You only need 15 minutes to reach the motorway A2 / E314 (Leuven - Diest - Genk - Maasmechelen). You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Houtvenne" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 6 minutes away by foot. In fewer than 6 minutes, you can find a charging station ("Vissendijk") for your electric car. The nearest train station is "Booischot": reachable in 6 minutes by car, or 44 minutes by public transport.
It takes about 44 minutes to reach Brussels with your car. Antwerp is 42 minutes away by car. Leuven is only 26 minutes away by car. In 30 minutes you can reach Mechelen.
If you are looking for a nursery, "Het Heiveldje" it is 5 minutes away by car. There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Vrije Basisschool Houtvenne", 3 minutes away by bike. Damiaaninstituut A is the most convieniently located high school: just 27 minutes away by bike.
There are multiple bus lines close by: De Lijn - 944 - Belbus Westerlo-Herselt-Hulshout, De Lijn - 221 - Heultje - Houtvenne - Aarschot with a stand 5 minutes’ walk away, De Lijn - 515 - Heist op den Berg Scholen - Herselt with a stop 17 minutes away by foot.
You have the choice between several nearby supermarkets: "Albert Heijn - Westmeerbeek" (5 minutes by car), "Colruyt Ramsel" (4 minutes by car), "Spar Booischot" (6 minutes by car).
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