Sacramento DMV Driving Test Routes

Practice your Sacramento DMV road test route

Real routes used for the Sacramento DMV field office at 4700 Broadway, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with a printable map and turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Sacramento DMV office details

Address: 4700 Broadway, Sacramento, CA 95820
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, and license plate issuance. A self-service kiosk is available for select transactions, and the office accepts cash, checks, credit and debit cards, digital wallets, and money orders.

Other DMV offices near Sacramento

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 to drive from this location:

• West Sacramento DMV: 8.07 miles, about 14 minutes
• Carmichael DMV: 10.18 miles, about 24 minutes

This sample route runs 7.18 miles and takes about 24 minutes:

1. Drive north, 0.02 miles.
2. Turn right, 0.05 miles.
3. Turn right onto Broadway, 1.21 miles.
4. Turn right onto 65th Street, 0.10 miles.
5. Drive south on 65th Street, 1.40 miles.
6. Turn right onto Fruitridge Road, 1.98 miles.
7. Drive west on Fruitridge Road, 0.03 miles.
8. Turn right onto Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, 1.53 miles.
9. Turn right onto Broadway, 0.79 miles.
10. Turn right, 0.05 miles.
11. Turn left, 0.02 miles.
12. Your destination is on the right.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 7.18 miles
• Duration: about 24 minutes
• Turns: 8 total, 7 right and 1 left, one of the most lopsided splits in this project
• Longest stretch: Fruitridge Road, 1.98 miles

What to expect on the roads this route covers

Almost the entire route is one long string of right turns, with only a single left near the very end. Fruitridge Road is the longest stretch at 1.98 miles. Broadway bookends the drive, used near the start for 1.21 miles and again near the end for 0.79 miles, combining for an even 2.00 miles.

Tips for this specific route

• Get ready for an overwhelmingly right-turn route. 7 of the route's 8 turns are rights, one of the most lopsided patterns in this project.
• Settle into Fruitridge Road as the longest stretch. At 1.98 miles, classed secondary.
• Recognize Broadway bookending the drive. It's used near the start for 1.21 miles and again near the end for 0.79 miles, combining for an even 2.00 miles.
• Treat Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard as the second-longest stretch. At 1.53 miles, it links Fruitridge Road back to Broadway.
• Don't be surprised by the single left turn. It comes right near the very end of the route.