Brussels is 42 minutes away by car. In 51 minutes you can reach Ghent. Mechelen is only 26 minutes away by car. In just 29 minutes by car you can reach Sint-Niklaas.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Shop & Go Rozemaai" (7 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Colruyt Ekeren" (10 minutes by foot or 3 minutes by car), "Carrefour Market Antwerpen (Ekeren)" (13 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car).
Vks O.-L.-V. Van Lourdesinstituut is the most convieniently located preschool: just 1 minute away as a pedestrian. The closest elementary school is named "Vrije Lagere School" and is 1 minute' away by car. Bb Safe is the most convieniently located nursery: just 1 minute away by bike. You can find a close high school: "Go! Atheneum Ekeren", in fewer than 1 minute by car.
You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Ekeren Dorp" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 2 minutes away by foot. The nearest airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) and is reachable by car in 13 minutes. The A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) can be reached in 3 minutes, and the slip road to A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) is just a 5 minute drive away. If you appreciate the flexibility offered by renting a bike, you can find the "Blue-Bike - Ekeren (Quai 2)" station at just 14 minutes’ walk away. Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station ("Parking Kasteeltje Hof Mertens") is only 1 minute’ drive away. A SNCB station ("Ekeren") is located 5 minutes away by bike, or 2 minutes by car.
The closest tram lines are De Lijn - 1 - P+R Luchtbal - Zuid with a stop reachable in fewer than 20 minutes as a pedestrian, De Lijn - 6 - P+R Olympiade - P+R Luchtbal with a stop 21 minutes away by foot. You can access these bus lines: De Lijn - 33 - Hoboken - Wilrijk - Merksem - Ekeren, De Lijn - 730 - Brasschaat De Golf - Ekeren - Antwerpen, De Lijn - 778 - Zandvliet - Merksem Scholen via Bredabaan with a stand 2 minutes’ walk away.
New addresses: Belgium