Only 25 minutes are needed to reach Brussels with your car. In just 24 minutes by car you can reach Antwerp. It takes about 49 minutes to reach Ghent with your car. In 54 minutes you can reach Charleroi.
There are a variety of supermarkets nearby: "Okay Hofstade" (14 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Spar Hofstade-Zemst" (15 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Hypermarché Carrefour Zemst" (21 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car).
In fewer than 3 minutes, you can find a charging station ("Technopolis") for your electric car. Thanks to the "Cambio - Abeelstraat" station, you can rent a car when you need one, in fewer than 13 minutes walk. The nearest airport is Brussels Airport and is reachable by car in 14 minutes. In fewer than 8 minutes, by car, you can be at "Hofstade" train station. The A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) can be reached in 3 minutes, and the slip road to R0 (Brussels ring) is just a 9 minute drive away.
You can access these bus lines: De Lijn - 683 - Mechelen - Zemst - Vilvoorde - Zaventem, De Lijn - 280 - Mechelen - Grimbergen Verbrande Brug, De Lijn - 501 - Schoolbus Mechelen - Keerbergen with a stop reachable in fewer than 2 minutes as a pedestrian.
You can find a close preschool and elementary school: "Go! Basisschool Ter Berken", 1 minute away by car. Mippie En Moppie 5 is the most convieniently located nursery: just 3 minutes away by bike. If you are looking for a high school, "Colomaplus 3" it is 3 minutes away by car.
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