You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - De Pinte Station" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 33 minutes away by foot. The nearest train station is "De Pinte": reachable in 4 minutes by car, or 42 minutes by public transport. The A10 / E40 (Brussels - Aalst - Gent - Brugge - Oostende) can be reached in 4 minutes, and the slip road to A14 / E17 (Antwerpen - Sint-Niklaas - Gent - Kortrijk - (Lille, France)) is just a 7 minute drive away. Do you need to charge an electric car? The nearest charging station ("Brasserie Latem") is just 1 minute away by car.
In 38 minutes you can reach Brussels. Antwerp is 46 minutes away by car. In 27 minutes you can reach Ghent by bike. It takes about 32 minutes to reach Bruges with your car.
There are multiple bus lines close by: De Lijn - 145 - Belbus De Pinte - Sint-Martens-Latem - Nazareth, De Lijn - 77 - Deinze - Gent - Lochristi - Beervelde with a stand 2 minutes’ walk away, De Lijn - 34 - Sint-Martens-Leerne/De Pinte-Latem-Gent-Wetteren with a stop reachable in fewer than 7 minutes as a pedestrian.
You can find a close preschool and elementary school: "Vrije Basisschool Simonnet", 1 minute away by car. The nearest nursery is called "Het Knuffelhuisje" and is 4 minutes' walk away. Go! Atheneum Erasmus De Pinte is the most convieniently located high school: just 13 minutes away by bike.
You have the choice between several nearby supermarkets: "Delitraiteur Sint-Martens-Latem" (6 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Shop & Go Sint-Martens-Latem" (7 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Carrefour Express Sint-Martens-Latem" (14 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car).
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