In fewer than 2 minutes, by car, you can be at "Alken" train station. You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - St Hubertus" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 77 minutes away by foot. Do you need to charge an electric car? The nearest charging station ("Delhaize Hasselt") is just 8 minutes away by car. The motorway A13 / E313 (Antwerpen - Hasselt - Liège) can be reached in 5 minutes.
The closest bus lines are De Lijn - 21a - Hasselt - Sint-Truiden - Landen, De Lijn - 700 - Belbus Alken - Wellen with a stop 7 minutes away by foot, De Lijn - H81 - Hasselt-Kuringen-Stev-Terkoest-St.-Lam-Hasselt with a stand 13 minutes’ walk away.
If you are looking for a high school, "Freinetschool Keerpunt" it is 5 minutes away by car. There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Vrije Basisschool - 'T Schommelbootje", 10 minutes away by bike. 'T Elfenhuisje is the most convieniently located nursery: just 11 minutes away by bike.
In 59 minutes you can reach Brussels. It takes about 54 minutes to reach Antwerp with your car. In 33 minutes you can reach Liège. Hasselt is only 9 minutes away by car.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Okay Alken" (17 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Spar Alken" (3 minutes by car), "Carrefour Market Alken" (4 minutes by car).
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