In 30 minutes you can reach Brussels. Antwerp is only 21 minutes away by car. Only 28 minutes are needed to reach Leuven with your car. Sint-Niklaas is 31 minutes away by car.
The nearest airport is Brussels Airport and is reachable by car in 18 minutes. About 1 minute bike away, you will find the "Cambio - Korte Pennincstr" station. The A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) can be reached in 3 minutes, and the slip road to A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) is just a 13 minute drive away. If you appreciate the flexibility offered by renting a bike, you can find the "Blue-Bike - Malines Veemarkt" station at just 15 minutes’ walk away. The nearest train station is "Mechelen / Malines": reachable in 3 minutes by car, or 16 minutes by public transport. In fewer than 4 minutes, you can find a charging station ("Parking Grote Markt") for your electric car.
The museum "Musée Du Design Brussels" is nearby (22 minutes drive). Want to discover the castle "Porte De Hal"? It is a 29 minutes drive away. There is an amusement park 23 minutes away by car: "Atomium". Want to play golf? You will find "Golfclub De Wijnvelden" at 11 minutes. An interesting activity to do in the vicinity: "Centre Sortilège.be" within 20 minutes drive.
The closest bus lines are De Lijn - 286 - Boom - Willebroek -Mechelen, De Lijn - 287 - Boom - Willebroek - Heindonk - Mechelen, De Lijn - 6 - Station - Industrie Noord - Tivoli - Station with a stop 3 minutes away by foot.
De Kuikentjes is the most convieniently located nursery: just 6 minutes away as a pedestrian. There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Vrije Basisschool - Ursulinen", 2 minutes away by bike. The nearest high school is called "Ursulinen Mechelen 1" and is 4 minutes' walk away.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Carrefour Express Mechelen Brusselsepoort" (7 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Bio-Planet Mechelen" (7 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Smatch Mechelen" (9 minutes by foot or 5 minutes by car).
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