Antwerp is 43 minutes away by car. It takes about 31 minutes to reach Hasselt with your car. Beringen is only 20 minutes away by car.
There are multiple bus lines close by: De Lijn - 733 - Belbus Balen zuid/west with a stop 2 minutes away by foot, De Lijn - 20 - Tessenderlo - Meerhout - Geel/Mol with a stand 29 minutes’ walk away.
You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Balen Gare" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 58 minutes away by foot. A SNCB station ("Balen / Baelen") is located 16 minutes away by bike, or 6 minutes by car. Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station ("Teichbedarf Distri Pond") is only 11 minutes’ drive away. The motorway A13 / E313 (Antwerpen - Hasselt - Liège) can be reached in 14 minutes.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Carrefour Express Olmen" (6 minutes by car), "Pro Meerhout III" (6 minutes by car), "Bio-Planet Mol" (7 minutes by car).
The closest nursery is named "De Ka-Baaltjes" and is 6 minutes' away by car. Ksom 9 is the most convieniently located high school: just 16 minutes away by bike. You can find a close preschool and elementary school: "Gemeentelijke Basisschool - De Twinkeling", 1 minute away by car.
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