Transports
Living near Boulevard Edmond Machtens - Edmond Machtenslaan offers a practical setting with easy access to shops, transport, and essential everyday services.
Commuters will appreciate proximity to R0 (Brussels ring) (4 minutes) and A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) (10 minutes).
Need to catch a train? The SNCB station is 6 minutes by bike or 3 minutes by car.
You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Machtens" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 1 minute away by bike.
You can find a shared bike station 3 minutes away on foot: "Villo - Dubois".
Need to catch a flight? The nearest airport, Brussels Airport, is 19 minutes away by car.
Education
Convenient for families: a preschool and elementary school is 1 minute away by car, simplifying your daily routine.
The trip to high school "Campus Kompas" fits easily into your daily routine: just 3 minutes by car.
For after-school activities or daily drop-offs, "Coucou Winnie" (nursery) is conveniently located 7 minutes away on foot.
Tourism
Want to discover the castle "Porte De Hal"? It is a 8 minutes drive away.
There is an amusement park 12 minutes away by car: "Site Experience Brussels".
Just 11 minutes away is the "Librairies Royales KBR".
The museum "Belgian Chocolate Village" can be reached in 7 minutes.
"Steenpoel Golf" golf can be reached in 8 minutes by car.
Public transports
Public transport users will appreciate access to the metro lines 5 - Erasme - Herrmann-Debroux, 1 - Gare De L'Ouest - Stockel with a stop reachable in under 15 minutes on foot.
This area is well connected by bus, with several lines nearby: 87 - Simonis - Beekkant, 88 - De Brouckere - UZ-Vub with a stop 2 minutes away on foot, R24 - St-Jans-Molenb. Weststation - Ninove, the nearest stop being 6 minutes away on foot.
Living car-free is perfectly feasible here: several tram lines serve the area, including 82 - Gare De Berchem - Drogenbos with a stop reachable in under 10 minutes on foot, 51 - Stade - Gare Du Midi with a stop 25 minutes away on foot.
Nearby cities
Need to reach Dendermonde? It takes about 33 minutes by car. Need to reach Beveren for work or leisure? It takes about 44 minutes by car. Drivers can reach Mechelen in 29 minutes, convenient for daily life. Aalst is easily accessible by car, just 20 minutes away.
Shopping
The area offers a solid choice of supermarkets for your daily needs: "Aldi Anderlecht" (6 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car), "Carrefour Express Molenbeek Tamaris" (6 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car), "Shop & Go Delhaize Mettewie" (7 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car).
All these advantages make this area a convenient and functional place to live.