Nearby cities
Living near Meiboom offers a practical setting with easy access to shops, transport, and essential everyday services.
Roeselare is easily accessible by car, just 33 minutes away. Need to reach Dunkirk? It takes about 38 minutes by car. Need to reach Kortrijk for work or leisure? It takes about 43 minutes by car.
Shopping
The area offers a solid choice of supermarkets for your daily needs: "Shop & Go Delhaize Natieslaan (Oostende)" (5 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Lidl Oostende" (8 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Spar Juka" (11 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car).
Public transports
Living car-free is perfectly feasible here: several tram lines serve the area, including De Lijn - KT - Kusttram Knokke - Oostende - De Panne with a stop reachable in fewer than 26 minutes as a pedestrian, De Lijn - KT - Kusttram De Panne - Oostende - Knokke with a stop 27 minutes away by foot.
Public transport users will appreciate access to the bus lines De Lijn - 3 - Oostende Baanhof - Station, De Lijn - 305 - Oostende - Baanhof - Gistel, De Lijn - 305 - Gistel - Baanhof - Oostende with a stand 6 minutes’ walk away.
Transports
Thanks to the "Cambio - Zone Hendrikapark" station, you can rent a car when you need one, in fewer than 5 minutes with your bike.
Convenient for long-distance journeys: the A10 / E40 (Brussels - Aalst - Gent - Brugge - Oostende) motorway is accessible in 2 minutes and A18 / E40 (Brugge - Veurne - (Dunkirk, France)) in 10 minutes.
Need to catch a flight? The nearest airport, Ostend-Bruges International Airport, is 6 minutes away by car.
The nearest train station is "Oostende / Ostende": reachable in 6 minutes by car, or 21 minutes by public transport.
Education
Just 1 minute by bike, "Go! Basisschool De Puzzel" combines a preschool and elementary school, ideal for family trips.
No need to drive for the school run: high school "Go! Atheneum Oostende" is 14 minutes away on foot.
Families with school-age children will appreciate the proximity of "Kinderopvang Bagheera", a nursery just 10 minutes away on foot.
Tourism
The "Wellington Golf Oostende" golf course is 5 away.
All these advantages make this area a convenient and functional place to live.