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Letterkenny driving test centre

5 Pearse Road, Letterkenny, F92 N795 · Co. Donegal

Drive the roads around Letterkenny before test day

5 routes51 km108 turns27 roundabouts

  1. Route 1 · via Oldtown Road12.2 km27 turns6 roundabouts
  2. Route 2 · via Ballymacool Street11.5 km23 turns8 roundabouts
  3. Route 3 · via Long Lane10.5 km19 turns5 roundabouts
  4. Route 4 · via New Mills Road8.1 km20 turns2 roundabouts
  5. Route 5 · via Oldtown Road9.0 km19 turns6 roundabouts

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  • 5 routes · 51 km · 108 marked turns
  • Examiner-style marking on signalling and observation
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5 loops from the test centre, built from the road network around Letterkenny. Not the RSA’s own test routes, which are not published, but the same local roads.

60%pass rate
12 wksto invite
3,529tests a year

Ireland 52.3% · +7.3 vs IE · Ireland 11.9 weeks · #11 of 57

Key facts

  • 59.6% of car driving tests at Letterkenny were passed in the 12 months to September 2026, 7.3 points above the Irish average of 52.3%.
  • That ranks Letterkenny number 11 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 25 for the longest wait, of 57 centres.
  • 3,529 car tests in the 12 months to September 2026; number 22 among Irish centres by tests conducted.

Pass rate at Letterkenny, year by year

  1. 2026 (Jan–Sep)60.6%IE 52.3%
  2. 202556.4%IE 51.8%
  3. 202455.3%IE 49%
  4. 202354.3%IE 50.6%
  5. 202253.7%IE 50.2%
  6. 202159.2%IE 53.3%

Month by month, last 12 months

0%35%70%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 Letterkenny

017.535IE 11.9 wks12Oct 2023Jun 2024Mar 2025Dec 2025Sep 2026
  • 12Sep 2026
  • 13Aug 2026
  • 13Jul 2026
  • 11Jun 2026
  • 13May 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 Letterkenny
What is the pass rate at Letterkenny driving test centre?
59.6% over the 12 months to September 2026, from 3,529 car tests (2,105 passes). The national rate over the same months was 52.3%.
Is Letterkenny an easy test centre?
Letterkenny has one of the higher pass rates in Ireland: number 11 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 Letterkenny?
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 Letterkenny driving test centre?
5 Pearse Road, Letterkenny, F92 N795, Co. Donegal.

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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