Shopping
Living near Secretaris Meyerlei offers a practical setting with easy access to shops, transport, and essential everyday services.
When it comes to food shopping, you are well served with several options nearby: "Colruyt Merksem (Roosensplein)" (4 minutes on foot or 1 minute by car), "Carrefour Market Schoten" (6 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car), "Delhaize Merksem" (7 minutes on foot or 1 minute by car).
Public transports
This area is well connected by bus, with several lines nearby: 601 - Sint-Job Kristus Koning - Antwerpen, 62 - Sint-Job - Antwerpen, 60 - Brecht - Antwerpen with a stop reachable in under 4 minutes on foot.
Living car-free is perfectly feasible here: several tram lines serve the area, including 2 - P+R Merksem - Zwaantjes, A3 - P+R Merksem - P+R Boechout with a stop 7 minutes away on foot.
Transports
Thanks to the "Cambio - Victor Roosens" station, you can rent a car when you need one, in under 1 minute by bike.
Commuters will appreciate proximity to A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) (3 minutes) and A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) (4 minutes).
The "Velo Antwerpen - Joske Vermeulen" station allows you to rent a bike 5 minutes away on foot.
Need to catch a train? The SNCB station is 13 minutes by bike or 6 minutes by car.
For holidays or business, you can reach Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) in under 10 minutes by car.
Tourism
"Ternesse Golf & Country Club" golf can be reached in 10 minutes by car.
Nearby cities
Need to reach Dendermonde? It takes about 37 minutes by car. Need to reach Turnhout for work or leisure? It takes about 33 minutes by car. Beveren is easily accessible by car, just 24 minutes away. Need to reach Sint-Niklaas? It takes about 27 minutes by car.
Education
A real plus for families: nursery "Het Kabouterhuisje" is close enough for children to walk there in 6 minutes.
Just 3 minutes by bike, "Vrije Basisschool Sint Ludgardis Merksem Campus Bredabaan" combines a preschool and elementary school, ideal for family trips.
The daily school run is made easier with "Kunstkaai" (high school), reachable in 2 minutes by car.
The variety of accessible amenities nearby contributes to the quality of life in this neighbourhood.