In 40 minutes you can reach Brussels. Antwerp is only 11 minutes away by car. Ghent is 50 minutes away by car. Only 24 minutes are needed to reach Mechelen with your car.
You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Kroonplein" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 2 minutes away by foot. The nearest train station is "Antwerpen-Luchtbal / Anvers-Luchtbal": reachable in 5 minutes by car, or 21 minutes by public transport. The A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) and A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) motorways are accessible in 4 minutes. The nearest airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) and is reachable by car in 12 minutes. In fewer than 1 minute, you can find a charging station ("Victor Roosensplein") for your electric car. If you appreciate the flexibility offered by renting a bike, you can find the "Velo Antwerpen - Kroonplein" station at just 2 minutes’ walk away.
The closest bus lines are De Lijn - 33 - Hoboken - Wilrijk - Merksem - Ekeren, De Lijn - 778 - Zandvliet - Merksem Scholen via Bredabaan with a stop reachable in fewer than 1 minute as a pedestrian, De Lijn - 670 - Essen - Kapellen - Merksem with a stand 5 minutes’ walk away. There are multiple tram lines close by: De Lijn - 2 - Hoboken - P+R Merksem, De Lijn - 3 - P+R Merksem - P+R Melsele with a stand 5 minutes’ walk away.
You can find a close high school: "Sint-Ludgardisschool", in fewer than 1 minute by car. Parkvilla is the most convieniently located nursery: just 2 minutes away by bike. You can find a close preschool and elementary school: "Vrije Basisschool - Sint-Ludgardisschool", 1 minute away by car.
You have the choice between several nearby supermarkets: "Colruyt Merksem (Roosensplein)" (5 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Carrefour Express Merksem Laaglandlaan" (8 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Delhaize Merksem" (11 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car).
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