You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Ottenstadion" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 22 minutes away by foot. The A14 / E17 (Antwerpen - Sint-Niklaas - Gent - Kortrijk - (Lille, France)) can be reached in 4 minutes, and the slip road to A10 / E40 (Brussels - Aalst - Gent - Brugge - Oostende) is just a 7 minute drive away. In fewer than 4 minutes, by car, you can be at "Gentbrugge" train station. Do you need to charge an electric car? The nearest charging station ("Achterdries") is just 2 minutes away by car.
De Droomboom is the most convieniently located nursery: just 9 minutes away as a pedestrian. You can find a close high school: "Go! Atheneum Gentbrugge", in fewer than 4 minutes by car. You can find a close preschool and elementary school: "Vrije Basisschool-Sancta Maria", 2 minutes away by car.
The closest bus lines are De Lijn - 930 - Minder Mobielen Gent, De Lijn - 9 - Mariakerke Post-Gentbrugge Groeningewijk, De Lijn - 140 - Belbus Destelbergen - Melle with a stop reachable in fewer than 5 minutes as a pedestrian. There is a tram line close by: De Lijn - 2 - Melle Leeuw - Zwijnaarde with a stop 22 minutes away by foot.
You have the choice between several nearby supermarkets: "Carrefour Market Gentbrugge" (20 minutes by foot or 3 minutes by car), "Aldi Melle/Gentbrugge" (26 minutes by foot or 5 minutes by car), "Bio-Planet Destelbergen" (8 minutes by car).
In 40 minutes you can reach Brussels. Antwerp is 43 minutes away by car. It will take you 19 minutes to get to Ghent by bike. It takes about 36 minutes to reach Bruges with your car.
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