8 routes around the Tralee test centre in Co. Kerry, all of them recorded on real driving tests. Drive them with spoken turn-by-turn guidance, and hear the tricky spots before you reach them.
Free to download. A Centre Pass unlocks every Tralee route from €9.99: a one-time payment that runs from the day you buy it, so buy it close to your test. Independent app, not run or approved by the RSA.
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.
Learners say the test expects you to get close to the 80 km/h limit on these roads when conditions allow, and some find that hard on the bends of Blennerville Road. Commenters suggest staying within about 5 km/h of the limit when it is safe, and one points out you have to slow down anyway for a blind stretch near a thatched building.
Learners single out the reverse around the corner on Strand Road as the hardest of the Tralee reverses. One explains that here you reverse from a main road into the side road, so shoulder checks need extra care; the same commenter says the reverses at Manor Close and Quarryvale have long curves where it is hard to tell when the kerb straightens out.
How many of the 8 routes use each road. The roads near the top are the ones to know well.
Distinct places across all 8 routes, and what the tester watches for at each.
Scan the footpaths early and be ready to stop.
Testers mark speeding and driving too slowly for the road.
A full stop at the line every time, even when the road is clear.
Filter arrows and yellow boxes: never enter a box you cannot clear.
Lane choice by exit, a signal on approach where needed, and a left signal after the exit before yours.
Treat it like a full roundabout: observation, yield to the right, signal.
Never stop on the tracks; wait behind the line when lights flash.
Slow, look, and go only when it is safe: no rolling guess.
30, 50, 60, 80 km/h. Know the default for each road type in speed limits, and every sign in Irish road signs.
Worked out from the Tralee routes themselves.
The Tralee routes pass 14 different roundabouts. Know which lane each exit needs before you get there; signs and road markings beat the shape of the roundabout.
Read the guideSome Tralee routes reach 80 km/h roads. Build up to a safe speed that suits the road: hesitancy and holding back are marked too.
Read the guideThere are 21 places where the limit changes. Watch for the signs, and settle at the new limit promptly.
18 STOP signs across the routes. Rolling through one is a common fault; stop at the line, then creep and look.
At least one route crosses a railway. Know what to do when the lights flash.
Turas marks the likely spot for each manoeuvre on every route: quiet side roads, straight stretches and hills. Across the Tralee routes:
Works with CarPlay. Mount your phone; never hold it while driving.
All 8 Tralee routes were recorded on real driving tests. 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: 53.6% 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 13 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 13 weeks to wait at Tralee, 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.
