Transports
Living near Doelhofstraat offers a practical setting with easy access to shops, transport, and essential everyday services.
Need to catch a train? The SNCB station is 10 minutes by bike or 4 minutes by car.
For holidays or business, you can reach Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) in fewer than 9 minutes by car.
For cycling around the area, a bike-sharing station is nearby: "Velo Antwerpen - 'T Dokske", 2 minutes on foot.
Ideal for drivers: the motorways A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) and A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) are both 3 minutes away.
Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station is only 2 minutes’ drive away.
You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Van Stralenlei" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 2 minutes away by foot.
Nearby cities
Need to reach Dendermonde for work or leisure? It takes about 36 minutes by car. Turnhout is easily accessible by car, just 32 minutes away. Need to reach Beveren? It takes about 22 minutes by car.
Tourism
"Ternesse Golf & Country Club" STRONG]golf can be reached in 8 minutes by car.
Education
For parents who drive their children to school, high school "Kunstkaai" is reachable in 2 minutes by car.
Families with school-age children will appreciate the proximity of "Helan Kinderopvang - Manneke Maan", a nursery just 3 minutes away on foot.
Just 1 minute by bike, "Stedelijke Basisschool De Luchtballon" combines a preschool and elementary school, ideal for family trips.
Public transports
This area is well connected by tram, with several lines nearby: De Lijn - A3 - P+R Merksem - P+R Boechout, De Lijn - 2 - P+R Merksem - Zwaantjes with a stand 2 minutes’ walk away.
The area benefits from strong bus coverage, with lines De Lijn - 61 - Oelegem - Schoten - Antwerpen, De Lijn - 60 - Brecht - Antwerpen, De Lijn - 707 - Zandvliet - Stabroek - scholen Merksem with a stop reachable in fewer than 2 minutes as a pedestrian.
Shopping
Everyday essentials are within easy reach, with several shops nearby: "Albert Heijn - Merksem" (3 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Lidl Antwerpen" (5 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Shop & Go Delhaize Merksem" (6 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car).
The variety of accessible amenities nearby contributes to the quality of life in this neighbourhood.