What does a driving licence cost in Berlin?

Total cost for class B in three scenarios – broken down into official fees, driving school prices and items that depend on you.

Total cost, class B

Estimate

Low-cost€1,992

Likely€3,347

High-cost€5,722

Driving school base fee
Estimate1 × €350
Source: Base fee (Berlin range) · as of 05/10/2026
€350
Learning material / app
Estimate1 × €88
Source: Learning material (range) · as of 05/10/2026
€88
Practice lessons (45 min each)
Depends on you23 × €57
The number depends on your individual progress.
Source: Lesson 45 min (Berlin range) · as of 05/10/2026
€1,311
Rural road drives (45 min each)
Estimate5 × €63
Minimum amount required by law (Anlage 4 FahrschAusbO).
Source: Special drive 45 min (Berlin range) · as of 05/10/2026
€315
Motorway drives (45 min each)
Estimate4 × €63
Minimum amount required by law (Anlage 4 FahrschAusbO).
Source: Special drive 45 min (Berlin range) · as of 05/10/2026
€252
Night drives (45 min each)
Estimate3 × €63
Minimum amount required by law (Anlage 4 FahrschAusbO).
Source: Special drive 45 min (Berlin range) · as of 05/10/2026
€189
Theory exam presentation (driving school)
Estimate1.72 × €60
Expected value of 1.72 attempts (statistics: exams per first-time exam).
Source: Theory exam presentation (range) · as of 05/10/2026
€103
Practical exam presentation (driving school)
Estimate1.54 × €175
Expected value of 1.54 attempts (statistics: exams per first-time exam).
Source: Practical exam presentation (Berlin range) · as of 05/10/2026
€270
Extra practice lessons before a re-take
Depends on you1.62 × €57
Assumption: extra practice lessons before each retake.
Source: Lesson 45 min (Berlin range) · as of 05/10/2026
€92
Licence application (authority)
Set by law1 × €45.90
Source: GebOSt Nr. 201, 202.1 u. a. · as of 05/10/2026
€46
Delivery of the licence card (authority)
Set by law1 × €6.32
Source: Licence card delivery (Berlin) · as of 05/10/2026
€6
Theory exam (TÜV/DEKRA fee)
Set by law1.72 × €24.99
The fee is charged per exam attempt.
Source: GebOSt Nr. 401.1 + 401.3 (21,00 € netto) · as of 05/10/2026
€43
Practical exam (TÜV/DEKRA fee)
Set by law1.54 × €129.83
The fee is charged per exam attempt.
Source: GebOSt Nr. 402.3 (109,10 € netto) · as of 05/10/2026
€200
First-aid course
Estimate1 × €65
Source: First-aid course (Berlin prices) · as of 05/10/2026
€65
Eye test
Estimate1 × €6.43
Source: Eye test (optician) · as of 05/10/2026
€6
Biometric passport photo
Estimate1 × €10
Source: Printed biometric photo · as of 05/10/2026
€10

Set by law: €295
Provider price: €0
Depends on you: €1,403
Estimate: €1,648

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Official fees

Class B application
Set by law
Source: service.berlin.de (GebOSt Nr. 201, 202.1 u. a.) · as of 05/10/2026
€45.90
one-off
BF17 application
Set by law
Source: service.berlin.de (GebOSt Nr. 201, 202.1, 202.8, 202.9) · as of 05/10/2026
€58.70
one-off
Theory exam, per attempt
Set by law
Source: gesetze-im-internet.de (GebOSt Nr. 401.1 + 401.3 (21,00 € netto)) · as of 05/10/2026
€24.99
per attempt
Practical exam, per attempt
Set by law
Source: gesetze-im-internet.de (GebOSt Nr. 402.3 (109,10 € netto)) · as of 05/10/2026
€129.83
per attempt

Driving school prices

Driving schools set their own prices and must display them (§ 32 FahrlG).

Too few published price lists so far

We only show a median of driving school prices once there are 5 price lists per item. Until then we use market ranges from surveys (ADAC, MOVING) and Berlin price notices – marked “Estimate” above.

Driving schools with published prices →