Why go
- Town/city in Eastern Norway, Norway.
- Served by Jarlsberg Airfield.
History
Tønsberg, historically Tunsberg, is a city in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located about 102 kilometres south-southwest of the capital city of Oslo on the western coast of the Oslofjord near its mouth onto the Skagerrak. The city is the most populous metropolis in Vestfold county. Tønsberg also serves as the administrative centre for Vestfold county and the seat of the County Governor of Vestfold og Telemark.
Restaurants & places to go
Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 15:00-22:00; Sa-Su 13:00-22:00 Features: takeaway · dominos.no
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-20:00, Sa 09:00-18:00 Features: takeaway · no.espressohouse.com
Burger, Kebab, Pasta, Pizza, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-22:00 · laporta.no
Friture, Kebab, Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Sa-Su 14:00-22:00; Tu-Fr 15:00-22:00 · facebook.com
Sandwich, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-18:00 Features: takeaway
Fish, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-We 11:30-21:00; Th-Sa 11:30-22:00; Su 13:00-20:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegetarian options · almarestaurant.no
Kebab, Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:00-22:00; Fr 11:00-23:00; Sa 12:00-23:00 Features: vegetarian options · balkanmeny.no
African, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 10:50-19:30 Features: vegan options · hmgiveaway.com
Thai, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 15:00-20:00; Fr-Su 14:00-21:00 · facebook.com
Sushi, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo off; Tu-Fr 12:00-21:00; Sa-Su 13:00-21:00 · ninassushi.no
Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 15:00-21:30; Sa-Su 13:00-22:00 Features: vegetarian options · venezia.no
Steak House, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 15:00-22:00; Sa 12:00-22:00; Su 12:00-21:00 Features: vegetarian options · steak.no
Japanese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-21:30 · yanagisushi.no
Chinese, Coffee Shop, Friture, Local, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:00-21:30; Fr 11:00-22:00; Sa 13:00-22:00 · ysterietcafe.no
Vietnamese, Asian, Chinese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Th 11:00-19:00; Fr,Sa 11:00-21:00; Su 14:00-20:00 Features: takeaway · mycafetest.webflow.io
Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Su 13:00-21:00 · 8glass.no
Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-17:00; Sa,Su 09:00-17:00 Features: outdoor seating · barebarista.no
Asian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 13:30-22:45; Su 13:30-22:00
Indian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Th 15:00-21:00; Fr,Sa 14:00-22:00 Features: vegan options
American, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating
Fine Dining, Restaurant · Features: step-free access
Fast Food · fast food
Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Su-Th 11:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-23:00 · digg.no
Burger, Italian Pizza, Kebab, Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Sa-Su 12:00-22:00; Mo-Fr 10:00-22:00 · melsompizza.no
Sandwich, Fast Food · Features: takeaway, step-free access
Fish, Fast Food · Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · roaribua.com
Kebab, Fast Food · Features: vegetarian options · swedishkebabmafia.no
Sushi, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 13:00-21:00; Su 14:00-21:00 Features: takeaway, vegetarian options, step-free access · okurasushi.no
Italian, Restaurant · Italian restaurant · xn--rdhusettrattoria-dob.no
Steak House, Restaurant · Features: vegetarian options · bighorn.no
Chinese, Restaurant · Chinese restaurant
Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-22:00; Mo,Su 11:00-21:00 Features: takeaway · groovy-tonsberg.no
Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-We 10:00-17:00; Th 10:00-18:00; Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00 Features: takeaway · herrogfru.no
Indian, Restaurant · Indian restaurant
Fast Food · fast food
Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Su-Th 11:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-23:00 · pizzabakeren.no
Burger, Kebab, Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 15:00-23:00; Su,PH 13:00-22:00 Features: takeaway, step-free access · pizzavera.no
Fish, Restaurant · Fish restaurant
Thai, Restaurant · Thai restaurant · sawatdeethai.no
Sushi, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 12:00-21:30,Sa-Su 13:30-21:30 · pandaswok.no
Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 12:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegetarian options
Chinese, Restaurant · Chinese restaurant
Restaurant · restaurant · husettonsberg.no
Cafe · cafe · flykafeen.no
51 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Airports
Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) 14 km to the centre
Sandefjord(Torp), 39, NO — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 8 airlines (Norwegian Air Shuttle, Wizz Air, Ryanair, Widerøe…) · direct flights to 30 destinations incl. Alicante, Amsterdam, Bergen, Copenhagen, Malaga… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Serves Oslo (85 km) — the low-cost way in
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 8 airlines, 30 direct destinations
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-800) · 11 routes: Alicante, Antalya, Barcelona, Bergen, Dubrovnik, Gran Canaria, London, Malaga, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Trondheim
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 11 routes: Belgrade, Bucharest, Gdansk, Katowice, Lublin, Poznan, Riga, Szczecin, Vilnius, Warsaw, Wroclaw
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 6 routes: Alghero, Alicante, Liverpool, London, Malaga, Pisa
- Widerøe WF (Dash 8-400, Dash 8-300) · 4 routes: Bergen, Copenhagen, Stavanger, Trondheim
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (Dash 8-400) · 2 routes: Copenhagen*, Stavanger*
- Alitalia AZ (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Amsterdam*
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (EMJ) · 1 route: Amsterdam*
- NextJet 2N (Saab 340) · 1 route: Stockholm
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Jarlsberg Airfield 4.4 km to the centre
Tønsberg, 39, NO
Torod Airstrip 9.9 km to the centre
39, NO
Ruteig Airstrip 26 km to the centre
39, NO
Getting there by ferry
Vestre Bolæren, Jensesund
Ferry terminal · 8.9 km from the centre · Flybåten
Mellom Bolæren, Kongshavnsund
Ferry terminal · 10 km from the centre
Østre Bolæren, Kongshavnsund
Ferry terminal · 11 km from the centre · Flybåten
Østre Bolæren, Hovedkai
Ferry terminal · 11 km from the centre · Flybåten
Tenvik
Ferry terminal · 11 km from the centre
Vestgården
Ferry terminal · 13 km from the centre
Ole III
Ferry route · Tønsberg kommune
Husvik-Bolærne-Arås
Ferry route · Flybåten
Arås-Bolærne-Husvik
Ferry route · Flybåten
M/S Jutøya
Ferry route
Vestgården - Engø
Ferry route
Where to stay
Oslofjordveien 8, 3159 Melsomvik, Norway · oslofjord.com
Nedre Langgate 40, 3126 Tønsberg, Norway · thonhotels.no
Halfdan Wilhelmsens alle 22, 3112 Tønsberg, Norway · wh.no
Husøyveien 29, 3132 Husøysund, Norway · hotellborge.no
Havnegata 6, 3179 Åsgårdstrand, Norway · unikegrandhotel.no
Ollebukta 3, 3126 Tønsberg, Norway · strawberry.no
Nedre Langgate 49, 3126 Tønsberg, Norway · hotelklubben.no
Fjærholmveien 170, 3132 Husøysund, Norway · fjaerholmen.no
Tareveien 11, 3150 Tolvsrød, Norway · furustrand.no
Indoor
Carl 15 gate 3, 3150 Tolvsrød, Norway
Åshaugveien 153, 3157 Barkåker, Norway
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Jarlsberg Airfield; 2 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Vestre Bolæren, Jensesund, 8.9 km); routes include Ole III, Husvik-Bolærne-Arås, Arås-Bolærne-Husvik.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Tønsberg, Norway. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
National rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
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