Seattle (West), Washington DOL Driving Test Routes

Practice your Seattle (West) driving test route

Real routes used for the Seattle (West) Washington DOL driver licensing office at 8830 25th Ave SW, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Seattle (West) DOL driver licensing office details

Location: 8830 25th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98106
Phone: (206) 764-4144
Hours: Tuesday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Thursday 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.); Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Closed Sunday and Monday.
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Other DOL driver licensing offices near Seattle (West)

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

• Seattle (Queen Anne) DOL driver licensing office: 10.36 miles, about 27 minutes
• Renton DOL driver licensing office: 16.48 miles, about 30 minutes
• Kent DOL driver licensing office: 18.61 miles, about 32 minutes

This driving test route runs 11.4 miles and takes about 45 minutes:

1. Drive west, 0.02 miles.
2. Turn right onto 25th Avenue Southwest, 0.11 miles.
3. Turn right onto Southwest Trenton Street, 0.19 miles.
4. Turn left onto Delridge Way Southwest, 0.12 miles.
5. Turn right onto Southwest Cloverdale Street, 0.19 miles.
6. Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Southwest Cloverdale Street, 0.07 miles.
7. Turn left onto 16th Avenue Southwest, 0.47 miles.
8. Drive north on 16th Avenue Southwest, 0.09 miles.
9. Turn left onto Southwest Austin Street, 1.91 miles.
10. Turn right onto 42nd Avenue Southwest, 0.02 miles.
11. Turn left onto Fauntleroy Way Southwest, 0.07 miles.
12. Turn left onto California Avenue Southwest, 0.05 miles.
13. Drive south on California Avenue Southwest, 1.08 miles.
14. Turn left onto Southwest Thistle Street, 0.50 miles.
15. Turn right onto 35th Avenue Southwest, 0.25 miles.
16. Turn left onto Southwest Trenton Street, 0.81 miles.
17. Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Southwest Trenton Street, 0.07 miles.
18. Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Southwest Trenton Street, 0.07 miles.
19. Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Southwest Trenton Street, 0.02 miles.
20. Drive east on Southwest Trenton Street, 0.04 miles.
21. Turn left onto 16th Avenue Southwest, 0.11 miles.
22. Drive north on 16th Avenue Southwest, 0.58 miles.
23. Turn left onto Southwest Austin Street, 0.06 miles.
24. Drive west on Dumar Way Southwest, 1.81 miles.
25. Drive west on Southwest Morgan Street, 0.04 miles.
26. Turn right onto 42nd Avenue Southwest, 0.02 miles.
27. Turn left onto Fauntleroy Way Southwest, 0.07 miles.
28. Turn left onto California Avenue Southwest, 1.13 miles.
29. Turn left onto Southwest Thistle Street, 0.25 miles.
30. Turn right onto 39th Avenue Southwest, 0.07 miles.
31. Drive south on 39th Avenue Southwest, 0.08 miles.
32. Turn left onto Southwest Cloverdale Street, 0.12 miles.
33. Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Southwest Cloverdale Street, 0.13 miles.
34. Turn right onto 35th Avenue Southwest, 0.10 miles.
35. Turn left onto Southwest Trenton Street, 0.11 miles.
36. Drive east on Southwest Trenton Street, 0.46 miles.
37. Turn right onto 25th Avenue Southwest, 0.11 miles.
38. Turn left, 0.02 miles.
39. Your destination is on the left.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 11.4 miles
• Duration: about 45 minutes
• Turns: 29 total, 15 left and 9 right, plus 5 roundabout
• Longest stretch: California Avenue Southwest, 2.26 miles

What to expect on the roads this route covers

California Avenue Southwest dominates this driving test route at 2.26 miles, close to a fifth of the entire route, with five roundabouts also part of this route.

Tips for this specific route

• Get comfortable holding speed on California Avenue Southwest. It carries close to a fifth of this route's total distance.
• This route includes five separate roundabouts, worth practicing multiple times if you're not used to navigating them back to back.
• Expect a heavily left-leaning turn pattern: 15 of the 24 turns on this route are lefts.