The closest elementary school is named "Gemeentelijke Lagere School - De Griffel" and is 2 minutes' away by car. If you are looking for a nursery, "De Speelboom Houthalen-Helchteren" it is 1 minute away by car. Go! Campus Genk Middenschool is the most convieniently located high school: just 20 minutes away by bike. If you are looking for a preschool, "Gemeentelijke Kleuterschool - De Kleine Kunstenaar" it is 5 minutes away by foot.
Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station ("Energyville – Kul/Vito") is only 9 minutes’ drive away. The motorway A2 / E314 (Leuven - Diest - Genk - Maasmechelen) can be reached in 4 minutes. A SNCB station ("Genk") is located 34 minutes away by bike, or 10 minutes by car. 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 93 minutes away by foot.
It takes about 56 minutes to reach Antwerp with your car. In 40 minutes you can reach Liège. Only 19 minutes are needed to reach Hasselt with your car. Genk is only 11 minutes away by car.
There are multiple bus lines close by: De Lijn - 31 - Genk - Zwartberg - Houthalen with a stop 1 minute away by foot, De Lijn - G6 - Genk Station - Waterschei - Zwartberg with a stand 22 minutes’ walk away.
There are a variety of supermarkets nearby: "Carrefour Market Houthalen (Oost)" (18 minutes by foot or 3 minutes by car), "Okay Houthalen-Oost" (3 minutes by car), "Aldi Markt" (5 minutes by car).
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