The A2 / E314 (Leuven - Diest - Genk - Maasmechelen) motorway is accessible in 6 minutes and A3 / E25 - E40 - E42 (Brussels - Leuven - Liège - Eupen - (Aachen, Germany)) will take 9 minutes. In fewer than 3 minutes, by car, you can be at "Veltem" train station. You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Station Veltem" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 5 minutes away by bike. The nearest airport is Brussels Airport and is reachable by car in 18 minutes. Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station ("Uz Leuven Gasthuisberg") is only 10 minutes’ drive away.
In just 27 minutes by car you can reach Brussels. In 39 minutes you can reach Antwerp. It takes about 57 minutes to reach Ghent with your car. In 56 minutes you can reach Charleroi.
There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Gemeentelijke Basisschool - Toverveld", 2 minutes away by bike. You can find a close high school: "Stfran", in fewer than 10 minutes by car. De B'Engeltjes is the most convieniently located nursery: just 2 minutes away by bike.
You have the choice between several nearby supermarkets: "Proxy Veltem-Beisem" (11 minutes by foot or 3 minutes by car), "Spar Winksele" (26 minutes by foot or 5 minutes by car), "Okay Herent" (9 minutes by car).
The closest bus lines are De Lijn - 522 - Schoolbus Kortenberg - Erps-Kwerps - Heverlee, De Lijn - 528 - Schoolbus Veltem - Kortenberg - Tervuren, De Lijn - 352 - Nachtbus Leuven - Erps Kwerps - Kortenberg with a stop 7 minutes away by foot.
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