There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Vrije Basisschool - De Parel", 1 minute away by bike. If you are looking for a nursery, "Victorientje" it is 1 minute away by car. Ursulinen Mechelen 1 is the most convieniently located high school: just 8 minutes away as a pedestrian.
For holidays or business, you can reach Brussels Airport in fewer than 15 minutes by car. The motorway A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) can be reached in 3 minutes. Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station ("Technopolis") is only 1 minute’ drive away. You can find a shared bike station at 12 minutes as a pedestrian: "Blue-Bike - Malines". In fewer than 3 minutes, by car, you can be at "Mechelen / Malines" train station. You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Van Benedenlaan" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 9 minutes away by foot.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Spar Mechelen" (3 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Carrefour Express Mechelen Brusselsepoort" (6 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Shop In De Cité" (17 minutes by foot or 5 minutes by car).
There are multiple bus lines close by: De Lijn - 2 - AZ Sint-Maarten - Station - Vrijbroekpark with a stand 1 minute’ walk away, De Lijn - 28 - Mechelen - Hombeek, De Lijn - 289 - Mechelen - Breendonk with a stop reachable in fewer than 5 minutes as a pedestrian.
Only 27 minutes are needed to reach Brussels with your car. In just 22 minutes by car you can reach Antwerp. It takes about 51 minutes to reach Ghent with your car. In 56 minutes you can reach Charleroi.
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