is a town in Horten Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The town is located along the Ytre Oslofjord about 16 kilometres north of the town of Tønsberg and about 12 kilometres to the southeast of
View of the coastline of the town
Ferries cut across the Oslo Fjord, connecting Horten and Moss.
The service is provided by ferries operated by Torghatten Sør, who make the 10.5-kilometer in 30 minutes. It is the busiest road ferry in Norway. In 2008 the line had a daily ridership of 3720 people
MF Bastø VI
SS Bastø II at Horten in 1915
MF Bastø II (1939) loading at Horten in 1950. She was Alpha's first roll on/roll off vessel.
SS Bastø (1934) in Lyngen during the Second World War.