Nearby cities
Settling near Pontbeekstraat means enjoying a well-connected environment suited to comfortable daily living.
Need to reach Dendermonde for work or leisure? It takes about 27 minutes by car. Drivers can reach Beveren in 40 minutes, convenient for daily life. Mechelen is easily accessible by car, just 24 minutes away. Great news for commuters: With Aalst just 15 minutes away by car, city shops and services are within easy reach.
Transports
Convenient for long-distance journeys: the R0 (Brussels ring) motorway is accessible in 1 minute and A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) in 6 minutes.
Need to catch a train? The SNCB station is 5 minutes by bike or 1 minute by car.
For cycling around the area, a bike-sharing station is nearby: "Villo - Gare De Berchem / Berchem Station", 6 minutes on foot.
Need to catch a flight? The nearest airport, Brussels Airport, is 14 minutes away by car.
In under 4 minutes by car, you can find a charging station for your electric car.
Thanks to the "Cambio - Berchem Station" station, you can rent a car when you need one, in under 5 minutes on foot.
Shopping
When it comes to food shopping, you are well served with several options nearby: "Hypermarché Carrefour Berchem Ste Agathe" (8 minutes on foot or 3 minutes by car), "Lidl Sint-Agatha-Berchem" (8 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car), "Delhaize Charles Quint" (12 minutes on foot or 3 minutes by car).
Tourism
"Planétarium De Bruxelles" is 6 minutes away.
In 14 minutes you can reach the "Librairies Royales KBR" activity.
Want to play golf? You will find "Steenpoel Golf" at 8 minutes.
It takes 9 minutes to reach the museum "Belgian Chocolate Village".
Want to discover the castle "Porte De Hal"? It is a 13 minutes drive away.
Education
Families will appreciate being able to walk their children to preschool "Go! Basisschool Zavelberg Sint-Agatha-Berchem", 17 minutes away.
No need to drive for the school run: nursery "Les P'Tits Loups" is 5 minutes away on foot.
Looking for a high school for your children? "Go! Atheneum Zavelberg Sint-Agatha-Berchem" is 5 minutes away by car, a comfortable daily commute.
The daily school run is made easier with "Ecole Communale Primaire "Les Lilas" (elementary school), reachable in 2 minutes by car.
Public transports
Whether for work or leisure, several tram lines are within reach: 82 - Gare De Berchem - Drogenbos with a stop reachable in under 5 minutes on foot, 51 - Stade - Gare Du Midi with a stop 14 minutes away on foot.
This area is well connected by bus, with several lines nearby: 213 - (Metro Simonis -) Asse - Aalst, R36 - Groot-Bijgaarden - Alsemberg, R14 - Brussel Noord - Aalst, the nearest stop being 2 minutes away on foot.
A setting well equipped with services and mobility options, suited to everyday needs.