There are a variety of supermarkets nearby: "Lidl Gent - Mariakerke" (18 minutes by foot or 4 minutes by car), "Carrefour Market Mariakerke-Gent" (20 minutes by foot or 4 minutes by car), "Aldi Gent-Mariakerke" (23 minutes by foot or 4 minutes by car).
You can find a close high school: "Go! Atheneum Mariakerke", in fewer than 4 minutes by car. The nearest nursery is called "'T Sloeberhuisje" and is 23 minutes' walk away. There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Go! Basisschool De Wijze Eik Mariakerke", 4 minutes away by bike.
Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station ("Partago - Jacobs Nest") is only 2 minutes’ drive away. To reach A10 / E40 (Brussels - Aalst - Gent - Brugge - Oostende) you only need 9 minutes and A14 / E17 (Antwerpen - Sint-Niklaas - Gent - Kortrijk - (Lille, France)) is reachable in 13 minutes. About 11 minutes bike away, you will find the "Cambio - Mariakerke Post" station. The nearest train station is "Drongen / Tronchiennes": reachable in 8 minutes by car, or 18 minutes by public transport.
Brussels is 45 minutes away by car. It takes about 51 minutes to reach Antwerp with your car. It takes approximately 19 minutes to reach Ghent with your bike. In 34 minutes you can reach Bruges.
There are multiple bus lines close by: De Lijn - 9 - Mariakerke Post-Gentbrugge Groeningewijk, De Lijn - 930 - Minder Mobielen Gent with a stop 3 minutes away by foot, De Lijn - 160 - Belbus Zomergem - Lovendegem - Waarschoot with a stand 8 minutes’ walk away.
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