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 54 minutes away by bike. A SNCB station ("Zolder") is located 20 minutes away by bike, or 8 minutes by car. The A2 / E314 (Leuven - Diest - Genk - Maasmechelen) motorway is reachable in 4 minutes. Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station ("De Barrier") is only 3 minutes’ drive away.
It takes about 56 minutes to reach Brussels with your car. In 52 minutes you can reach Antwerp. It takes about 42 minutes to reach Liège with your car. Only 15 minutes are needed to reach Hasselt with your car.
You can find a close preschool and elementary school: "Vrije Basisschool Sprankel Methodeschool Jenaplan", 1 minute away by car. If you are looking for a high school, "Freinetschool Keerpunt" it is 6 minutes away by foot. 'T Sprankeltje is the most convieniently located nursery: just 6 minutes away as a pedestrian.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Aldi Markt" (22 minutes by foot or 3 minutes by car), "Shop & Go Industrie Noord" (26 minutes by foot or 3 minutes by car), "Carrefour Market Houthalen (Centrum)" (28 minutes by foot or 5 minutes by car).
You can access these bus lines: De Lijn - 31 - Genk - Zwartberg - Houthalen, De Lijn - 48 - Hasselt - Peer - Hamont/Neerpelt with a stop reachable in fewer than 1 minute as a pedestrian, De Lijn - 23 - Hasselt - Lillo - Beringen with a stop 6 minutes away by foot.
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