There are multiple bus lines close by: De Lijn - 4 - Station - Battel - Leest with a stand 1 minute’ walk away, De Lijn - 286 - Boom - Willebroek -Mechelen, De Lijn - 287 - Boom - Willebroek - Heindonk - Mechelen with a stop reachable in fewer than 12 minutes as a pedestrian.
There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Vrije Basisschool - De Ark", 2 minutes away by bike. Het Elfentuintje is the most convieniently located nursery: just 6 minutes away as a pedestrian. The closest high school is named "Provinciale Middenschool" and is 5 minutes' away by car.
You have the choice between several nearby supermarkets: "Carrefour Express Oranje Mechelen" (21 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Delhaize Mechelen" (4 minutes by car), "Colruyt Mechelen (Liersestw)" (6 minutes by car).
In just 28 minutes by car you can reach Brussels. Antwerp is only 20 minutes away by car. It takes about 51 minutes to reach Ghent with your car. In 30 minutes you can reach Leuven.
A SNCB station ("Mechelen-Nekkerspoel / Malines-Nekkerspoel") is located 21 minutes away by bike, or 6 minutes by car. For holidays or business, you can reach Brussels Airport in fewer than 16 minutes by car. 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. In fewer than 6 minutes, you can find a charging station ("Wayenborgstraat 12") for your electric car. The A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) motorway is accessible in 2 minutes and A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) will take 10 minutes.
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