It takes about 35 minutes to reach Brussels with your car. In 39 minutes you can reach Antwerp. Ghent is only 10 minutes away by car. Bruges is 35 minutes away by car.
You can access these bus lines: De Lijn - 96 - Aalst - Erpe Vijfhuizen - Oordegem - Melle - Gent, De Lijn - 94 - Aalst - Erpe Vijfhuizen-Impe-Oordegem-Melle-Gent, De Lijn - 140 - Belbus Destelbergen - Melle with a stop 4 minutes away by foot. There is a tram line close by: De Lijn - 2 - Melle Leeuw - Zwijnaarde with a stand 9 minutes’ walk away.
A SNCB station ("Merelbeke") is located 3 minutes away by bike, or 2 minutes by car. The A10 / E40 (Brussels - Aalst - Gent - Brugge - Oostende) can be reached in 1 minute, and the slip road to A14 / E17 (Antwerpen - Sint-Niklaas - Gent - Kortrijk - (Lille, France)) is just a 3 minute drive away. Do you need to charge an electric car? The nearest charging station ("Eandis") is just 2 minutes away by car. Thanks to the "Cambio - Floraplein" station, you can rent a car when you need one, in fewer than 18 minutes walk.
There are a variety of supermarkets nearby: "Lidl Melle - Brusselsesteenweg 73" (5 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Aldi Melle/Gentbrugge" (10 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Melle" (15 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car).
There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Vrije Basisschool Sfb Melle", 3 minutes away by bike. Sint-Franciscusinstituut is the most convieniently located high school: just 3 minutes away by bike. If you are looking for a nursery, "De Babyloft" it is 2 minutes away by car.
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