Brussels is 30 minutes away by car. Antwerp is only 23 minutes away by car. In 54 minutes you can reach Ghent. In just 28 minutes by car you can reach Leuven.
You can access these bus lines: De Lijn - 560 - Mechelen - St-Katelijne-Waver - Beukheuvel - Lier, De Lijn - 561 - Mechelen - St-Katelijne-Waver - Berlaarbaan - Lier with a stop reachable in fewer than 4 minutes as a pedestrian, De Lijn - 552 - Mechelen Gandhi - Elzestraat with a stop 16 minutes away by foot.
There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Go! Basisschool Lyceum", 4 minutes away by bike. You can find a close high school: "Go! Busleyden Atheneum-Campus Caputsteen", in fewer than 3 minutes by car. If you are looking for a nursery, "De Sjotterkes" it is 2 minutes away by car.
If you appreciate the flexibility offered by renting a bike, you can find the "Blue-Bike - Malines-Nekkerspoel" station at just 16 minutes’ walk away. A SNCB station ("Mechelen-Nekkerspoel / Malines-Nekkerspoel") is located 5 minutes away by bike, or 2 minutes by car. About 5 minutes walk away, you will find the "Cambio - Aspergeveld" station. For holidays or business, you can reach Brussels Airport in fewer than 18 minutes by car. Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station ("Parking Douaneplein") is only 2 minutes’ drive away. The A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) motorway is reachable in 5 minutes.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Lidl Mechelen Nekkerspoelstraat" (11 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Spar Sint-Katelijne-Waver" (12 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Colruyt St-Kat-Waver (Pasbrug)" (23 minutes by foot or 3 minutes by car).
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