In 45 minutes you can reach Antwerp. It takes about 50 minutes to reach Liège with your car. Hasselt is only 27 minutes away by car. Only 14 minutes are needed to reach Beringen with your car.
There are a variety of supermarkets nearby: "Aldi Ham" (5 minutes by car), "Carrefour Market Oostham" (5 minutes by car), "Spar Kwaadmechelen" (6 minutes by car).
Do you need to charge an electric car? The nearest charging station ("Selectra") is just 12 minutes away by car. The nearest train station is "Balen / Baelen": reachable in 9 minutes by car, or 97 minutes by public transport. The motorway A13 / E313 (Antwerpen - Hasselt - Liège) can be reached in 10 minutes. 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 80 minutes away by foot.
Petit Patoe is the most convieniently located nursery: just 13 minutes away by bike. If you are looking for a preschool, "Vrije Basisschool - Klavertje 4" it is 19 minutes away by foot. If you are looking for a elementary school, "Vrije Basisschool" it is 5 minutes away by car. You can find a close high school: "Ksom 9", in fewer than 10 minutes by car.
There are multiple bus lines close by: De Lijn - 733 - Belbus Balen zuid/west with a stand 9 minutes’ walk away, De Lijn - 170 - Beringen - Mol, De Lijn - 17a - Diest - Mol / Leopoldsburg with a stop reachable in fewer than 14 minutes as a pedestrian.
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