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 18 minutes away by foot. The motorway A2 / E314 (Leuven - Diest - Genk - Maasmechelen) can be reached in 14 minutes. In fewer than 3 minutes, by car, you can be at "Begijnendijk" train station. Do you need to charge an electric car? The nearest charging station ("Vissendijk") is just 4 minutes away by car.
It takes about 43 minutes to reach Brussels with your car. In 43 minutes you can reach Antwerp. Only 25 minutes are needed to reach Leuven with your car. In just 28 minutes by car you can reach Mechelen.
The closest bus lines are De Lijn - 944 - Belbus Westerlo-Herselt-Hulshout with a stop 5 minutes away by foot, De Lijn - 709 - Belbus Begijnendijk with a stand 9 minutes’ walk away, De Lijn - 221 - Heultje - Houtvenne - Aarschot with a stop 19 minutes away by foot.
Hupskadee is the most convieniently located nursery: just 7 minutes away by bike. There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Vrije Basisschool Houtvenne", 5 minutes away by bike. If you are looking for a high school, "Sint-Jozefsinstituut - Middenschool" it is 9 minutes away by car.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Spar Booischot" (29 minutes by foot or 4 minutes by car), "Carrefour Express Oranje Begijnendijk" (4 minutes by car), "Okay Begijnendijk" (4 minutes by car).
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