Transports
Living near Rue Franklin - Franklinstraat offers a practical setting with easy access to shops, transport, and essential everyday services.
Planning a weekend trip or a business journey? "Brussel-Schuman / Bruxelles-Schuman" train station is fewer than 1 minute away by car.
For cycling around the area, a bike-sharing station is nearby: "Villo - Archimede / Archimedes", 3 minutes on foot.
Commuters will appreciate proximity to A3 / E25 - E40 - E42 (Brussels - Leuven - Liège - Eupen - (Aachen, Germany)) (5 minutes) and A4 / E411 - E25 (Brussels - Namur - Arlon - (Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg)) (9 minutes).
Need to catch a flight? The nearest airport, Brussels Airport, is 11 minutes away by car.
Thanks to the "Cambio - Schuman" station, you can rent a car when you need one, in fewer than 5 minutes walk.
Public transports
Whether for work or leisure, several tram lines are within reach: STIB/MIVB - 7 - VANDERKINDERE - HEYSEL with a stand 16 minutes’ walk away, STIB/MIVB - 81 - MARIUS RENARD - MONTGOMERY with a stop reachable in fewer than 18 minutes as a pedestrian.
Living car-free is perfectly feasible here: several metro lines serve the area, including STIB/MIVB - 1 - GARE DE L'OUEST - STOCKEL, STIB/MIVB - 5 - ERASME - HERRMANN-DEBROUX with a stand 12 minutes’ walk away.
This area is well connected by bus, with several lines nearby: STIB/MIVB - 79 - KRAAINEM - SCHUMAN, STIB/MIVB - 56 - SCHUMAN - BUDA, STIB/MIVB - 21 - MAES - LUXEMBOURG with a stop 2 minutes away by foot.
Tourism
You will find "Parlamentarium - Visite Du Parlement Européen" within 3 minutes by car.
"Brussels Drohme Golf Club" STRONG]golf can be reached in 13 minutes by car.
You will find the "Porte De Hal" castle just 7 minutes away.
It takes 6 minutes to reach the museum "Musée Royal De L'Armée Et D'Histoire Militaire (War Heritage Institute)".
An interesting activity to do in the vicinity: "Maison De L'Histoire Européenne" within 3 minutes drive.
Nearby cities
Drivers can reach Leuven in 22 minutes, convenient for daily life. Aalst is easily accessible by car, just 26 minutes away. Need to reach Mechelen? It takes about 23 minutes by car.
Shopping
The area offers a solid choice of supermarkets for your daily needs: "Carrefour Express Rue Franklin" (3 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Shop & Go Delhaize Metro Schuman" (3 minutes by foot or 3 minutes by car), "Louis Delhaize Etterbeek (Rue Belliard)" (9 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car).
Education
Just 1 minute by bike, "Ecole Fondamentale Emile Jacqmain" combines a preschool and elementary school, ideal for family trips.
Your children can walk to high school "Lycee La Retraite", just 7 minutes away on foot.
Just a short drive away, "Emile Jacquemain" (nursery) is reachable in 1 minute.
The proximity of transport, shops, and services makes daily life easier in this area.