Mechelen station and the train from Brussels and the airport

Mechelen is on the Brussels to Antwerp line: from Brussels it takes about 20 minutes. From Brussels-Zaventem airport there is a direct train of about 11 minutes, for around €11, and De Lijn buses (282, 681, 682, 683 and, on weekdays, 686) in 45 to 50 minutes for around €3. From the central station to the Grote Markt it is a 15-minute walk; Nekkerspoel station, where not all trains stop, is less than ten minutes from the centre, and Muizen station serves the Planckendael zoo.