Transports
Living near Boulevard Edmond Machtens - Edmond Machtenslaan offers a practical setting with easy access to shops, transport, and essential everyday services.
You can find a shared bike station at 3 minutes as a pedestrian: "Villo - Dubois".
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 2 minutes away by foot.
Need to catch a flight? The nearest airport, Brussels Airport, is 19 minutes away by car.
The nearest train station is "Bruxelles-Ouest / Brussel-West": reachable in 3 minutes by car, or 11 minutes by public transport.
The motorway network is well within reach: R0 (Brussels ring) is 4 minutes away, and the slip road to A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) is just 10 minutes by car.
Tourism
You will find "Site Experience Brussels" within 11 minutes by car.
Want to discover the castle "Porte De Hal"? It is a 8 minutes drive away.
The "Royal Amicale Anderlecht Golf Club" golf is 9 minutes away by car.
It will take you approximately 7 minutes to reach the museum "Belgian Chocolate Village".
Looking for an activity? There are "Librairies Royales Kbr" to 11 minutes by car.A15
Education
Families with school-age children will appreciate the proximity of "Campus Kompas", a high school just 8 minutes away on foot.
Just 4 minutes by bike, "Ecole Fondamentale Communale Tamaris N° 17" combines a preschool and elementary school, ideal for family trips.
The trip to nursery "A. F. Du Service Saec Le Ballon Rouge" fits easily into your daily routine: just 2 minutes by car.
Nearby cities
Need to reach Dendermonde for work or leisure? It takes about 32 minutes by car. Beveren is easily accessible by car, just 44 minutes away. Need to reach Mechelen for work or leisure? It takes about 28 minutes by car.
Shopping
Everyday essentials are within easy reach, with several shops nearby: "Carrefour Express Molenbeek Tamaris" (5 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Aldi Anderlecht" (6 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Shop & Go Delhaize Mettewie" (7 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car).
Public transports
For your daily commute, you can choose from several bus lines: STIB/MIVB - 87 - SIMONIS - BEEKKANT, STIB/MIVB - 86 - MACHTENS - BOCKSTAEL with a stop reachable in fewer than 1 minute as a pedestrian, De Lijn - R24 - (Brussel Noord -) Dilbeek - Liedekerke - Ninove with a stand 5 minutes’ walk away.
Whether for work or leisure, several metro lines are within reach: STIB/MIVB - 5 - ERASME - HERRMANN-DEBROUX, STIB/MIVB - 1 - GARE DE L'OUEST - STOCKEL with a stand 14 minutes’ walk away.
The area benefits from strong tram coverage, with lines STIB/MIVB - 82 - GARE DE BERCHEM - DROGENBOS with a stop reachable in fewer than 9 minutes as a pedestrian, STIB/MIVB - 9 - GROOT-BIJGAARDEN - ROI BAUDOUIN with a stop 24 minutes away by foot.
This neighbourhood offers a good balance of accessibility, services, and living comfort.