Raleigh (Central Services), North Carolina DMV Driving Test Routes

Practice your Raleigh (Central Services) driving test route

Real routes used for the Raleigh (Central Services) NCDMV driver license office at 4121 New Bern Ave, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Raleigh (Central Services) NCDMV driver license office details

Location: 4121 New Bern Ave, Raleigh, NC 27610
Phone: (919) 715-7000
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Road tests are not scheduled after 4 p.m.
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Other NCDMV driver license offices near Raleigh (Central Services)

If your appointment ends up at a different nearby office, here's how far each one actually is to drive from this location:

• Raleigh (Spring Forest Pavilion) DMV office: 5.32 miles, about 15 minutes
• Garner (Forest Hills) DMV office: 12.60 miles, about 20 minutes
• Raleigh DMV office: 12.62 miles, about 17 minutes

This road test route runs 12.63 miles and takes about 30 minutes:

1. Drive east, 0.11 miles.
2. Turn left, 0.03 miles.
3. Turn right onto North New Hope Road, 0.21 miles.
4. Turn left onto New Bern Avenue/US 64 Business, 1.80 miles.
5. Turn left onto Old Milburnie Road, 1.17 miles.
6. Turn left to stay on Old Milburnie Road, 1.39 miles.
7. Turn right onto Allen Pk Dr, 0.02 miles.
8. Make a left U-turn to stay on Allen Pk Dr, if permitted, 0.03 miles.
9. Turn left onto Old Milburnie Road, 0.05 miles.
10. Drive south on Old Milburnie Road, 0.10 miles.
11. Turn left onto Allen Park Drive, 0.06 miles.
12. Turn left to stay on Allen Park Drive, 0.16 miles.
13. Turn right onto Allen Pk Dr, 0.06 miles.
14. Turn right onto Old Milburnie Road, 0.33 miles.
15. Turn left onto Forestville Road, 1.29 miles.
16. Turn left onto Buffaloe Road, 3.01 miles.
17. Drive west on Buffaloe Road, 0.71 miles.
18. Turn left onto North New Hope Road, 1.90 miles.
19. Turn right onto Corporation Parkway, 0.13 miles.
20. Turn left, 0.06 miles.
21. Turn left, 0.02 miles.
22. Your destination is on the right.

This is a sample route only. The full, current set of Raleigh (Central Services) driving test routes is included in the download.

Route breakdown

• Distance: 12.63 miles
• Duration: about 30 minutes
• Turns: 18 total, 12 left and 5 right, plus a uturn left
• Longest stretch: Buffaloe Road, 3.72 miles combined

What to expect on the roads this route covers

Buffaloe Road dominates this driving test route, crossed twice for 3.72 miles combined, close to a third of the entire route.

Tips for this specific route

• Get comfortable holding speed on Buffaloe Road. Crossed twice, it carries close to a third of this route's total distance.
• Old Milburnie Road is this route's most-crossed road, appearing five separate times for 3.04 miles combined.
• This route includes a U-turn, an unusual maneuver to practice.