Brussels is 45 minutes away by car. Antwerp is only 18 minutes away by car. It takes about 54 minutes to reach Ghent with your car. Only 27 minutes are needed to reach Mechelen with your car.
There are multiple bus lines close by: De Lijn - 153 - Lier - Nijlen - Ranst, De Lijn - 421 - Berchem - Broechem - Viersel - Zandhoven, De Lijn - 422 - Berchem - Broechem - Lier with a stop reachable in fewer than 6 minutes as a pedestrian.
You can find a close high school: "Go! Atheneum Schoten", in fewer than 12 minutes by car. There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Gemeentelijke Basisschool De Knipoog", 2 minutes away by bike. Partena Kinderopvang - Wolvenwelp is the most convieniently located nursery: just 10 minutes away by bike.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Shop & Go E313 Direction Anvers" (21 minutes by foot or 11 minutes by car), "Colruyt Wommelgem" (4 minutes by car), "Spar Express Oelegem" (7 minutes by car).
The A13 / E313 (Antwerpen - Hasselt - Liège) can be reached in 7 minutes, and the slip road to A21 / E34 (Antwerpen - Turnhout - (Eindhoven, Netherlands)) is just a 8 minute drive away. The nearest airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) and is reachable by car in 13 minutes. About 33 minutes bike away, you will find the "Cambio - De Komeet" station. In fewer than 1 minute, you can find a charging station ("Zevenbergenlaan 7") for your electric car. The nearest train station is "Boechout": reachable in 11 minutes by car, or 56 minutes by public transport.
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