Transports
Settling in Machelen offers a practical living environment with good proximity to schools, shops, and transport.
A convenient dual motorway access: motorways A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) and R0 (Brussels ring) are reachable in 3 minutes.
About 7 minutes bike away, you will find the "Cambio - Cortenbach" station.
Need to catch a flight? The nearest airport, Brussels Airport, is 5 minutes away by car.
Do you need to charge an electric car? The nearest charging station is just 1 minute away by car.
Planning a weekend trip or a business journey? "Buda" train station is fewer than 2 minutes away by car.
Education
Just 9 minutes by bike, "Vrije Basisschool - Kameleon" combines a preschool and elementary school, ideal for family trips.
For parents who drive their children to school, nursery "Karima El Moukhtari" is reachable in 3 minutes by car.
The daily school run is made easier with "College Des Etoiles" (high school), reachable in 2 minutes by car.
Public transports
Living car-free is perfectly feasible here: several bus lines serve the area, including STIB/MIVB - 65 - GARE CENTRALE - MACHELEN with a stop reachable in fewer than 3 minutes as a pedestrian, STIB/MIVB - 80 - PORTE DE NAMUR - HAREN with a stand 10 minutes’ walk away, STIB/MIVB - 58 - VILVOORDE STATION - ALBERT II with a stop reachable in fewer than 19 minutes as a pedestrian.
For your tram commute, you have access to the line STIB/MIVB - 10 - HOPITAL MILITAIRE - CHURCHILL with a stand 28 minutes’ walk away.
Nearby cities
Need to reach Dendermonde? It takes about 37 minutes by car. Need to reach Beveren for work or leisure? It takes about 38 minutes by car. Drivers can reach Sint-Niklaas in 37 minutes, convenient for daily life.
Shopping
The area offers a solid choice of supermarkets for your daily needs: "Lidl Machelen" (14 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Aldi Diegem" (15 minutes by foot or 3 minutes by car), "Carrefour Express Machelen" (25 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car).
Tourism
It takes 8 minutes to reach the museum "Musée Bruxellois Du Moulin Et De L’alimentation".
"Brabantse Golf (Melsbroek)" golf can be reached in 6 minutes by car.
Just 8 minutes away is the "Centre Sortilège.be".
The "Porte De Hal" castle is 18 minutes away by car.
An amusement park is 9 minutes away by car :"Centre Koezio Live Adventure Games"
The range of nearby services contributes to a practical and well-connected living environment.