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 2 minutes away by bike. The nearest airport is Brussels Airport and is reachable by car in 11 minutes. A SNCB station ("Buda") is located 22 minutes away by bike, or 8 minutes by car. To reach R0 (Brussels ring) you only need 3 minutes and A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) is reachable in 5 minutes. Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station ("Prinsenstraat") is only 1 minute’ drive away.
There are multiple bus lines close by: De Lijn - 533 - Schoolbus Vilvoorde - Kapelle-op-den-Bos, De Lijn - 821 - Merchtem - Grimbergen - Vilvoorde - Zaventem with a stand 9 minutes’ walk away, De Lijn - 232 - Brussel - Het Voor - Grimbergen - Verbrande Brug with a stop reachable in fewer than 10 minutes as a pedestrian.
It will take you 38 minutes to get to Brussels by bike. In 31 minutes you can reach Antwerp. Ghent is 39 minutes away by car. It takes about 48 minutes to reach Charleroi with your car.
You can find a convienient high school: "Go! Atheneum Grimbergen - Campus Fenix", 12 minutes away by foot. If you are looking for a preschool, "Vrije Kleuterschool - Prinsenhof" it is 1 minute away by car. You can find a close elementary school: "Vrije Lagere School - Prinsenhof", in fewer than 1 minute by car. If you are looking for a nursery, "Bvba Ilonka" it is 17 minutes away by foot.
You have the choice between several nearby supermarkets: "Colruyt Grimbergen" (14 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Bio-Planet Grimbergen" (12 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Delhaize Grimbergen" (16 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car).
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