You can find a convienient high school: "Go! Atheneum Oostende", 19 minutes away by foot. There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Vrije Basisschool", 4 minutes away by bike. The nearest nursery is called "Kinderdagverblijf 'T Zeepaardje" and is 6 minutes' walk away.
The closest bus lines are De Lijn - 50 - Oostende-Meiboom-Gistel, De Lijn - 83 - Avondlijn Oostende-Gistel with a stop 1 minute away by foot, De Lijn - 85 - Avondlijn Oostende-Stene Dorp with a stand 4 minutes’ walk 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 6 minutes away by bike. For holidays or business, you can reach Ostend-Bruges International Airport in fewer than 7 minutes by car. Do you need to charge an electric car? The nearest charging station ("Eva Oostende I") is just 2 minutes away by car. A SNCB station ("Oostende / Ostende") is located 14 minutes away by bike, or 4 minutes by car. The A10 / E40 (Brussels - Aalst - Gent - Brugge - Oostende) can be reached in 1 minute, and the slip road to A18 / E40 (Brugge - Veurne - (Dunkirk, France)) is just a 10 minute drive away.
It takes about 39 minutes to reach Ghent with your car. In just 20 minutes by car you can reach Bruges. Kortrijk is 42 minutes away by car. In 32 minutes you can reach Roeselare.
There are a variety of supermarkets nearby: "Spar Juka" (1 minute by foot or 1 minute by car), "Louis Delhaize Oostende" (18 minutes by foot or 3 minutes by car), "Carrefour Express Oostende Vlaams Plein" (21 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car).
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