El Cerrito DMV Driving Test Routes

Practice your El Cerrito DMV road test route

Real routes used for the El Cerrito DMV field office at 6400 Manila 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.

El Cerrito DMV office details

Address: 6400 Manila Avenue, El Cerrito, CA 94530
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 driver's license applications and renewals, ID card services, vehicle registration and title transfers, license plate issuance, and replacement of lost or damaged documents. A self-service kiosk is available for select transactions, and the office accepts cash, checks, credit and debit cards, digital wallets, and money orders.

This sample route runs 4.21 miles and takes about 20 minutes:

1. Drive southwest, 0.01 miles.
2. Turn left, 0.02 miles.
3. Turn left, 0.04 miles.
4. Turn left onto Manila Avenue, 0.09 miles.
5. Turn right onto San Pablo Avenue/CA 123, 0.47 miles.
6. Continue on Blake Street, 0.24 miles.
7. Bear right onto Richmond Street, 0.60 miles.
8. Turn left onto Schmidt Lane, 0.33 miles.
9. Bear right onto Navellier Street, 0.45 miles.
10. Turn right onto Stockton Avenue, 0.04 miles.
11. Drive south on Stockton Avenue, 0.17 miles.
12. Drive southwest on Stockton Avenue, 0.10 miles.
13. Turn right onto Richmond Street, 0.01 miles.
14. Drive northwest on Richmond Street, 0.14 miles.
15. Turn right onto Waldo Avenue, 0.05 miles.
16. Turn right onto Everett Street, 0.14 miles.
17. Turn right onto Stockton Avenue, 0.05 miles.
18. Turn left onto Richmond Street, 0.16 miles.
19. Continue on Eureka Avenue, 0.05 miles.
20. Turn right onto Elm Street, 0.16 miles.
21. Turn left onto Stockton Avenue, 0.22 miles.
22. Turn right onto San Pablo Avenue/CA 123, 0.50 miles.
23. Turn right onto Schmidt Lane, 0.05 miles.
24. Turn left onto Kearney Street, 0.04 miles.
25. Turn right, 0.10 miles.
26. Turn left, 0.02 miles.
27. Your destination is on the right.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 4.21 miles
• Duration: about 20 minutes
• Turns: 18 total, 10 right and 8 left
• Longest stretch: Richmond Street, 0.60 miles

What to expect on the roads this route covers

San Pablo Avenue, signed as CA 123, is the only road on this route classed primary, and the route uses it twice, once heading out and again near the end. Everything else here is classed street or tertiary, mostly quiet residential blocks. With 18 turns packed into just 4.21 miles, this is one of the most turn-dense routes covered so far, so don't expect long straightaways between direction changes.

Tips for this specific route

• Treat San Pablo Avenue as the busiest part of the drive. It's the only road on this route classed primary, and this route crosses it twice.
• Don't expect long gaps between turns. This route packs 18 turns into just 4.21 miles, one of the most turn-dense routes in this area.
• Stay alert through the Stockton Avenue and Richmond Street loop. These two streets repeat several times in close succession as the route works through the neighborhood grid.
• Expect slightly more right turns than left. Ten of this route's 18 turns are rights.
• Drive smoothly and confidently. Hesitation at intersections is marked the same way poor decision making is.