Brussels is only 18 minutes away by car. In 30 minutes you can reach Antwerp. It takes about 41 minutes to reach Ghent with your car. Only 28 minutes are needed to reach Leuven with your car.
There are multiple bus lines close by: De Lijn - 231 - Brussel - Het Voor - Grimbergen - Kapelle-o/d-Bos, De Lijn - 533 - Schoolbus Vilvoorde - Kapelle-op-den-Bos, De Lijn - 230 - Brussel - Grimbergen - Humbeek with a stand 1 minute’ walk away.
You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Parking Olv" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 16 minutes away by bike. In fewer than 8 minutes, by car, you can be at "Kapelle-Op-Den-Bos" train station. The A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) can be reached in 6 minutes, and the slip road to R0 (Brussels ring) is just a 7 minute drive away. For holidays or business, you can reach Brussels Airport in fewer than 13 minutes by car. Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station ("Wolvertemsesteenweg 248") is only 4 minutes’ drive away.
You can find a close preschool and elementary school: "Gemeentelijke Basisschool - 'T Mierken", 1 minute away by car. You can find a close high school: "Go! Atheneum Grimbergen - Campus Fenix", in fewer than 4 minutes by car. You can find a convienient nursery: "Kinderdagverblijf Grimbergen", 9 minutes away by foot.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Carrefour Market Grimbergen" (4 minutes by car), "Colruyt Grimbergen" (5 minutes by car), "Okay Meise" (7 minutes by car).
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