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) (3 minutes) and A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) (10 minutes).
For holidays or business, you can reach Brussels Airport in under 19 minutes by car.
Need to catch a train? The SNCB station is 6 minutes by bike or 3 minutes by car.
If you appreciate the flexibility offered by renting a bike, you can find the "Villo - Dubois" station just 4 minutes away on foot.
About 1 minute bike away, you will find the "Cambio - Machtens" station.
Shopping
The area offers a solid choice of supermarkets for your daily needs: "Shop & Go Delhaize Mettewie" (6 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car), "Carrefour Express Molenbeek Tamaris" (6 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car), "Aldi Anderlecht" (5 minutes on foot or 1 minute by car).
Education
Your children can walk to high school "Campus Kompas", just 10 minutes away on foot.
Just 5 minutes by bike, "Ecole Fondamentale Communale Tamaris N° 17" combines a preschool and elementary school, ideal for family trips.
A real plus for families: nursery "Coucou Winnie" is close enough for children to walk there in 6 minutes.
Nearby cities
Need to reach Dendermonde? It takes about 32 minutes by car. Drivers can reach Beveren in 44 minutes, convenient for daily life. Need to reach Mechelen? It takes about 29 minutes by car. Need to reach Aalst for work or leisure? It takes about 20 minutes by car.
Tourism
The museum "Belgian Chocolate Village" is nearby (7 minutes drive).
Want to play golf? You will find "Steenpoel Golf" at 7 minutes.
An amusement park is 12 minutes away by car :"Site Experience Brussels"
Looking for an activity? "Librairies Royales KBR" is 11 minutes away by car.
You will find the "Porte De Hal" castle just 8 minutes away by car.
Public transports
Public transport users will appreciate access to the metro lines 1 - Gare De L'Ouest - Stockel, 5 - Erasme - Herrmann-Debroux, the nearest stop being 15 minutes away on foot.
This area is well connected by bus, with several lines nearby: 87 - Simonis - Beekkant, 86 - Machtens - Bockstael with a stop reachable in under 2 minutes on foot, 53 - Westland Shopping - Hopital Militaire with a stop 5 minutes away on foot.
Living car-free is perfectly feasible here: several tram lines serve the area, including 82 - Gare De Berchem - Drogenbos, the nearest stop being 11 minutes away on foot, 9 - Groot-Bijgaarden - Roi Baudouin with a stop reachable in under 25 minutes on foot.
Transport and local infrastructure make this area pleasant for daily living.
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