Shopping
Living near Van Aertselaerstraat offers a practical setting with easy access to shops, transport, and essential everyday services.
The area offers a solid choice of supermarkets for your daily needs: "Albert Heijn - Merksem" (5 minutes on foot or 1 minute by car), "Lidl Antwerpen" (6 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car), "Shop & Go Delhaize Merksem" (9 minutes on foot or 1 minute by car).
Tourism
The "Ternesse Golf & Country Club" golf is 9 minutes away by car.
Transports
Need to catch a flight? The nearest airport, Antwerp International Airport (Deurne), is 8 minutes away by car.
Thanks to the "Cambio - Van Stralenlei" station, you can rent a car when you need one, in under 1 minute by bike.
You can find a shared bike station 7 minutes away on foot: "Velo Antwerpen - Nieuwdreef".
In under 2 minutes by car, you can find a charging station for your electric car.
Planning a weekend trip or a business journey? "Antwerpen-Luchtbal / Anvers-Luchtbal" train station is under 4 minutes away by car.
A convenient dual motorway access: motorways A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) and A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) are reachable in 2 minutes.
Education
Families will appreciate being able to walk their children to preschool "Stedelijke Basisschool De Luchtballon", 6 minutes away.
No need to drive for the school run: nursery "Tierlantijn Merksem" is 2 minutes away on foot.
The daily school run is made easier with "Kunstkaai" (high school), reachable in 1 minute by car.
Within walking distance, you have access to "GVLS Virgo Maria", an elementary school reachable in 5 minutes.
Public transports
This area is well connected by bus, with several lines nearby: 61 - Oelegem - Antwerpen, 707 - Zandvliet - scholen Merksem, 60 - Brecht - Antwerpen with a stop reachable in under 3 minutes on foot.
Living car-free is perfectly feasible here: several tram lines serve the area, including 2 - P+R Merksem - Zwaantjes, A3 - P+R Merksem - P+R Boechout with a stop 3 minutes away on foot.
Nearby cities
Drivers can reach Dendermonde in 36 minutes, convenient for daily life. Turnhout is easily accessible by car, just 31 minutes away. Need to reach Beveren? It takes about 22 minutes by car. Need to reach Bergen op Zoom for work or leisure? It takes about 27 minutes by car.
A well-connected environment that simplifies travel and everyday life.