Education
Settling near Avenue Édouard Bénès - Édouard Bénèslaan means enjoying a well-connected environment suited to comfortable daily living.
A real plus for families: elementary school "Ecole Primaire Annexée Koekelberg II" is close enough for children to walk there in 3 minutes.
Within walking distance, you have access to "Go! Atheneum Unescoschool Koekelberg", a high school reachable in 7 minutes.
No need to drive for the school run: nursery "De Blauwe Rups" is 4 minutes away on foot.
The daily school run is made easier with "Ecole Fondamentale Annexée Koekelberg" (preschool), reachable in 1 minute by car.
Tourism
You will find "Planétarium De Bruxelles" within 9 minutes by car.
It will take you approximately 5 minutes to reach the museum "Belgian Chocolate Village".
The "Steenpoel Golf" golf is 9 minutes away by car.
In 11 minutes you can reach the "Librairies Royales KBR" activity.
You will find the "Porte De Hal" castle just 10 minutes away by car.
Public transports
The area benefits from strong tram coverage, with lines 51 - Stade - Gare Du Midi with a stop 6 minutes away on foot, 82 - Gare De Berchem - Drogenbos, the nearest stop being 11 minutes away on foot.
For your daily commute, you can choose from several metro lines: 6 - Roi Baudouin - Elisabeth, 2 - Simonis - Elisabeth with a stop reachable in under 17 minutes on foot.
This area is well connected by bus, with several lines nearby: 20 - Hunderenveld - Gare Du Nord with a stop reachable in under 1 minute on foot, 54 - Trone - Forest (Bervoets), 53 - Westland Shopping - Hopital Militaire with a stop 5 minutes away on foot.
Transports
The nearest train station is "Simonis": reachable in 2 minutes by car, or 13 minutes by public transport.
Commuters will appreciate proximity to R0 (Brussels ring) (4 minutes) and A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) (8 minutes).
In under 2 minutes by car, you can find a charging station for your electric car.
For holidays or business, you can reach Brussels Airport in under 17 minutes by car.
Thanks to the "Cambio - Château/Kasteel" station, you can rent a car when you need one, in under 4 minutes on foot.
The "Villo - Bastogne / Bastenaken" station allows you to rent a bike 6 minutes away on foot.
Nearby cities
Need to reach Dendermonde for work or leisure? It takes about 31 minutes by car. Drivers can reach Beveren in 43 minutes, convenient for daily life. Mechelen is easily accessible by car, just 27 minutes away. Need to reach Aalst? It takes just 19 minutes by car.
Shopping
Grocery shopping becomes effortless thanks to the local supermarkets: "Okay Ganshoren" (7 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car), "Louis Delhaize Koekelberg (Avenue Du Pantheon)" (7 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car), "Carrefour Market Ganshoren Charles Quint" (9 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car).
Transport and local infrastructure make this area pleasant for daily living.