Brussels is only 29 minutes away by car. Only 22 minutes are needed to reach Antwerp with your car. It takes about 53 minutes to reach Ghent with your car. In 58 minutes you can reach Charleroi.
You have the choice between several nearby supermarkets: "Smatch Mechelen" (5 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Shop In De Cité" (5 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Carrefour Express Veemarkt" (5 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car).
The A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) motorway is reachable in 5 minutes. A SNCB station ("Mechelen-Nekkerspoel / Malines-Nekkerspoel") is located 8 minutes away by bike, or 2 minutes by car. In fewer than 5 minutes, you can find a charging station ("Parking Grote Markt") for your electric car. The nearest airport is Brussels Airport and is reachable by car in 17 minutes. You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Leermarkt" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 1 minute away by bike. The "Blue-Bike - Malines Veemarkt" station allows you to rent a bike at 5 minutes away by foot.
You can access these bus lines: De Lijn - 1 - Mechelen Station - Centrum - Sint-Libertuskerk with a stop reachable in fewer than 3 minutes as a pedestrian, De Lijn - 551 - Mechelen Gandhi - Sint-Katelijne-Waver, De Lijn - 500 - Antwerpen - Boom - Rumst - Mechelen with a stand 5 minutes’ walk away.
There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Vrije Basisschool - Lagere Oefenschool - Berthoutinstituut - Klein Seminarie", 3 minutes away by bike. Safe College is the most convieniently located high school: just 5 minutes away by bike. If you are looking for a nursery, "Dol-Fijn" it is 2 minutes away by foot.
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