There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Gemeentelijke Basisschool - Octopus", 9 minutes away by bike. You can find a close high school: "Sint-Norbertusinstituut 3", in fewer than 5 minutes by car. If you are looking for a nursery, "Abracadabra B.v." it is 3 minutes away by car.
It takes about 31 minutes to reach Brussels with your car. Only 22 minutes are needed to reach Antwerp with your car. In 56 minutes you can reach Ghent. It takes about 34 minutes to reach Leuven with your car.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Lidl Duffel" (7 minutes by car), "Spar Sint-Katelijne-Waver" (30 minutes by foot or 3 minutes by car), "Ad Duffel" (5 minutes by car).
The nearest airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) and is reachable by car in 21 minutes. The A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) can be reached in 7 minutes, and the slip road to A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) is just a 17 minute drive away. A SNCB station ("Sint-Katelijne-Waver / Wavre-Sainte-Catherine") is located 7 minutes away by bike, or 3 minutes by car. Do you need to charge an electric car? The nearest charging station ("Electro Zwijsen Nv") is just 7 minutes away by car. You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Lijsterstraat" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 16 minutes away by bike.
You can access these bus lines: De Lijn - 550 - Mechelen Gandhi - Duffel - Lier with a stop 5 minutes away by foot, De Lijn - 551 - Mechelen Gandhi - Sint-Katelijne-Waver, De Lijn - 558 - Mechelen - Waver Scholen with a stop reachable in fewer than 16 minutes as a pedestrian.
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