In just 17 minutes by car you can reach Brussels. Antwerp is only 29 minutes away by car. In 44 minutes you can reach Ghent. Charleroi is 48 minutes away by car.
If you are looking for a nursery, "De Madieliefjes" it is 2 minutes away by car. You can find a close preschool and elementary school: "Vrije Basisschool - De Windroos", 2 minutes away by car. Go! Atheneum Vilvoorde is the most convieniently located high school: just 14 minutes away by bike.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Carrefour Express Machelen" (10 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Colruyt Vilvoorde (Schaarbeeklei)" (22 minutes by foot or 3 minutes by car), "Albert Heijn - Vilvoorde" (18 minutes by foot or 3 minutes by car).
In fewer than 2 minutes, you can find a charging station ("Total Vilvoorde") for your electric car. You only need 2 minutes to reach the A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) and R0 (Brussels ring) motorways. For holidays or business, you can reach Brussels Airport in fewer than 7 minutes by car. The "Blue-Bike - Vilvoorde" station allows you to rent a bike at 22 minutes away by foot. A SNCB station ("Vilvoorde / Vilvorde") is located 12 minutes away by bike, or 3 minutes by car. You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Woluwestraat" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 10 minutes away by foot.
You can access these bus lines: De Lijn - 282 - Mechelen - Zaventem with a stop reachable in fewer than 6 minutes as a pedestrian, STIB/MIVB - 65 - GARE CENTRALE - MACHELEN, De Lijn - 621 - Vilvoorde - Zaventem with a stop 9 minutes away by foot.
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