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Clifden driving test centre

Clifden Station House Hotel, Galway Road, Clifden, H71 AK52 · Co. Galway

Drive the roads around Clifden before test day

5 routes47 km77 turns

  1. Route 1 · via Galway Road10.8 km19 turns
  2. Route 2 · via Doonen Road8.6 km14 turns
  3. Route 3 · via Riverside6.3 km15 turns
  4. Route 4 · via Sky Road10.6 km12 turns
  5. Route 5 · via Galway Road11.2 km17 turns

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74%pass rate
15 wksto invite
454tests a year

Ireland 52.3% · +21.9 vs IE · Ireland 11.9 weeks · #1 of 57

Key facts

  • 74.2% of car driving tests at Clifden were passed in the 12 months to September 2026, 21.9 points above the Irish average of 52.3%.
  • That ranks Clifden number 1 of 57 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
  • At the end of September 2026 the CSO estimated 15 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.9 weeks nationally.
  • Number 8 for the longest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 454 car tests in the 12 months to September 2026; number 57 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Pass rate at Clifden, year by year

  1. 2026 (Jan–Sep)72.7%IE 52.3%
  2. 202567.8%IE 51.8%
  3. 202465.6%IE 49%
  4. 202366.2%IE 50.6%
  5. 202267.0%IE 50.2%
  6. 202171.4%IE 53.3%

Month by month, last 12 months

0%50%100%SepOctNovJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep

Bars compare each calendar year with Ireland in the same year: green at least 3 points above, red at least 3 below. 2026 (Jan–Sep) is the year so far.

Waiting time for a test at Clifden

017.535IE 11.9 wks15Oct 2023Jun 2024Mar 2025Dec 2025Sep 2026
  • 15Sep 2026
  • 16Aug 2026
  • 13Jul 2026
  • 15Jun 2026
  • 13May 2026
  • 9Apr 2026

The CSO’s estimate, at the end of each month, of the weeks from applying for a test to being invited to book one. Dashed line: Ireland in September 2026.

Getting there

Clifden Station House Hotel, Galway Road, Clifden, Co. Galway H71 AK52

Directions in Google MapsBook or check your test on rsa.ie

Questions learners ask about Clifden
What is the pass rate at Clifden driving test centre?
74.2% over the 12 months to September 2026, from 454 car tests (337 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.3%.
Is Clifden an easy test centre?
Clifden has one of the higher pass rates in Ireland: number 1 of 57 centres. Pass rates also reflect who books where and how prepared they are, so the gap between centres is not all down to the roads or the examiners.
How long is the wait for a driving test at Clifden?
The CSO’s estimate for the end of September 2026 was 15 weeks until an invitation to book, compared with 11.9 weeks for Ireland as a whole. It is an estimate of the queue at that date, not a guaranteed date.
Where is Clifden driving test centre?
Clifden Station House Hotel, Galway Road, Clifden, H71 AK52, Co. Galway.

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Road Safety Authority driving test statistics (ROA30, ROA36), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Car (category B) tests. Passes are worked out from the CSO’s monthly tests and pass rate.

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