The nearest nursery is called "Kinderland Bv" and is 5 minutes' walk away. There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Vrije Basisschool - Sint-Maartenschool", 2 minutes away by bike. Ursulinen Mechelen 1 is the most convieniently located high school: just 28 minutes away as a pedestrian.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Spar Hombeek" (8 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Carrefour Express Mechelen Brusselsepoort" (26 minutes by foot or 10 minutes by car), "Bio-Planet Mechelen" (9 minutes by car).
In fewer than 10 minutes, you can find a charging station ("Egide Walschaertsstraat") for your electric car. A SNCB station ("Mechelen / Malines") is located 10 minutes away by bike, or 10 minutes by car. About 4 minutes walk away, you will find the "Cambio - Hombeek Gare" station. The nearest airport is Brussels Airport and is reachable by car in 19 minutes. To reach A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) you only need 9 minutes and A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) is reachable in 11 minutes.
The closest bus lines are De Lijn - 28 - Mechelen - Hombeek, De Lijn - 289 - Mechelen - Breendonk, De Lijn - 288 - Mechelen - Londerzeel with a stand 2 minutes’ walk away.
It takes about 30 minutes to reach Brussels with your car. In just 25 minutes by car you can reach Antwerp. In 53 minutes you can reach Ghent. Leuven is 32 minutes away by car.
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