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Banff Driving Test Routes

5 free practice routes around Banff driving test centre, heading north, south, south-west, west and north-west — 55.5 km of local roads in total. View every route on the map, download it as a GPX file or open it straight in Apple Maps or Google Maps. Free, with no account needed.

5

Free routes

56 km

Of practice roads

50.6%

Pass rate (2024/25)

10 wks

Typical test wait

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One GPX file with every route. Open a single route below for Apple Maps, Google Maps, KML, GeoJSON, TCX and CSV.

All 5 Banff routes

North route8.5 km · ~25 min · 10 traffic lights · 6 crossings South route11.2 km · ~17 min · 11 traffic lights · 6 crossings South-west route11.3 km · ~21 min · 8 traffic lights · 4 crossings West route12.6 km · ~27 min · 11 traffic lights · 5 crossings North-west route11.9 km · ~20 min · 6 crossings · 6 traffic lights

Practising for your test at Banff

Examiners at Banff draw on the same local road network for every test. Across these routes you'll meet 46 sets of traffic lights, 27 pedestrian crossings and 8 roundabouts. Drive each route a few times with your instructor or a supervising driver, then try them in a different order so you are reading the road rather than remembering it. The typical wait for a test at Banff is around 10 weeks (May 2026), which gives you time to cover every route.

Before you book

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Frequently asked questions

Are these the real Banff driving test routes?

The DVSA stopped publishing official test routes in 2010, so nobody can promise the exact route your examiner will choose. These 5 routes are built from the roads around Banff test centre and approved in the DriveSidekick app, so they cover the junctions, roundabouts and road types examiners use locally.

Are the Banff test routes really free?

Yes. Every route on this page is free to view, download and drive. There is no sign-up, no payment and no limit on downloads.

How do I put a Banff test route on my iPhone?

Open a route and tap "Open in Apple Maps" to load it as a multi-stop journey, or "Open in Google Maps". Apple Maps can't import GPX files, but apps like Google My Maps (via the KML download), OsmAnd and most sat-navs can.

Which GPX apps work with these routes?

The GPX files contain both a route and a track, so they work with TomTom, Garmin, OsmAnd, Organic Maps, Locus, gpx.studio, Komoot and most other sat-nav or mapping apps. We also offer KML, GeoJSON, TCX and CSV.

What is the pass rate at Banff?

The pass rate at Banff was 50.6% in 2024/25 according to DVSA statistics. See the full breakdown in our Banff test centre guide.

Turn-by-turn navigation for every Banff route

Drive these routes with voice directions, then get your drive scored out of 100 with the exact things to improve. Works for lessons too. Free on Android.

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Routes: DriveSidekick, generated with Mapbox and OpenStreetMap road data and approved in the app (snapshot 2026-10-08). Pass rate: DVSA car driving test data by test centre (Open Government Licence). Not affiliated with the DVSA.