45 routes around the Killester test centre in Co. Dublin, 11 of them recorded on real driving tests. Drive them with spoken turn-by-turn guidance, and hear the tricky spots before you reach them.
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The places learners who tested here talk about most, and what they advise. Advice sometimes differs: road markings and your instructor have the final word.
Several learners say that leaving the centre you cross a footpath, and bushes on the right block your view of the road, so peep and creep out while watching for pedestrians first, then traffic. One learner who failed describes being caught out here, with a pedestrian on the left and a truck coming from the right. Learners also say the in and out gates are poorly marked, so make sure you come back in through the right one.
Learners say the Artane roundabout is on several Killester routes and is busy, so judging gaps takes practice. Coming from the Harmonstown side, the left lane is for turning left only and going straight means the right lane; a learner from the nearby Raheny centre describes the same rule.
One learner found the lanes confusing here because the left-hand bus lane opens up just before the lights. Replies say to stay in the right lane to follow the Howth Road straight on, and use the left lane only to turn into Dunluce Road or Castle Avenue, moving in only where the bus lane line breaks.
Learners say you cannot leave the centre without touching the yellow box outside. On the way back, replies advise moving up to the lights in the right-turn lane rather than waiting behind traffic. One learner who failed says they forgot to check the cycle lane while turning right into the centre.
One learner who failed here describes a narrow, busy stretch with cars parked on both sides. Oncoming drivers kept coming towards them, and they ended up pulling in awkwardly several times, picking up faults for reacting to hazards and anticipation.
These reports come from tests at the former Raheny centre; some Killester routes now use the same stretch. Learners describe a run of about six mini-roundabouts along All Saints Road, and one says people pick up repeated observation faults there. Another says to look right at each one even where bushes block the view, and to take the small ones near the end wide when turning fully.
One learner notes that Brookwood Rise is a 50 km/h road even though it feels like a 30. Another learner's only fault was for going slightly too fast on Brookwood Avenue, so check the signs here.
Learners report that the nearby Raheny centre closed in September 2026, with its tests moving to Killester, so the two sets of routes overlap. Two learners who failed here say it was for waiting at the line to turn right on a green light instead of moving forward into the junction or yellow box.
How many of the 45 routes use each road. The roads near the top are the ones to know well.
Distinct places across all 45 routes, and what the tester watches for at each.
Scan the footpaths early and be ready to stop.
Filter arrows and yellow boxes: never enter a box you cannot clear.
Testers mark speeding and driving too slowly for the road.
A full stop at the line every time, even when the road is clear.
Treat it like a full roundabout: observation, yield to the right, signal.
Slow, look, and go only when it is safe: no rolling guess.
Lane choice by exit, a signal on approach where needed, and a left signal after the exit before yours.
30, 50, 60 km/h. Know the default for each road type in speed limits, and every sign in Irish road signs.
Worked out from the Killester routes themselves.
The Killester routes pass 46 different roundabouts. Know which lane each exit needs before you get there; signs and road markings beat the shape of the roundabout.
Read the guideThere are 93 places where the limit changes. Watch for the signs, and settle at the new limit promptly.
98 sets of traffic lights across the routes. Practise right turns at lights and the yellow box rule.
Read the guide39 STOP signs across the routes. Rolling through one is a common fault; stop at the line, then creep and look.
Mirrors, then signal, then a look over your shoulder where needed. Make the checks clear enough for the tester to see.
Read the guideTuras marks the likely spot for each manoeuvre on every route: quiet side roads, straight stretches and hills. Across the Killester routes:
Works with CarPlay. Mount your phone; never hold it while driving.
11 of the 45 Killester routes were recorded on real driving tests; the rest are practice routes on the same roads. Each is matched to the OpenStreetMap road network, and learners' shared drives are checked every week for changes. Last updated 30 October 2026. The tester still chooses the route on the day. How test routes work.
Pass rate: 46.9% in 2022 (national 53.2%). That is the RSA's latest table by centre, so treat it as a rough guide. Most fails come from things you can practise: observation, progress and lane choice. All centres.
Waiting time: about 15 weeks until you are invited to book a test, at the end of September 2026 (national average 11.9 weeks). All centres.
Addresses from the RSA's list of test centres; waiting time from RSA figures published by the CSO. Your appointment letter has the final word.
With about 15 weeks to wait at Killester, apply on MyRoadSafety as soon as your EDT lessons are uploaded, and use the wait: learn the road signs and Rules of the Road questions the tester asks first, and drive with your accompanying driver.
Turas: Driving Test Routes for iPhone. Spoken turn-by-turn guidance on the routes around your centre, with the tricky spots called out before you reach them.
