The city of Sandefjord
Sandefjord with a population of approx. 42 000 inhabitants is situated by the coat some 120 km south of Oslo. Sandefjord’s history is inextricably linked to whaling. It reached its apogee in 1954 and stopped in 1968. The maritime city of Sandefjord is an important shipping city in Norway and also hosts the headquarters of Norways largest paint company Jotun. The city was also an important harbour during the Viking age and some of the most important Viking ship excavations that are exhibited in the Viking ship museum in Oslo are done in the surroundings of Sandefjord.
Early September is a excellent time to visit Sandefjord, either you enjoy the magnificent settings, the nature, beaches and boat-life or just simply want to experience a travel back in time by visiting the Viking ship replica "Gaia" or the whaling and shipping museum.
How to get to Sandefjord?
Sandefjord is situated 120 km south of Oslo and has excellent connections to Oslo by rail and road. Sandefjord Airport Torp (Oslo South) only 10 minutes drive away from the city centre has direct flights to European cities such as London Stansted, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Frankfurt Hahn, Stockholm, Milano Bergamo, Liverpool, Newcastle, Birmingham, Glasgow Prestwick, Dublin, Alicante, Nice, Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga, Hannover, Bremen, Innsbruck, Katowice, Warszawa, Gdansk, Poznan and Budapest. There is also regular daily ferry connections from Sandefjord to Strømstad in Sweden.
Sandefjord Airport Torp (Oslo South): www.torp.no
Ryanair: www.ryanair.com
SAS/Widerøe: www.sas.no www.wideroe.no
WizzAir: www.wizzair.com
KLM: www.klm.com
Ferry - Color Line: www.colorline.com
Train - NSB: www.nsb.no
Tourist information
www.visitsandefjord.com
Hotels
Rica Park Hotel: www.rica.no
Clarion Collection Hotel Atlantic: www.hotelatlantic.no
Hotel Kong Carl: www.kongcarl.no
Taxi
Taxi from Sandefjord Airport Torp to downtown Sandefjord takes 10 minutes and cost NOK 150 - 200,- one way. Taxies can be found right outside the airport terminal or call Vestfold Taxi +47 33 42 02 00
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