A SNCB station ("Oostende / Ostende") is located 36 minutes away by bike, or 12 minutes by car. The nearest airport is Ostend-Bruges International Airport and is reachable by car in 11 minutes. The A18 / E40 (Brugge - Veurne - (Dunkirk, France)) can be reached in 2 minutes, and the slip road to A10 / E40 (Brussels - Aalst - Gent - Brugge - Oostende) is just a 11 minute drive away. Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station ("Kbc-Verzekeringskantoor") is only 8 minutes’ drive away. You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - St Jan" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 105 minutes away by foot.
You can find a close elementary school: "Go! Basisschool De Klimop Gistel", in fewer than 2 minutes by car. De Kriebel is the most convieniently located nursery: just 2 minutes away by bike. If you are looking for a preschool, "Vrije Basisschool - Driespan" it is 14 minutes away by foot. If you are looking for a high school, "Go!da Vinci Atheneum Koekelare" it is 2 minutes away by car.
Ghent is 40 minutes away by car. Bruges is only 20 minutes away by car. In 38 minutes you can reach Ostend by bike. In just 28 minutes by car you can reach Roeselare.
There are multiple bus lines close by: De Lijn - 83 - Avondlijn Oostende-Gistel, De Lijn - 51 - Oostende - Gistel - Eernegem - Torhout with a stop reachable in fewer than 4 minutes as a pedestrian, De Lijn - 52 - Brugge-Jabbeke-Gistel-Oostende with a stop 8 minutes away by foot.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Carrefour Market Gistel" (8 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Okay Gistel" (30 minutes by foot or 3 minutes by car), "Ad Oostende" (7 minutes by car).
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