In just 28 minutes by car you can reach Brussels. Antwerp is only 19 minutes away by car. In 52 minutes you can reach Ghent. In just 29 minutes by car you can reach Leuven.
You can find a close preschool and elementary school: "Go! Basisschool De Baan", 1 minute away by car. You can find a close nursery: "Kinderdagverblijf Zwaluwstraat", in fewer than 1 minute by car. Provinciale Middenschool is the most convieniently located high school: just 11 minutes away as a pedestrian.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Delhaize Mechelen" (5 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Carrefour Market Mechelen Eikestraat" (11 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Spar Express Mechelen" (13 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car).
You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Begijnenweide" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 8 minutes away by foot. The nearest airport is Brussels Airport and is reachable by car in 16 minutes. In fewer than 3 minutes, by car, you can be at "Malines-Nekkerspoel / Mechelen-Nekkerspoel" train station. If you appreciate the flexibility offered by renting a bike, you can find the "Blue-Bike - Malines Veemarkt" station at just 22 minutes’ walk away. To reach A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) you only need 1 minute and A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) is reachable in 11 minutes. In fewer than 1 minute, you can find a charging station ("Brico Mechelen-Noord") for your electric car.
You can access these bus lines: De Lijn - 6 - Station - Industrie Noord - Tivoli - Station with a stand 4 minutes’ walk away, De Lijn - 500 - Antwerpen - Boom - Rumst - Mechelen, De Lijn - 9 - Station - Tivoli - Industrie Noord - Station with a stop reachable in fewer than 5 minutes as a pedestrian.
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