Machelen sits right on the Brussels → Zaventem corridor. If you live or work there, a daily B-DRIVE Tesla is a genuinely useful replacement for the company car — with no parking worries and no charging to think about.
Location
Machelen (1830) is the Flemish municipality that links the R0 ring road to Brussels Airport. Living here means Brussels is 25 minutes away and the airport 12 minutes — an ideal location that is poorly used when you depend solely on your own car.
From Machelen centre, allow 25 minutes by Tesla to the European Quarter (Schuman / Berlaymont) outside peak hours. At peak times we take the Vilvoordsesteenweg or the A201 depending on real-time traffic.
Fixed fare: €35 · 13 km
Back from a flight at 10pm, or catching one at 6am? Being right next to Zaventem makes Machelen a comfortable base for weekly business air travel.
Price calculated live · 12 minutes
A company car alternative
For an executive based in Machelen making 8 to 15 business journeys a week to Brussels, the airport or the head offices nearby, the maths is simple: a company car easily costs €800 to €1,200 a month including VAT (leasing + fuel + parking + insurance). An equivalent B-DRIVE package starts at around €600 a month — with no parking constraints in Brussels, no charging to manage and no time lost driving yourself in traffic jams.
Request a personalised quote on the Business page stating your typical number of journeys.
Rates
All fares are fixed and quoted before departure. A VAT invoice is issued as a matter of course for business travel.
| Destination | Distance | Duration | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels Airport (Zaventem) | 4 km | 12 min | calculated |
| Brussels centre (Grand-Place) | 13 km | 25 min | calculated |
| Charleroi Airport (BSCA) | 62 km | 55 min | calculated |
| Vilvoorde centre | 3 km | 7 min | calculated |
| European Quarter (Schuman) | 12 km | 22 min | calculated |
| Auchan / Cora Drève Richelle | 4 km | 8 min | calculated |
| Brucargo (freight zone) | 5 km | 10 min | calculated |
| IKEA Zaventem | 3 km | 8 min | calculated |
| Avenue Louise / Sablon | 14 km | 28 min | calculated |
We know it well
Three uses we handle every week in Machelen.
Recurring transfers between Brucargo, the Diegem hotels and Vilvoorde centre. Company invoicing, familiar access badges, drivers used to the freight zone.
Heirbaan, Steenokkerzeelstraat, Vilvoordsesteenweg: a logistics and service business park. Daily journeys to Brussels or the airport for sales teams.
Weddings at Saint Gertrude's Church, receptions at the Excelsior Stadium, seminars at the business hotels in neighbouring Diegem — an immaculate black Tesla and perfect photographs.
A trip to the town hall, a drop-off at the Bourdonneux Sportcomplex, an outing to IKEA, a weekend in Brussels. We are used to short journeys as well as long ones.
Customer reviews
Three customers who live or work in Machelen — extracts from our 5★ reviews.
“For my business journeys to the European Quarter, B-DRIVE in a Tesla is far more professional than a conventional taxi.”
“We booked B-DRIVE for a wedding in Brussels. Faultless driver, gleaming Tesla, perfect photographs.”
“I use B-DRIVE for my teams arriving on cargo flights. Daily hotel transfers, monthly invoicing.”
Booking
A single journey or a monthly business package: one WhatsApp message is all it takes. Company quotes within 24 hours.
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