Nearby cities
Living near Volkstuinlei offers a practical setting with easy access to shops, transport, and essential everyday services.
Need to reach Dendermonde for work or leisure? It takes about 38 minutes by car. Drivers can reach Turnhout in 34 minutes, convenient for daily life. Beveren is easily accessible by car, just 24 minutes away.
Shopping
Everyday essentials are within easy reach, with several shops nearby: "Carrefour Express Merksem Laaglandlaan" (6 minutes on foot or 1 minute by car), "Albert Heijn - Merksem" (10 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car), "Delhaize Merksem" (19 minutes on foot or 4 minutes by car).
Education
Your children can walk to nursery "Het Engeltje 2", just 4 minutes away on foot.
Within walking distance, you have access to "Gvls Joma", an elementary school reachable in 4 minutes.
A real plus for families: high school "Joma 1" is close enough for children to walk there in 8 minutes.
No need to drive for the school run: preschool "Gvks Joma" is 4 minutes away on foot.
Tourism
"Ternesse Golf & Country Club" golf can be reached in 11 minutes by car.
Public transports
Whether for work or leisure, several tram lines are within reach: De Lijn - 3 - P+R Merksem - P+R Melsele, De Lijn - 2 - P+R Merksem - Zwaantjes with a stop 19 minutes away on foot.
This area is well connected by bus, with several lines nearby: De Lijn - 66 - P+R Luchtbal - Ekeren - Schoten, De Lijn - 66 - Schoten - Ekeren - P+R Luchtbal, the nearest stop being 2 minutes away on foot, De Lijn - 65 - Merksem Zwaantjeslei - Kapellen with a stop reachable in under 6 minutes on foot.
Transports
For cycling around the area, a bike-sharing station is nearby: "Donkey - Merksem Kwadeveldenplein", 3 minutes on foot.
Planning a weekend trip or a business journey? "Antwerpen-Noorderdokken / Anvers-Noorderdokken" train station is under 4 minutes away by car.
Thanks to the "Cambio - Maantjessteenweg" station, you can rent a car when you need one, in under 4 minutes by bike.
Ideal for drivers: the motorways A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) and A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) are both 4 minutes away.
For holidays or business, you can reach Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) in under 11 minutes by car.
In under 5 minutes by car, you can find a charging station for your electric car.
A setting well equipped with services and mobility options, suited to everyday needs.