The aims of this study are: (1) assessing the NZMS survival in non-aquatic media simulating transportation attached to different substrata (leaf litter, sediment and clay) under laboratory conditions; (2) assessing the post-transport survival under field conditions; (3) comparing post-transport survival between a labo-ratory and a field experiment; (4) assessing whether the origin of populations (laboratory vs field) affects the tolerance of NZMS to non-aquatic media. We tested the hypotheses that substrata pre-serving more moisture will increase the post-transport survival of NZMS (hypothesis 1), that the survival of NZMS in field scenarios will be lower than under laboratory conditions (hypothesis 2), and that the laboratory population will present a similar tolerance to non-aquatic media than the field population (hypothesis 3). This study represents a step forward in the understanding of the NZMS post-transport survival in realistic scenarios, which is relevant for an efficient management of this invasive snail.