In 31 minutes you can reach Brussels. Antwerp is only 21 minutes away by car. Ghent is 55 minutes away by car. It takes about 33 minutes to reach Leuven with your car.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Spar Sint-Katelijne-Waver" (22 minutes by foot or 5 minutes by car), "Colruyt Mechelen (Liersestw)" (4 minutes by car), "Carrefour Market Mechelen Eikestraat" (5 minutes by car).
There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Gemeentelijke Basisschool - Octopus", 6 minutes away by bike. You can find a convienient high school: "De Met", 30 minutes away by foot. The nearest nursery is called "Minnie" and is 21 minutes' walk away.
For holidays or business, you can reach Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) in fewer than 20 minutes by car. The motorway A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) can be reached in 4 minutes. Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station ("Green Spot") is only 5 minutes’ drive away. About 16 minutes bike away, you will find the "Cambio - Aspergeveld" station. The nearest train station is "Sint-Katelijne-Waver / Wavre-Sainte-Catherine": reachable in 3 minutes by car, or 22 minutes by public transport.
The closest bus lines are De Lijn - 558 - Mechelen - Waver Scholen, De Lijn - 552 - Mechelen Gandhi - Elzestraat with a stop reachable in fewer than 16 minutes as a pedestrian, De Lijn - 561 - Mechelen - St-Katelijne-Waver - Berlaarbaan - Lier with a stop 26 minutes away by foot.
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