In 46 minutes you can reach Brussels. Antwerp is 50 minutes away by car. In 36 minutes you can reach Bruges. Aalst is 30 minutes away by car.
Thanks to the "Cambio - Mariakerke Post" station, you can rent a car when you need one, in fewer than 18 minutes walk. The A10 / E40 (Brussels - Aalst - Gent - Brugge - Oostende) can be reached in 11 minutes, and the slip road to A14 / E17 (Antwerpen - Sint-Niklaas - Gent - Kortrijk - (Lille, France)) is just a 14 minute drive away. Do you need to charge an electric car? The nearest charging station ("Vinoscoop") is just 5 minutes away by car. In fewer than 7 minutes, by car, you can be at "Wondelgem" train station.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Lidl Gent - Mariakerke" (21 minutes by foot or 4 minutes by car), "Carrefour Market Mariakerke Kolegem" (24 minutes by foot or 4 minutes by car), "Aldi Gent-Mariakerke" (27 minutes by foot or 4 minutes by car).
You can find a close high school: "Vrij Instituut Voor Secundair Onderwijs - Gent", in fewer than 5 minutes by car. If you are looking for a nursery, "'T Sloeberhuisje" it is 12 minutes away by foot. There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Stedelijke Basisschool - De Brug", 5 minutes away by bike.
The closest bus lines are De Lijn - 160 - Belbus Zomergem - Lovendegem - Waarschoot, De Lijn - 65 - Gent Sint-Pietersstation - Zomergem - Ursel, De Lijn - 67 - Gent Sint-Pietersstation-Zomergem-Waarschoot-Eeklo with a stop 17 minutes away by foot.
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