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Killarney driving test centre

Killarney Racecourse Grounds, Ross Road, Killarney, V93 HW52 · Co. Kerry

Drive the roads around Killarney before test day

5 routes52 km81 turns11 roundabouts

  1. Route 1 · via Ross Road10.6 km19 turns2 roundabouts
  2. Route 2 · via Ross Road9.4 km15 turns2 roundabouts
  3. Route 3 · via Ross Road9.0 km15 turns1 roundabout
  4. Route 4 · via Muckross Road11.7 km16 turns4 roundabouts
  5. Route 5 · via Ross Road11.7 km16 turns2 roundabouts

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  • 5 routes · 52 km · 81 marked turns
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5 loops from the test centre, built from the road network around Killarney. Not the RSA’s own test routes, which are not published, but the same local roads.

48%pass rate
12 wksto invite
3,493tests a year

Ireland 52.3% · −4.5 vs IE · Ireland 11.9 weeks · #47 of 57

Key facts

  • 47.8% of car driving tests at Killarney were passed in the 12 months to September 2026, 4.5 points below the Irish average of 52.3%.
  • That ranks Killarney number 47 of 57 test centres by pass rate, where 1 is the highest.
  • At the end of September 2026 the CSO estimated 12 weeks from applying to being invited to book a test here, against 11.9 weeks nationally.
  • Number 26 for the longest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 3,493 car tests in the 12 months to September 2026; number 23 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Pass rate at Killarney, year by year

  1. 2026 (Jan–Sep)47.4%IE 52.3%
  2. 202548.5%IE 51.8%
  3. 202448.0%IE 49%
  4. 202351.8%IE 50.6%
  5. 202249.5%IE 50.2%
  6. 202157.1%IE 53.3%

Month by month, last 12 months

0%30%60%OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep

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 Killarney

01530IE 11.9 wks12Oct 2023Jun 2024Mar 2025Dec 2025Sep 2026
  • 12Sep 2026
  • 16Aug 2026
  • 16Jul 2026
  • 16Jun 2026
  • 15May 2026
  • 15Apr 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.

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Questions learners ask about Killarney
What is the pass rate at Killarney driving test centre?
47.8% over the 12 months to September 2026, from 3,493 car tests (1,669 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.3%.
Is Killarney an easy test centre?
Killarney has one of the lower pass rates in Ireland: number 47 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 Killarney?
The CSO’s estimate for the end of September 2026 was 12 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 Killarney driving test centre?
Killarney Racecourse Grounds, Ross Road, Killarney, V93 HW52, Co. Kerry.

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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