Mechelen Flights

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      Monument and station
    by bugulma
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  • This is not a station........
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10 Flight Reviews

Take the train....
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belgianchocolate 1073 reviews
Station Nekkerspoel

Mechelen is in the middle of BRUSSELS and ANTWERP. Every train between these two cities stops in Mechelen. Except for the international train 'THALYS'.

Mechelen has got two stations - MECHELEN and MECHELEN-Nekkerspoel.

MECHELEN-nekkerspoel is the most convenient one to visit mechelen. It stops only a five minutes walk away from this little cities center.

The line BRUSSELS-ANTWERP is the most crowded line in the country.

Watch out and plan your trip a bit...not every train stops in station Nekkerspoel.

It will take you 20 minutes to go to Antwerp and about 25 minutes to Brussels. So you don't have any excuse to miss this city.

The largest toymuseum in the world is right behind station 'Mechelen-Nekkerspoel'.

Written Dec 29, 2003

Website: http://www.b-rail.be/E/index.php

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Try train
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Sjalen 3561 reviews
Plankendael treetop walk

Mechelen is between Brussels and Antwerp which means that all trains between the two (and they are many) stop here as do the Brussels to Amsterdam trains on the same route.

Written Jan 29, 2004

Website: www.sncb.be

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Mechelen, right between Antwerpen and Brussel
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Pavlik_NL 3265 reviews
Want to go here? Then follow

Mechelen can be easily reached by car following the highway (E19) going between Brussel and Antwerpen. Also the A1 road glides across it's borders. Exit "Mechelen" is clearly stated, but focus on "Centrum" and not on the earlier / later "Noord" (=North) or "Zuid" (South).
Trains, running between Antwerpen and Brussel, also stop at Mechelen. The first railroad on mainland Europe actually had Mechelen as station!

Written May 21, 2004

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Walk and see everything as it was ment to be seen
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Pavlik_NL 3265 reviews
Sightseeing in Mechelen ... by foot.

The centre of Mechelen is compact and walking is therefore the best way of getting around in the town. Distances are short and the intensivity of sightseeing by foot is much better then going by bus or car. Actually, it would be impossible to do so, as certain alleys are just much to small or one-way traffic (and guess what ... it's always the other way around - haha).

Written May 21, 2004

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The outskirts and surroundings by bus
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Pavlik_NL 3265 reviews
Most busses also stop on the

"De lijn", Belgium's public bus company, has many services in Mechelen and surrounding area. This is very useful to get to places outside the centre or in Mechelen's surroundings. More information can be obtained on their website.

Written May 21, 2004

Website: www.delijn.be

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By train
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Helga67 2612 reviews
Train station

Mechelen has two train stations: Mechelen and Mechelen-Nekkerspoel. The latter is the closest to the important places in Mechelen. You will need about 10 to 15 minutes to get to the centre of town. Be aware that both stations are not always accessible by the same train.

Written Jun 7, 2005

Website: www.nmbs.be

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By train
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tompt 2523 reviews
This is not a station........

This is the stationbuilding in Mechelen-Nekkerspoel. And what is in large letters on its facade?
THIS IS NOT A STATION.
And if you are from another country and speak another language, your language is probably there too. It is written in many languages.
This must be Belgium...........

But seriously, even if they don't use the old stationbuilding anymore, it is easy to reach Mechelen by train. There are two stations: Mechelen and Mechelen-Nekkerspoel.

Updated Jun 12, 2005

Website: http://www.b-rail.be/

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Parking in Mechelen
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Parking place near the Church of St. John

When you go abroad by car and don't know the cities the most difficult part is to find a good and close to the centre parking place, especially if you don't have map.

We just assumed that this parking place was close to the Cathedral, there was so sign of Saint Rumbold's Tower, but we've been really lucky.

The parking is close to the Church of St. John and we paid only EUR 1.5-/hour.

Updated Apr 12, 2006

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Monument and station

The trains going between Brussels and Antwerpen often cross the city and it is a not a problem to come to Mechelen by train at all both region trains and IC. The price is around EUR 12 to and back for the route from Brussels (in Brussels you can get train in Central, Northern and Southern station).

Written Jun 26, 2006

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Railway
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bonio 2212 reviews

We noticed that there are two railway stations in Mechelen, of the two Nekkerspoel is slightly closer to the centre than Mechelen itself. Some intercity trains do not stop at Nekkerspoel.

Updated Mar 26, 2007

Website: http://www.railfaneurope.net/frameset.html

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