Tourism
Living near Boulevard Edmond Machtens - Edmond Machtenslaan offers a practical setting with easy access to shops, transport, and essential everyday services.
An interesting activity to do in the vicinity: "Librairies Royales KBR" within 10 minutes drive.
The "Royal Amicale Anderlecht Golf Club" golf is 10 minutes away by car.
You will find the "Porte De Hal" castle just 7 minutes away by car.
There is an amusement park 11 minutes away by car: "Site Experience Brussels".
It will take you approximately 6 minutes to reach the museum "Belgian Chocolate Village".
Education
Families with school-age children will appreciate the proximity of "E. F. F. Du Service Saec Le Ballon Rouge", a nursery just 5 minutes away on foot.
Convenient for families: a preschool and elementary school is 1 minute away by car, simplifying your daily routine.
A real plus for families: high school "Campus Kompas" is close enough for children to walk there in 8 minutes.
Shopping
When it comes to food shopping, you are well served with several options nearby: "Aldi Molenbeek-Saint-Jean" (7 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car), "Carrefour Express Metro Weststation" (8 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car), "Lidl Sint-Jans-Molenbeek" (9 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car).
Public transports
For your daily commute, you can choose from several tram lines: 82 - Gare De Berchem - Drogenbos with a stop 3 minutes away on foot, 9 - Groot-Bijgaarden - Roi Baudouin, the nearest stop being 24 minutes away on foot.
Living car-free is perfectly feasible here: several metro lines serve the area, including 1 - Gare De L'Ouest - Stockel, 5 - Erasme - Herrmann-Debroux with a stop 9 minutes away on foot.
Public transport users will appreciate access to the bus lines 87 - Simonis - Beekkant, 86 - Machtens - Bockstael, the nearest stop being 3 minutes away on foot, R29 - St-Jans-Molenbeek Weststation - Dilbeek Zuurweide with a stop reachable in under 7 minutes on foot.
Transports
You can find a shared bike station 5 minutes away on foot: "Villo - Mennekens".
Thanks to the "Cambio - Mennekens" station, you can rent a car when you need one, in under 7 minutes on foot.
Commuters will appreciate proximity to R0 (Brussels ring) (5 minutes) and A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) (10 minutes).
The nearest train station is "Brussel-West / Bruxelles-Ouest": reachable in 2 minutes by car, or 8 minutes by public transport.
Need to catch a flight? The nearest airport, Brussels Airport, is 19 minutes away by car.
Nearby cities
Need to reach Dendermonde? It takes about 33 minutes by car. Need to reach Mechelen for work or leisure? It takes about 29 minutes by car. Drivers can reach Aalst in 21 minutes, convenient for daily life.
Transport and local infrastructure make this area pleasant for daily living.