes: 1) Toitoi/Hospital, 2) Atawhai, 3) Brook/Maitai and 4) Washington Valley/Port Hills. Please see Nelson Bus Information (http://www.nelsoncitycoun...).
For late night party revellers there is also an excellent bus service which runs hourly until 03:15 from Trafalgar Street next to Westpac Bank to Richmond.
