Nearby cities
Settling near Vaartstraat means enjoying a well-connected environment suited to comfortable daily living.
Beringen is easily accessible by car, just 32 minutes away. Need to reach Turnhout? It takes about 38 minutes by car. Drivers can reach Mechelen in 32 minutes, convenient for daily life.
Tourism
The "Golfclub Witbos" golf is 11 minutes away by car.
Shopping
When it comes to food shopping, you are well served with several options nearby: "Spar Heultje" (30 minutes by foot or 3 minutes by car), "Okay Hulshout" (4 minutes by car), "Delhaize Heultje" (3 minutes by car).
Transports
Planning a weekend trip or a business journey? "Booischot" train station is fewer than 9 minutes away by car.
Thanks to the "Cambio - Hulshout" station, you can rent a car when you need one, in fewer than 24 minutes walk.
A plus for long-distance travel: the motorway A13 / E313 (Antwerpen - Hasselt - Liège) is only 12 minutes away.
Public transports
Living car-free is perfectly feasible here: several bus lines serve the area, including De Lijn - 51a - Mechelen - Heist-op-den-Berg - Hulshout - Westerlo - Geel, De Lijn - 223 - Hulshout - Heultje - Voortkapel - Olen - Herentals, De Lijn - 223 - Herentals - Olen - Voortkapel - Heultje - Hulshout with a stand 8 minutes’ walk away.
Education
The daily school run is made easier with "Engeltjes En Bengeltjes 2" (nursery), reachable in 3 minutes by car.
Just a short drive away, "Sint-Lambertusinstituut" (high school) is reachable in 8 minutes.
Just 9 minutes by bike, "Gemeentelijke Basisschool" combines a preschool and elementary school, ideal for family trips.
All these advantages make this area a convenient and functional place to live.