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==Transportation== [[File:Color Viking IMG 5218 imo 8317942.JPG|thumb|Daily ferries by ''[[Color Line (ferry operator)|Color Line]]'' and ''[[Fjord Line]]'' connect [[Sandefjord]] to [[Sweden]].<ref>Fodor, Eugene (1991). ''Fodor's Scandinavian Cities''. Fodor's Travel Publications. Page 93. {{ISBN|9780679019596}}.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gonorway.no/norway/counties/vestfold/sandefjord/7635e3a768b71b0/index.html|title=Sandefjord|website=www.gonorway.no|access-date=10 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619042655/http://gonorway.no/norway/counties/vestfold/sandefjord/7635e3a768b71b0/index.html|archive-date=19 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>]] The [[Vestfold Line]] is a railway line that runs from [[Drammen]], through a number of towns in Vestfold and ending in the town of Skien in [[Telemark]]. [[European route E18]] runs through the county roughly parallel to the railway.<ref name="Bertelsen, Hans Kristian 1998 Page 191" /> There are two international ferry connections, both operated by [[Color Line (ferry operator)|Color Line]]. [[Larvik]] is connected to the Danish town [[Hirtshals]], the other route is between [[Sandefjord]] and [[Strømstad]] in Sweden. [[Fjord Line]] is also a ferry operator between Sandefjord and Strømstad. In addition there is a domestic route connecting [[Horten]] and [[Moss]]. [[Sandefjord Airport, Torp|Sandefjord Airport Torp]] is one of Norway's largest airports.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vy.no/en/traffic-and-routes/route-map-and-stations/airport-train-and-bus-routes|title=Airport train and bus service | Airport train | Airport bus | vy.no|website=www.vy.no}}</ref> Only [[Bergen Airport, Flesland|Bergen]]- and [[Oslo Airport]]s have more international flights than Torp Airport.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.torp.no/aktuelt/rekordsommer-pa-torp-article1502-281.html |title=Rekordsommer på TORP! |website=Torp.no |access-date=28 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213143948/https://www.torp.no/aktuelt/rekordsommer-pa-torp-article1502-281.html |archive-date=13 December 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite being located 74 miles south of Oslo, Torp is sometimes [[Oslo Airport location controversy#Torp and Rygge|called Oslo Airport Torp]]. It is reached with a free shuttle bus from [[Sandefjord Airport Station]] on [[Vestfold Line|Vestfoldbanen]]. Torp is regional hub for low-cost carrier [[Norwegian Air Shuttle|Norwegian]], as well as low-cost carriers [[Ryanair]] and [[WizzAir]] also operate from the airport.<ref>Macmillan (2008). ''Let's Go 2009 Europe''. Let's Go, Inc. Page 737. {{ISBN|9780312387082}}.</ref> Torp offers direct routes to over 30 international and domestic destinations,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.visitoslo.com/en/product/?TLp=16585 |title=Torp Sandefjord Airport |website=Visitoslo.com |access-date=28 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211105307/https://www.visitoslo.com/en/product/?TLp=16585 |archive-date=11 December 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> including daily flights to European cities such as [[London]] and [[Amsterdam]].<ref name="www.sandefjord.no1">{{cite web |url=http://www.sandefjord.no/en/new-residents/jobs/sandefjord-wants-your-business-to-succeed/ |title=Sandefjord wants your business to succeed |website=Sandefjord.no |access-date=28 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209044519/http://www.sandefjord.no/en/new-residents/jobs/sandefjord-wants-your-business-to-succeed/ |archive-date=9 December 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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