Nanaimo (Metral Drive) ICBC Road Test Centre Routes

Practice your Nanaimo (Metral Dr) ICBC road test route

Real routes used for the Nanaimo ICBC road test centre at 6475 Metral Drive, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Nanaimo (Metral Dr) ICBC office details

Location: ICBC Driver Licensing, 6475 Metral Drive, Nanaimo, BC V9T 2L9
Phone: 1-800-950-1498
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Wednesday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed weekends.
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This is a standalone ICBC driver licensing office handling Class 5 and Class 7 road tests, knowledge tests, and motorcycle road tests.

Other ICBC offices near Nanaimo (Metral Dr)

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:

• Nanaimo (Selby) ICBC: 15 km, about 18 minutes
• Ladysmith ICBC: 36 km, about 30 minutes

This sample route runs 23.52 km and takes about 35 minutes:

1. Drive south, 0.03 km.
2. Turn right, 0.16 km.
3. Turn right onto Metral Drive, 0.13 km.
4. Turn left onto Aulds Road, 0.32 km.
5. Turn left onto Nanaimo Parkway/19, 5.78 km.
6. Drive southeast on Nanaimo Parkway/19, 1.08 km.
7. Turn left onto Northfield Road, 2.44 km.
8. Bear right onto Island Highway North/19A, 0.49 km.
9. Turn left onto Departure Bay Road, 2.02 km.
10. Turn right onto Hammond Bay Road, 1.27 km.
11. Turn right onto Stephenson Point Road, 0.41 km.
12. Turn left onto Wavecrest Drive, 0.09 km.
13. Turn right onto Shearwater Drive, 0.49 km.
14. Drive southeast on Shearwater Drive, 0.00 km.
15. Turn left onto Planta Road, 0.70 km.
16. Turn right onto Hammond Bay Road, 7.90 km.
17. Make a left U-turn at Metral Drive onto Aulds Road, if permitted, 0.10 km.
18. Bear right onto Metral Drive, 0.08 km.
19. Turn right, 0.04 km.
20. Your destination is on the right.

This is a sample route only. The full, current set of Nanaimo (Metral Dr) routes is included in the download.

Route breakdown

• Distance: 23.52 km
• Duration: about 35 minutes
• Turns: 13 total, 6 left and 7 right, plus two bear rights and a left U-turn
• Longest stretch: Hammond Bay Road, 9.17 km combined

What to expect on the roads this route covers

Hammond Bay Road dominates this route, crossed twice for 9.17 km combined, nearly 40% of the entire drive, almost all of it from a single 7.90 km leg late in the route. Nanaimo Parkway, signed 19 and classed a trunk road, is the second-longest stretch at 6.86 km combined. A left U-turn at Metral Drive to stay on Aulds Road comes near the very end.

Tips for this specific route

• Settle in for a long stretch on Hammond Bay Road. A single 7.90 km leg late in the route makes up most of its 9.17 km combined total.
• Get comfortable holding speed on the Nanaimo Parkway. Classed a trunk road, it covers 6.86 km combined.
• Practice the left U-turn at Metral Drive near the end. It's signed "if permitted," meaning you judge on the spot whether it's legal there.
• Expect a right-leaning turn pattern. 7 of the 13 turns are rights.
• Watch for the two bear rights, onto Island Highway North and back onto Metral Drive. Both are gentle merges rather than sharp turns.