You can find a convienient nursery: "Patapoef", 3 minutes away by foot. The nearest preschool is called "Vrije Basisschool - De Parel" and is 4 minutes' walk away. Colomaplus 3 is the most convieniently located high school: just 8 minutes away by bike. If you are looking for a elementary school, "Go! Basisschool De Vlindertuin" it is 7 minutes away by foot.
The closest bus lines are De Lijn - 5 - AZ Sint-Maarten - Station - Geerdegemdries with a stop reachable in fewer than 3 minutes as a pedestrian, De Lijn - 283 - Mechelen - Zemst - Weerde, De Lijn - 682 - Mechelen - Zemst - Weerde - Perk - Zaventem with a stand 7 minutes’ walk away.
The nearest airport is Brussels Airport and is reachable by car in 15 minutes. In fewer than 2 minutes, you can find a charging station ("Technopolis") for your electric car. You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Kruisbaan" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 3 minutes away by foot. A SNCB station ("Mechelen / Malines") is located 8 minutes away by bike, or 3 minutes by car. You can find a shared bike station at 21 minutes as a pedestrian: "Blue-Bike - Malines". The A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) motorway is reachable in 2 minutes.
Only 26 minutes are needed to reach Brussels with your car. In just 23 minutes by car you can reach Antwerp. Ghent is 50 minutes away by car. In 55 minutes you can reach Charleroi.
There are a variety of supermarkets nearby: "Spar Mechelen" (16 minutes by foot or 3 minutes by car), "Okay Hofstade" (22 minutes by foot or 4 minutes by car), "Hypermarché Carrefour Zemst" (22 minutes by foot or 3 minutes by car).
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