San Francisco DMV Driving Test Routes

Practice your San Francisco DMV road test route

Real routes used for the San Francisco DMV field office at 1377 Fell Street, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with a printable map and turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

San Francisco DMV office details

Address: 1377 Fell Street, San Francisco, CA 94117
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 San Francisco

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:

• Daly City DMV: 10.07 miles, about 22 minutes
• San Mateo DMV: 18.55 miles, about 30 minutes

This sample route runs 3.75 miles and takes about 27 minutes:

1. Drive north, 0.02 miles.
2. Turn left onto Fell Street, 0.04 miles.
3. Turn left onto Baker Street, 0.06 miles.
4. Turn left onto Oak Street, 1.09 miles.
5. Turn left onto Franklin Street, 0.07 miles.
6. Drive east on Franklin Street, 0.00 miles.
7. Turn left to stay on Franklin Street, 0.65 miles.
8. Turn left onto Geary Boulevard, 0.53 miles.
9. Drive west on Geary Boulevard, 0.39 miles.
10. Turn right onto Divisadero Street, 0.04 miles.
11. Make a left U-turn to stay on Divisadero Street, if permitted, 0.11 miles.
12. Turn right onto O'Farrell Street, 0.04 miles.
13. Drive west on O'Farrell Street, 0.05 miles.
14. Turn left onto Broderick Street, 0.60 miles.
15. Turn right, 0.06 miles.
16. Turn left, 0.01 miles.
17. Your destination is on the right.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 3.75 miles
• Duration: about 27 minutes
• Turns: 11 total, 8 left and 3 right, plus a conditional U-turn
• Longest stretch: Oak Street, 1.09 miles

What to expect on the roads this route covers

Oak Street is the longest stretch at 1.09 miles, but it alone takes 8 minutes to drive, a sign of heavy signal density rather than open road. Franklin Street's own "stay on" leg is similarly slow, covering 0.65 miles in 5 minutes. Petite Explorer Preschool sits directly on Divisadero Street, right near the route's conditional U-turn.

Tips for this specific route

• Budget real time for Oak Street. At just 1.09 miles it takes a full 8 minutes, this route's slowest stretch by far.
• Practice the conditional U-turn on Divisadero Street. It's marked "if permitted," right after a brief westbound jog on Geary Boulevard.
• Recognize Franklin Street's own slow stretch. Similar to Oak Street, its "stay on" leg covers 0.65 miles in 5 minutes.
• Expect a heavily left-turn route. 8 of the 11 regular turns are lefts.
• Watch for preschool traffic on Divisadero Street. Petite Explorer Preschool sits directly on it, right near the conditional U-turn.