Transports
Settling near Altenaken means enjoying a well-connected environment suited to comfortable daily living.
The nearest train station is "Tienen / Tirlemont / Thienen": reachable in 7 minutes by car, or 28 minutes by public transport.
Need to hop on the motorway? The A3 / E25 - E40 - E42 (Brussels - Leuven - Liège - Eupen - (Aachen, Germany)) is reachable in 2 minutes.
Shopping
When it comes to food shopping, you are well served with several options nearby: "Carrefour Express Hoegaarden" (11 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Okay Hoegaarden" (15 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Delhaize Tienen" (5 minutes by car).
Nearby cities
Need to reach Beringen? It takes about 42 minutes by car. Drivers can reach Hasselt in 37 minutes, convenient for daily life. Mechelen is easily accessible by car, just 37 minutes away.
Tourism
An amusement park is 11 minutes away by car :"Parc Plopsaqua Hannut-Landen"
It takes 8 minutes to reach the museum "Musée De La Pédagogie Armand Pellegrin".
The "Avernas Golf Club" golf course is 14 away.
Public transports
This area is well connected by bus, with several lines nearby: De Lijn - 629 - Outgaarden - Tienen, De Lijn - 629 - Tienen - Outgaarden, De Lijn - 62 - Tienen - Hoegaarden - Geldenaken with a stop reachable in fewer than 3 minutes as a pedestrian.
Education
Just 3 minutes by bike, "Gemeentelijke Basisschool" combines a preschool and elementary school, ideal for family trips.
Your children can walk to nursery "De Slabbertjes", just 13 minutes away on foot.
Families with school-age children will appreciate the proximity of "Via-3", a high school just 17 minutes away on foot.
All these advantages make this area a convenient and functional place to live.