Bell Gardens DMV Driving Test Routes

Practice your Bell Gardens DMV road test route

Real routes used for the Bell Gardens DMV field office at 6801 Garfield Avenue, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with a printable map and turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Bell Gardens DMV office details

Address: 6801 Garfield Avenue, Bell Gardens, CA 90201
Phone: (800) 777-0133
Hours: Monday and Tuesday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday and Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Saturday and Sunday.
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Beyond driving and written knowledge tests, this office handles licensing services, title transfers, vehicle registration, license plates, permits and placards, and replacement of lost, stolen, or damaged documents. A self-service kiosk is available if you're just renewing and want to skip the line, and the office accepts cash, checks, credit and debit cards, digital wallets, and money orders.

Other DMV offices near Bell Gardens

If your appointment ends up at a different nearby office, or you're comparing wait times before booking, here's how far each one actually is by road, not straight-line distance:

• Montebello DMV: 4.83 miles, about 18 minutes
• Whittier DMV: 8.01 miles, about 25 minutes
• Long Beach DMV: 16.66 miles, about 29 minutes

This sample route runs 6.21 miles and takes about 24 minutes:

1. Drive northeast, 0.06 miles.
2. Turn right, 0.02 miles.
3. Turn right onto Loveland Street, 0.05 miles.
4. Turn right onto Garfield Avenue, 1.18 miles.
5. Drive southwest on Garfield Avenue, 0.26 miles.
6. Bear left to stay on Garfield Avenue, 0.65 miles.
7. Turn left onto Southern Avenue, 0.78 miles.
8. Turn left onto Old River School Road.
9. Drive northeast on Old River School Road, 1.50 miles.
10. Continue on Tecum Road, 0.19 miles.
11. Turn left onto Gainford Street, 0.07 miles.
12. Turn right onto Guatemala Avenue, 0.35 miles.
13. Turn left onto Suva Street, 0.16 miles.
14. Drive northwest on Suva Street, 0.43 miles.
15. Turn left onto Loveland Street, 0.35 miles.
16. Turn left onto Garfield Avenue, 0.09 miles.
17. Turn right, 0.07 miles.
18. Your destination is on the left.

This is a sample route only. The full, current set of Bell Gardens routes is included in the download.

Route breakdown

• Distance: 6.21 miles
• Duration: about 24 minutes
• Turns: 13 total, 5 right and 7 left
• Longest stretch: Old River School Road, 1.50 miles

What to expect on the roads this route covers

Garfield Avenue, Southern Avenue, and Old River School Road are the three roads on this route classed above the residential streets that make up the rest of the drive, and Garfield Avenue in particular gets used across three separate segments, more than two miles combined once you add them up. Old River School Road is the longest single stretch at 1.50 miles. This route also runs through a genuinely school-dense stretch of Bell Gardens: Garfield Elementary sits on Garfield Avenue, and both Suva Elementary and Suva Intermediate sit on Suva Street, so expect school-zone traffic and pedestrians on more than one street, not just a single stretch.

Tips for this specific route

• Treat Garfield Avenue, Southern Avenue, and Old River School Road as the busiest stretches. All three are classed secondary, the highest road class on this route, and Garfield Avenue alone gets used across three separate segments.
• Settle into a steady pace on Old River School Road. It's the longest single stretch on the route at 1.50 miles.
• Watch for school-zone traffic on more than one street. Garfield Elementary sits on Garfield Avenue, and both Suva Elementary and Suva Intermediate sit on Suva Street, so slow down and expect pedestrians each time you cross one of these blocks.
• Expect a left-leaning route. Seven of the 13 turns are lefts, more than rights, worth keeping in mind since it's easy to default to expecting a right-heavy pattern.
• Drive smoothly and confidently. Hesitation at intersections is marked the same way poor decision making is.