You have the choice between several nearby supermarkets: "Louis Delhaize Sint-Amandsberg (Texaco)" (24 minutes by foot or 3 minutes by car), "Hypermarché Carrefour Oostakker" (24 minutes by foot or 4 minutes by car), "Lidl Lochristi" (4 minutes by car).
You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Zone Westveld" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 32 minutes away by foot. In fewer than 7 minutes, by car, you can be at "Gent-Dampoort / Gand-Dampoort" train station. To reach A14 / E17 (Antwerpen - Sint-Niklaas - Gent - Kortrijk - (Lille, France)) you only need 3 minutes and A10 / E40 (Brussels - Aalst - Gent - Brugge - Oostende) is reachable in 7 minutes. Do you need to charge an electric car? The nearest charging station ("Elektrische Laadpaal Sleeplife Gent-Oostakker") is just 2 minutes away by car.
In 40 minutes you can reach Brussels. Antwerp is 38 minutes away by car. In 27 minutes you can reach Ghent by bike. In 40 minutes you can reach Bruges.
You can find a close preschool and elementary school: "Vrije Basisschool - Sint-Janscollege - Oude Bareel", 3 minutes away by car. The nearest nursery is called "Pimpampukje" and is 12 minutes' walk away. If you are looking for a high school, "Edugo Campus De Brug 2" it is 4 minutes away by car.
You can access these bus lines: De Lijn - 38 - Blaarmeersen-St. Amandsberg Achtendries, De Lijn - 930 - Minder Mobielen Gent with a stop 5 minutes away by foot, De Lijn - 76 - De Pinte - Gent - Lochristi - Wachtebeke with a stop reachable in fewer than 14 minutes as a pedestrian.
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