Brussels is only 23 minutes away by car. In 40 minutes you can reach Antwerp. It takes about 36 minutes to reach Ghent with your car. Only 17 minutes are needed to reach Aalst with your car.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Ad Opwijk" (27 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Spar Assedi" (4 minutes by car), "Carrefour Market Opwijk" (5 minutes by car).
If you are looking for a high school, "Vrij Katholiek Onderwijs Opwijk - Middenschool" it is 5 minutes away by car. The closest nursery is named "'T Klimmertje" and is 2 minutes' away by car. You can find a close preschool and elementary school: "Vrije Basisschool - De Lettertuin", 1 minute away by car.
For holidays or business, you can reach Brussels Airport in fewer than 25 minutes by car. A SNCB station ("Mollem") is located 20 minutes away by bike, or 7 minutes by car. About 39 minutes bike away, you will find the "Cambio - Mijlbeek" station. The A10 / E40 (Brussels - Aalst - Gent - Brugge - Oostende) can be reached in 9 minutes, and the slip road to R0 (Brussels ring) is just a 11 minute drive away. In fewer than 2 minutes, you can find a charging station ("Battmobiel Dendermondsesteenweg") for your electric car.
There are multiple bus lines close by: De Lijn - 24 - Dendermonde - Opwijk Nijverseel - Asse, De Lijn - 340 - Belbus Faluintjes - Opwijk, De Lijn - 23 - Dendermonde - Opwijk Station - Asse with a stop 4 minutes away by foot.
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