The closest bus line is De Lijn - 31 - Genk - Zwartberg - Houthalen with a stop reachable in fewer than 1 minute as a pedestrian.
It takes about 58 minutes to reach Brussels with your car. In 54 minutes you can reach Antwerp. It takes about 39 minutes to reach Liège with your car. In just 18 minutes by car you can reach Hasselt.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Carrefour Market Houthalen (Oost)" (9 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Okay Houthalen-Oost" (8 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Aldi Markt" (5 minutes by car).
If you are looking for a nursery, "Kieke-Boe" it is 2 minutes away by car. You can find a close high school: "Middenschool Lucerna", in fewer than 5 minutes by car. The closest elementary school is named "Go! Basisschool Park Van Genk Houthalen-Helchteren" and is 2 minutes' away by car. If you are looking for a preschool, "Gemeentelijke Kleuterschool - De Kleine Kunstenaar" it is 7 minutes away by foot.
Do you need to charge an electric car? The nearest charging station ("Evence Coppeelaan 89") is just 8 minutes away by car. A SNCB station ("Genk") is located 40 minutes away by bike, or 9 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 97 minutes away by foot. You only need 3 minutes to reach the motorway A2 / E314 (Leuven - Diest - Genk - Maasmechelen).
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