Tourism
Living near Mergelputstraat offers a practical setting with easy access to shops, transport, and essential everyday services.
You will find the "Porte De Hal" castle just 20 minutes away by car.
Just 8 minutes away is the "Centre Sortilège.be".
"Centre Koezio Live Adventure Games" is 11 minutes away.
The "Brabantse Golf (Melsbroek)" golf is 9 minutes away by car.
The museum "Musée Train World" is nearby (13 minutes drive).
Nearby cities
Drivers can reach Dendermonde in 35 minutes, convenient for daily life. Beveren is easily accessible by car, just 40 minutes away. Great news for commuters: With Mechelen just 19 minutes away by car, city shops and services are within easy reach.
Shopping
When it comes to food shopping, you are well served with several options nearby: "Carrefour Express Vilvoorde Ensorlaan" (12 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car), "Lidl Vilvoorde" (15 minutes on foot or 3 minutes by car), "Colruyt Vilvoorde (Schaarbeeklei)" (18 minutes on foot or 4 minutes by car).
Public transports
Living car-free is perfectly feasible here: several bus lines serve the area, including De Lijn - 536 - Vilvoorde - Groot-Molenveld - Grimbergen, De Lijn - 533 - Vilvoorde - Grimbergen - Kapelle-op-den-Bos, De Lijn - 21 - Zaventem Brussels Airport -Vilvoorde - Grimbergen - Merchtem with a stop reachable in under 6 minutes on foot.
Transports
Ideal for drivers: the motorways A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) and R0 (Brussels ring) are both 4 minutes away.
Need to catch a train? The SNCB station is 8 minutes by bike or 4 minutes by car.
Thanks to the "Cambio - Hoppin Kassei" station, you can rent a car when you need one, in under 3 minutes by bike.
Do you need to charge an electric car? The nearest charging station is just 3 minutes away by car.
For holidays or business, you can reach Brussels Airport in under 11 minutes by car.
Education
Families with school-age children will appreciate the proximity of "Technov", a high school just 19 minutes away on foot.
Just 1 minute by bike, "Vrije Basisschool Heilig-Hart" combines a preschool and elementary school, ideal for family trips.
Just a short drive away, "Zonnetje Vilvoorde - Steenkaai" (nursery) is reachable in 5 minutes.
The network of services and transport around this address makes it a practical location.