Vestfold

The county administration is in Tønsberg. Vestfold is located west of the Oslo Fjord, as the name indicates. It includes many smaller, but well-known towns in Norway, such as Larvik, Sandefjord, Tønsberg and Horten. The river Numedalslågen runs through the district. Many islands are located at the coast. Vestfold County has a total of 14 municipalities

Vestfold is a county in East Norway.

Cities

🌍 Tønsberg
🌍 Horten
🌍 Sandefjord
🌍 Larvik
🌍 Holmestrand is a nice town with a charming harbour. Its nice to stroll in the harbour, or if you prefer woods and hills - its possible to go for long walks by foot in the countryside or in the winter its very good conditions for skiing]
🌍 Svelvik

Other destinations

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Get in

By plane

Sandefjord Torp Airport near Sandefjord has flights to some major and minor cities around Norway and Europe, including Amsterdam, Copenhagen, London, Warsaw, and some tourist destinations in southern Europe. There is a free transfer bus to a nearby railway station.
Oslo Airport, located 150 km northeast of Vestfold. Major international airport. See the below how to get in from Oslo.

By boat

There are car ferries:

Moss-Horten
Strömstad(Sweden)-Sandefjord
Hirtshals(Denmark)-Kristiansand (Vest-Agder)

By car

From Oslo or Kristiansand use road E-18.
If going from Sweden, Denmark or Germany, use one of the car ferries or drive through Oslo.

Get around

By train

NSB. NSB's intercity trains run hourly between Oslo/Lillehammer and Larvik/Skien. Inside Vestfold, they stop at Sande, Holmestrand, Skoppum, Tønsberg, Stokke, Torp (airport), Sandefjord and Larvik.

By bus

Vestviken, ☎ +47 177 (domestic only). Vestviken is the company running the buses in Vestfold and Telemark. See their webpages for more info. Tickets can be bought in most Narvesen kiosks.

By car

. The main thoroughfare through Vestfold is the E-18, which will get you where you want to go quickly, but the view is mostly tunnells and forest. To go sightseeing, make detours from E-18, for instance the Hortensveien/Midgardsveien between Horten and Tønsberg along the coast. Or take the road from Larvik to Stavern. A good map is your best friend!

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