Brussels is 55 minutes away by car. It takes about 51 minutes to reach Antwerp with your car. In 35 minutes you can reach Liège. Genk is only 13 minutes away by car.
A SNCB station ("Zonhoven") is located 8 minutes away by bike, or 2 minutes by car. In fewer than 5 minutes, you can find a charging station ("Kempische Steenweg") for your electric car. The A2 / E314 (Leuven - Diest - Genk - Maasmechelen) can be reached in 4 minutes, and the slip road to A13 / E313 (Antwerpen - Hasselt - Liège) is just a 8 minute drive away. You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - St Janspl Hasselt" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 65 minutes away by foot.
You can access these bus lines: De Lijn - 753 - Belbus Zonhoven, De Lijn - 52 - Hasselt - Boekt - Beringen with a stop reachable in fewer than 3 minutes as a pedestrian, De Lijn - 18a - Hasselt - Houthalen - Neerpelt - Achel with a stop 4 minutes away by foot.
You can find a convienient nursery: "Kinderdagverblijf Kleine Maatjes", 24 minutes away by foot. Middenschool Kindsheid Jesu is the most convieniently located high school: just 11 minutes away by bike. There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Vrije Basisschool - De Horizon", 3 minutes away by bike.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Spar Zonhoven" (4 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Colruyt Zonhoven" (10 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Albert Heijn - Zonhoven" (17 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car).
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