Brussels is only 28 minutes away by car. Only 22 minutes are needed to reach Antwerp with your car. In 52 minutes you can reach Ghent. In just 28 minutes by car you can reach Leuven.
There are multiple bus lines close by: De Lijn - 2 - AZ Sint-Maarten - Station - Vrijbroekpark with a stop 2 minutes away by foot, De Lijn - 289 - Mechelen - Breendonk, De Lijn - 28 - Mechelen - Hombeek with a stand 6 minutes’ walk away.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Spar Mechelen" (10 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Carrefour Express Mechelen Brusselsepoort" (10 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Bio-Planet Mechelen" (21 minutes by foot or 3 minutes by car).
You can find a close preschool and elementary school: "Vrije Basisschool - De Parel", 2 minutes away by car. The nearest nursery is called "Toverland" and is 5 minutes' walk away. The closest high school is named "Ursulinen Mechelen 1" and is 2 minutes' away by car.
You can find a shared bike station at 19 minutes as a pedestrian: "Blue-Bike - Malines". In fewer than 2 minutes, you can find a charging station ("Technopolis") for your electric car. About 1 minute bike away, you will find the "Cambio - Vrijbroekpark" station. For holidays or business, you can reach Brussels Airport in fewer than 16 minutes by car. In fewer than 4 minutes, by car, you can be at "Mechelen / Malines" train station. The A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) can be reached in 4 minutes, and the slip road to A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) is just a 14 minute drive away.
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