Transports
Living near Boulevard Émile Bockstael - Emile Bockstaellaan offers a practical setting with easy access to shops, transport, and essential everyday services.
You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Bockstael" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 2 minutes away on foot.
For holidays or business, you can reach Brussels Airport in under 15 minutes by car.
Need to catch a train? The SNCB station is 5 minutes by bike or 1 minute by car.
If you appreciate the flexibility offered by renting a bike, you can find the "Villo - Place Bockstael / Bockstaelplaats" station just 4 minutes away on foot.
Do you need to charge an electric car? The nearest charging station is just 3 minutes away by car.
Ideal for drivers: the motorways A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) and R0 (Brussels ring) are both 5 minutes away.
Nearby cities
Drivers can reach Dendermonde in 32 minutes, convenient for daily life. Beveren is easily accessible by car, just 40 minutes away. Need to reach Sint-Niklaas? It takes about 34 minutes by car.
Public transports
This area is well connected by tram, with several lines nearby: STIB/MIVB - 93 - STADE - LEGRAND, STIB/MIVB - 62 - EUROCONTROL - HEYSEL, the nearest stop being 3 minutes away on foot.
Living car-free is perfectly feasible here: several bus lines serve the area, including De Lijn - X60 - Snelbus Brussel Noord - Londerzeel - Boom, De Lijn - R60 - Brussel Noord - Meise - Willebroek, De Lijn - R45 - Brussel Noord - Merchtem - Dendermonde with a stop reachable in under 1 minute on foot.
Public transport users will appreciate access to the metro lines STIB/MIVB - 6 - ROI BAUDOUIN - ELISABETH, the nearest stop being 8 minutes away on foot, STIB/MIVB - 2 - SIMONIS - ELISABETH with a stop reachable in under 23 minutes on foot.
Tourism
An amusement park is 5 minutes away by car :"Centre Koezio Live Adventure Games"
The "Porte De Hal" castle is 11 minutes away by car.
The "Steenpoel Golf" golf is 14 minutes away by car.
In 11 minutes you can reach the "Librairies Royales Kbr" activity.
The museum "Belgian Chocolate Village" is nearby (5 minutes drive).
Shopping
Grocery shopping becomes effortless thanks to the local supermarkets: "Carrefour Express Rue Marie-Christin" (3 minutes on foot or 1 minute by car), "Aldi Bruxelles" (9 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car), "Lidl Brussel" (10 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car).
Education
The trip to elementary school "Hoofdstedelijke Basisschool De Droomboom" fits easily into your daily routine: just 2 minutes by car.
Your children can walk to high school "College La Fraternite", just 8 minutes away on foot.
Just a short drive away, "L'Horizon" (nursery) is reachable in 1 minute.
Families will appreciate being able to walk their children to preschool "Ecole Maternelle Léopold 1er", 3 minutes away.
The presence of shops, schools, and transport nearby makes organising daily life easier.