Santa Maria DMV Driving Test Routes

Practice your Santa Maria DMV road test route

Real routes used for the Santa Maria DMV field office at 2850 Santa Maria Way, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with a printable map and turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Santa Maria DMV office details

Address: 2850 Santa Maria Way, Santa Maria, CA 93455
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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Street view: Preview the office on Google Street View

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.

This sample route runs 9.72 miles and takes about 34 minutes:

1. Drive south, 0.06 miles.
2. Turn left onto Sunrise Drive, 0.51 miles.
3. Turn left onto South College Drive, 0.17 miles.
4. Turn right onto South Bradley Road, 0.14 miles.
5. Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit, 0.05 miles.
6. Drive northwest, 0.01 miles.
7. Exit the roundabout onto McCoy Lane, 0.35 miles.
8. Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto McCoy Lane, 0.63 miles.
9. Turn right onto CA-135/South Broadway, 0.57 miles.
10. Turn left onto Carmen Lane, 0.17 miles.
11. Drive west on Carmen Lane, 0.09 miles.
12. Turn left onto South Thornburg Street, 0.32 miles.
13. Turn left onto West Betteravia Road, 0.25 miles.
14. Turn right onto CA-135/South Broadway, 0.29 miles.
15. Turn left onto McCoy Lane, 0.29 miles.
16. Drive east on McCoy Lane, 0.02 miles.
17. Turn left onto Caballero Lane, 0.03 miles.
18. Turn right onto Via de la Cruz, 0.12 miles.
19. Turn right onto Caballero Lane, 0.04 miles.
20. Turn right onto McCoy Lane, 0.41 miles.
21. Turn right onto CA-135/South Broadway, 0.29 miles.
22. Turn left onto West Betteravia Road, 0.91 miles.
23. Drive west on West Betteravia Road, 0.12 miles.
24. Turn left onto Skyway Drive, 0.38 miles.
25. Drive south on Skyway Drive, 0.12 miles.
26. Turn left onto Fairway Avenue, 0.50 miles.
27. Drive south on Industrial Parkway, 0.68 miles.
28. Turn left onto Skyway Drive, 0.66 miles.
29. Drive east on Skyway Drive, 0.20 miles.
30. Turn left onto CA-135/Orcutt Expressway, 1.01 miles.
31. Turn right onto Miller Street, 0.11 miles.
32. Turn right onto Santa Maria Way, 0.13 miles.
33. Turn left onto Sunrise Drive, 0.05 miles.
34. Turn left, 0.06 miles.
35. Your destination is on the right.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 9.72 miles
• Duration: about 34 minutes
• Turns: 23 regular turns, 14 left and 9 right, plus two roundabouts near the start
• Longest stretch: CA-135/Orcutt Expressway, 1.01 miles

What to expect on the roads this route covers

CA-135, signed South Broadway and later Orcutt Expressway, reappears four separate times across this route, combining for 2.16 miles, over a fifth of the total distance. McCoy Lane is the most-visited street: across two roundabout exits and two later turns, it adds up to 1.69 miles. Valley Christian Academy sits directly on Santa Maria Way, right near the end of the route.

Tips for this specific route

• Get ready for CA-135 to reappear four separate times. Combined, it totals 2.16 miles, over a fifth of this route's total distance.
• Recognize McCoy Lane as the route's most-visited street. Across two roundabout exits and two later turns, it adds up to 1.69 miles.
• Practice two roundabouts back to back near the start. The first exits toward McCoy Lane, and the second exits directly onto it.
• Get comfortable with Skyway Drive on two separate passes. Combined, it totals 1.36 miles.
• Watch for private-school traffic on Santa Maria Way. Valley Christian Academy sits directly on it, right near the end of the route.