The closest bus lines are De Lijn - 4 - Station - Battel - Leest with a stop 1 minute away by foot, De Lijn - 287 - Boom - Willebroek - Heindonk - Mechelen, De Lijn - 286 - Boom - Willebroek -Mechelen with a stand 4 minutes’ walk away.
The A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) can be reached in 1 minute, and the slip road to A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) is just a 10 minute drive away. You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Battel" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 2 minutes away by bike. A SNCB station ("Mechelen-Nekkerspoel / Malines-Nekkerspoel") is located 20 minutes away by bike, or 5 minutes by car. The nearest airport is Brussels Airport and is reachable by car in 16 minutes. Do you need to charge an electric car? The nearest charging station ("Wayenborgstraat 12") is just 5 minutes away by car.
If you are looking for a nursery, "Het Elfentuintje" it is 5 minutes away by foot. You can find a close preschool and elementary school: "Vrije Basisschool - De Ark", 1 minute away by car. If you are looking for a high school, "Provinciale Middenschool" it is 4 minutes away by car.
In just 27 minutes by car you can reach Brussels. Antwerp is only 19 minutes away by car. Ghent is 50 minutes away by car. Only 29 minutes are needed to reach Leuven with your car.
There are a variety of supermarkets nearby: "Carrefour Express Oranje Mechelen" (16 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Delhaize Mechelen" (4 minutes by car), "Bio-Planet Mechelen" (24 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car).
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