Transports
Living near Oudebareellei offers a practical setting with easy access to shops, transport, and essential everyday services.
You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Victor Roosens" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 3 minutes away by bike.
A convenient dual motorway access: motorways A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) and A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) are reachable in 3 minutes.
Need to catch a train? The SNCB station is 12 minutes by bike or 5 minutes by car.
Do you need to charge an electric car? The nearest charging station is just 1 minute away by car.
For cycling around the area, a bike-sharing station is nearby: "Velo Antwerpen - Joske Vermeulen", 4 minutes on foot.
Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) is 9 minutes away by car, or reachable by public transport in about 54 minutes.
Shopping
Grocery shopping becomes effortless thanks to the local supermarkets: "Colruyt Merksem (Roosensplein)" (4 minutes on foot or 1 minute by car), "Carrefour Market Schoten" (4 minutes on foot or 1 minute by car), "Delhaize Merksem" (10 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car).
Nearby cities
Dendermonde is easily accessible by car, just 37 minutes away. Need to reach Turnhout? It takes about 32 minutes by car. Need to reach Beveren for work or leisure? It takes about 23 minutes by car.
Public transports
Living car-free is perfectly feasible here: several bus lines serve the area, including De Lijn - 62 - Sint-Job - Schoten - Antwerpen, De Lijn - 60 - Brecht - Antwerpen, De Lijn - 61 - Oelegem - Schoten - Antwerpen, the nearest stop being 1 minute away on foot.
This area is well connected by tram, with several lines nearby: De Lijn - A3 - P+R Boechout - P+R Merksem, De Lijn - 2 - Zwaantjes - P+R Merksem with a stop 5 minutes away on foot.
Tourism
The "Ternesse Golf & Country Club" golf course is 9 minutes away by car.
Education
Convenient for families: a preschool and elementary school is 1 minute away by car, simplifying your daily routine.
A real plus for families: high school "Sint Ludgardis Merksem" is close enough for children to walk there in 8 minutes.
Just a short drive away, "Het Kabouterhuisje" (nursery) is reachable in 1 minute.
Transport and local infrastructure make this area pleasant for daily living.