You can find a close preschool and elementary school: "Vrije Basisschool - De Bolster", 1 minute away by car. You can find a convienient nursery: "Villa Patapoef Rekem", 17 minutes away by foot. The closest high school is named "Go! Atheneum Alicebourg Lanaken" and is 4 minutes' away by car.
Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station ("Heirbaan") is only 1 minute’ drive away. The A2 / E314 (Leuven - Diest - Genk - Maasmechelen) motorway is reachable in 6 minutes. In fewer than 11 minutes, by car, you can be at "Maastricht" train station.
There are multiple bus lines close by: De Lijn - 724 - Belbus Lanaken noord/zuid with a stop reachable in fewer than 3 minutes as a pedestrian, De Lijn - 63 - Eisden - Maasmechelen - Lanaken - Maastricht, De Lijn - 61 - Maaseik - Vroenhoven - Tongeren with a stand 5 minutes’ walk away.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Louis Delhaize Rekem" (20 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Aldi Rekem" (19 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Carrefour Market Smeermaas" (3 minutes by car).
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