Driving school
in Strasbourg

Taking the driving test in Strasbourg means adapting to the 7th largest city in France, prefecture of the Bas-Rhin department (67) and capital of the Grand Est region, with nearly 290,000 inhabitants within the Eurometropolis of Strasbourg. The city, crossed by the Ill river and bordered by the Rhine which marks the German border at Kehl, has a distinctive morphology: a historic Grande Île listed by UNESCO and largely pedestrianised, dense inner suburbs (Neudorf, Krutenau, Robertsau, Cronenbourg) and a peri-urban ring crossed by the A35. Category B candidates here drive in an environment where cars permanently coexist with the tram and bicycles.

The main road axis of the metropolitan area is the A35 motorway, known as the Strasbourg urban crossing, which runs along the city from north to south via the interchanges of Place de Haguenau, Étoile and Meinau. This toll-free axis, particularly congested at peak hours, serves as a backbone to reach the A4 towards Metz and Paris, the A352 towards Schirmeck and the Vosges massif, or the route du Polygone to the south. Route de Schirmeck and route de Brumath also structure the radial links from the first ring. The immediate proximity of Kehl, accessible via the Pont de l'Europe and the Pont Pierre Pflimlin, adds a cross-border dimension unique in France.

The Eurometropolis of Strasbourg has applied since 2023 one of the strictest Low Emission Zones in the country. Crit'Air 5 and unclassified vehicles are already excluded, Crit'Air 4 vehicles have been since 2024, and the calendar plans the progressive exit of Crit'Air 3 and then 2 vehicles in the following years. The tram network, the most extensive in France with 6 lines (A, B, C, D, E, F) totalling more than 70 km, requires constant vigilance: platform crossings, absolute priority for trams, specific signage at junctions. The cycle paths, particularly developed (more than 600 km in the metropolitan area), reinforce the coexistence to anticipate.

Preparing the category B licence in Strasbourg finally requires accounting for the marked continental climate of the Alsace plain. Winters bring frost, freezing fog along the Ill and the Rhine, and occasional snowfalls that reduce grip. The Bas-Rhin practical test centre allows candidates from Strasbourg and its metropolitan area to take the exam without travelling to Haguenau or Saverne, the two other hubs of the department. Routes alternate dense urban sectors (boulevard de la Victoire, avenue des Vosges, route du Rhin), entries onto the A35 and exits towards the Alsatian countryside via the D1004 or the D63.