Nearby cities
Living near Oude Houtlei offers a practical setting with easy access to shops, transport, and essential everyday services.
Need to reach Dendermonde? It takes about 30 minutes by car. Need to reach Beveren for work or leisure? It takes about 38 minutes by car. Drivers can reach Sint-Niklaas in 32 minutes, convenient for daily life.
Tourism
Want to play golf? You will find "Golfschool Gent" at 11 minutes.
Education
The trip to nursery "Sophie De Woelmuis" fits easily into your daily routine: just 5 minutes by car.
Enjoy cycling with the family? high school "Kunsthumaniora Sint-Lucas" is just 1 minute away by bike, perfect for the daily ride.
Convenient for families: a preschool and elementary school is 2 minutes away by car, simplifying your daily routine.
Shopping
When it comes to food shopping, you are well served with several options nearby: "Proxy Delhaize Poel (Gent)" (3 minutes on foot or 3 minutes by car), "Albert Heijn - Gent" (7 minutes on foot or 3 minutes by car), "Carrefour Express Gent Burgstraat" (4 minutes on foot or 4 minutes by car).
Transports
The nearest train station is "Gent-Dampoort / Gand-Dampoort": reachable in 9 minutes by car, or 17 minutes by public transport.
For cycling around the area, a bike-sharing station is nearby: "Donkey - Oude Houtlei 44", 1 minute on foot.
You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Poel" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 1 minute away by bike.
Convenient for long-distance journeys: the A10 / E40 (Brussels - Aalst - Gent - Brugge - Oostende) motorway is accessible in 8 minutes and A14 / E17 (Antwerpen - Sint-Niklaas - Gent - Kortrijk - (Lille, France)) in 9 minutes.
Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station is only 2 minutes away by car.
Public transports
Living car-free is perfectly feasible here: several tram lines serve the area, including T2 - Van Beverenplein - Melle Leeuw, T2 - V.Beverenplein - Gentbrugge Stelplaats with a stop reachable in under 5 minutes on foot.
Public transport users will appreciate access to the bus lines 12a - Leerne - Achtendries, 10 - Mariakerke - Snellaertplein, 12b - Drongen Luchteren - Oostakker Dorp with a stop 2 minutes away on foot.
Transport and local infrastructure make this area pleasant for daily living.