In 40 minutes you can reach Brussels. Ghent is 49 minutes away by car. In just 23 minutes by car you can reach Mechelen. Sint-Niklaas is only 26 minutes away by car.
If you are looking for a high school, "Joma 1" it is 5 minutes away by foot. Vrije Lagere School Joma is the most convieniently located elementary school: just 1 minute away by bike. You can find a close nursery: "Kinderdagverblijf Babywood", in fewer than 1 minute by car. Vrije Kleuterschool - Joma is the most convieniently located preschool: just 5 minutes away as a pedestrian.
Do you need to charge an electric car? The nearest charging station ("Victor Roosensplein") is just 3 minutes away by car. The nearest airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) and is reachable by car in 11 minutes. The nearest train station is "Antwerpen-Noorderdokken / Anvers-Noorderdokken": reachable in 3 minutes by car, or 22 minutes by public transport. The motorways A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) and A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) can be reached in 2 minutes. You can find a shared bike station at 2 minutes as a pedestrian: "Velo Antwerpen - Cultuurcentrum". You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Maantjessteenweg" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 2 minutes away by bike.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Match Merksem" (5 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Carrefour Express Merksem Lambrechtshoekenlaan" (7 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Shop & Go Laarsebaan" (12 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car).
The closest tram lines are De Lijn - 2 - Hoboken - P+R Merksem, De Lijn - 3 - P+R Merksem - P+R Melsele with a stand 16 minutes’ walk away. You can access these bus lines: De Lijn - 651 - Merksem Burgemeester Nolf - Merksem Kerkhof with a stand 4 minutes’ walk away, De Lijn - 642 - Maria ter Heide - Antwerpen via Miksebaan, De Lijn - 640 - Loenhout - Wuustwezel - Brasschaat - Antwerpen with a stop 6 minutes away by foot.
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