You have the choice between several nearby supermarkets: "Carrefour Express Olmen" (28 minutes by foot or 5 minutes by car), "Aldi Ham" (6 minutes by car), "Spar Kwaadmechelen" (7 minutes by car).
You can find a close preschool and elementary school: "Vrije Basisschool - Klavertje 4", 2 minutes away by car. The closest nursery is named "Villa Piepin" and is 9 minutes' away by car. You can find a close high school: "Ksom 9", in fewer than 10 minutes by car.
Antwerp is 46 minutes away by car. It takes about 51 minutes to reach Liège with your car. Only 29 minutes are needed to reach Hasselt with your car. It takes approximately 40 minutes to reach Beringen with your bike.
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 70 minutes away by foot. The nearest train station is "Balen / Baelen": reachable in 10 minutes by car, or 97 minutes by public transport. You only need 12 minutes to reach the motorway A13 / E313 (Antwerpen - Hasselt - Liège). Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station ("Selectra") is only 11 minutes’ drive away.
There are multiple bus lines close by: De Lijn - 733 - Belbus Balen zuid/west with a stop reachable in fewer than 2 minutes as a pedestrian, De Lijn - 170 - Beringen - Mol, De Lijn - 17a - Diest - Mol / Leopoldsburg with a stand 23 minutes’ walk away.
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