You have the choice between several nearby supermarkets: "Carrefour Market Houthalen (Oost)" (3 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Okay Houthalen-Oost" (16 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Aldi Markt" (4 minutes by car).
There are multiple bus lines close by: De Lijn - 31 - Genk - Zwartberg - Houthalen with a stop 4 minutes away by foot, De Lijn - G6 - Genk Station - Waterschei - Zwartberg with a stand 29 minutes’ walk away.
It takes about 59 minutes to reach Brussels with your car. In 55 minutes you can reach Antwerp. Liège is 40 minutes away by car. Hasselt is only 19 minutes away by car.
The motorway A2 / E314 (Leuven - Diest - Genk - Maasmechelen) can be reached in 4 minutes. Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station ("Evence Coppeelaan 89") is only 8 minutes’ drive away. You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Genk Gare" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 97 minutes away by foot. The nearest train station is "Genk": reachable in 10 minutes by car, or 28 minutes by public transport.
The nearest nursery is called "De Speelboom Houthalen-Helchteren" and is 18 minutes' walk away. You can find a close high school: "Go! Campus Genk Middenschool", in fewer than 6 minutes by car. Go! Basisschool Park Van Genk Houthalen-Helchteren is the most convieniently located elementary school: just 9 minutes away as a pedestrian. If you are looking for a preschool, "Gemeentelijke Kleuterschool - De Kleine Kunstenaar" it is 2 minutes away by car.
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