Brussels is 33 minutes away by car. In 50 minutes you can reach Antwerp. Liège is 45 minutes away by car. It will take you 34 minutes to get to Leuven by bike.
You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Spaanse Kroon" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 74 minutes away by foot. Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station ("Corner Of Vengerstraat And Bierbeekstraat In Free Public Car Park") is only 6 minutes’ drive away. The A3 / E25 - E40 - E42 (Brussels - Leuven - Liège - Eupen - (Aachen, Germany)) can be reached in 9 minutes, and the slip road to A2 / E314 (Leuven - Diest - Genk - Maasmechelen) is just a 15 minute drive away. The nearest train station is "Vertrijk": reachable in 10 minutes by car, or 32 minutes by public transport. For holidays or business, you can reach Brussels Airport in fewer than 24 minutes by car.
De Met is the most convieniently located high school: just 42 minutes away by bike. You can find a close nursery: "'T Grootpark", in fewer than 8 minutes by car. There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Gemeentelijke Basisschool - 'T Klavertje Bierbeek", 7 minutes away by bike.
You can access these bus lines: De Lijn - 8 - Bierbeek Centrum - Leuven - Heverlee - Bertem, De Lijn - 8 - Nachtbus Leuven - Bierbeek with a stop 8 minutes away by foot, De Lijn - 380 - Leuven - Boutersem - Tienen with a stand 13 minutes’ walk away.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Ad Lovenjoel" (15 minutes by foot or 3 minutes by car), "Okay Boutersem" (9 minutes by car), "Louis Delhaize Bierbeek" (8 minutes by car).
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