It takes about 49 minutes to reach Brussels with your car. In 38 minutes you can reach Antwerp. Leuven is 31 minutes away by car. It takes about 38 minutes to reach Mechelen with your car.
There are multiple bus lines close by: De Lijn - 944 - Belbus Westerlo-Herselt-Hulshout with a stop 7 minutes away by foot, De Lijn - 491 - Geel - Westerlo - Blauberg - Aarschot, De Lijn - 492 - Turnhout-Geel-Tongerlo-Westerlo-Blauberg-Aarschot with a stop reachable in fewer than 9 minutes as a pedestrian.
Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station ("Vrijetijdscentrum "de Mixx"") is only 6 minutes’ drive away. The A13 / E313 (Antwerpen - Hasselt - Liège) motorway is reachable in 9 minutes. You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Westmeerbeek" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 82 minutes away by foot. A SNCB station ("Testelt") is located 41 minutes away by bike, or 14 minutes by car.
If you are looking for a nursery, "De Kleine Schat" it is 3 minutes away by car. Sint-Lambertus 4 is the most convieniently located high school: just 9 minutes away by bike. There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Vrije Basisschool - Bergom", 2 minutes away by bike.
There are a variety of supermarkets nearby: "Proxy Westerlo" (20 minutes by foot or 3 minutes by car), "Aldi Westerlo" (24 minutes by foot or 4 minutes by car), "Sapr Zammel" (6 minutes by car).
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