Greater Brisbane

Driving lessons in Brisbane, from your side of the river.

Driving lessons across Brisbane with a patient local instructor, automatic or manual, picked up from your door. Metro has been teaching Queenslanders to drive since 1965.

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Learning to drive in Brisbane

Brisbane is a big, spread-out city, and learning to drive here depends a lot on where you start. A first lesson in the quiet streets of Kenmore is a world away from the stop-start traffic on Gympie Road, or reading the one-way blocks and bus lanes of the CBD. The river cuts the city in two, and sooner or later you'll be crossing it on one of the bridges.

That's why our instructors are local to your part of Brisbane. They teach on the roads you'll actually use, coach the hill starts the western and northern suburbs are full of, and build up to the busier arterials and roundabouts once your confidence is there. You keep the same instructor each lesson, so nothing gets lost between visits, and a parent can do the booking and follow the progress if they're the one organising it. The aim is a driver who's still relaxed on Brisbane's hills and bridges years after the test.

A Metro learner holding a green P-plate beside a Metro dual-control car at a Brisbane test centre after passing the driving test

The river and its bridgesCrossing between north and south on the Story Bridge and the inner-city crossings.

Hills and hill startsSteep streets through Bardon, The Gap and the northern suburbs.

Busy arterialsGympie Road, Sandgate Road and Logan Road in stop-start traffic.

The inner-city gridOne-way streets, bus lanes and the busway through town.

60Years teaching in Queensland
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174Brisbane suburbs covered
Where we teach across Brisbane
Lessons and services

A driving school Brisbane trusts

Metro has taught people across Brisbane to drive since 1965. Whether you're booking your first driving lessons or preparing for the practical test, you'll work with a patient local instructor who knows the roads around your suburb and teaches at a pace that suits you. If you're a parent organising the lessons, you can book and follow the progress while your son or daughter works with the same instructor each time.

Driving Lessons

Automatic and manual driving lessons with experienced local instructors who pick you up from your door. Complete beginners start on quiet streets and build up as their confidence grows.

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Driving Test Prep

Mock tests, car hire and test-day packages so you walk into your Brisbane driving test knowing what the examiner expects.

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Packages & Payment Plans

Save with 5 & 10-lesson packs, and spread the cost with a payment plan on eligible packages.

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Driving lesson prices in Brisbane

No hidden costs. Automatic and manual lessons are the same price, and every lesson includes free door-to-door pick-up across Brisbane. Buy online and you're booked.

1 driving lesson

One hour, automatic or manual
$93

A single one-hour driving lesson in Brisbane with a local instructor and free door-to-door pick-up. A good way to try a lesson before you commit to more.

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Starter pack

Two 90-minute lessons
$270

Two longer lessons for newer learners in Brisbane who want a proper introduction behind the wheel before booking a package.

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5 driving lessons

Five-lesson package
$445

Five driving lessons for Brisbane learners, working out cheaper per lesson. A good choice once you've decided to keep going.

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10 driving lessons

Best value per lesson
$880

Ten driving lessons for Brisbane learners working steadily towards the practical test, at the lowest price per lesson.

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Prices are per lesson or package, and packages work out cheaper than booking one lesson at a time. See all packages or book online.

Simple to start

How to book a lesson

It takes four steps to book a lesson with a local Brisbane instructor.

1
Head to our website and tap 'Book Now'Start your Brisbane booking online, any time.
2
Choose your suburbPick where in Brisbane you'd like to be picked up.
3
Pick your instructor and timeA male or female instructor, at a time that suits.
4
Choose your service and confirmLesson, package or test day. Confirm and you're booked.
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The licensing steps

From your Ls to your Ps

Here are the main steps to a Queensland licence, and where lessons with Metro fit in.

1

Get your Ls

Pass the learner theory test and pick up your learner permit.

2

Start lessons

Book your first lesson with a Brisbane instructor who comes to you.

3

Log 100 hours

Build your supervised hours, including 10 at night. Your instructor's hours count too.

4

Mock test

Rehearse the real practical test on local roads and fix the last few habits.

5

Pass your test

Sit the test in our familiar dual-control car, with test-day support.

6

On your Ps

Provisional licence sorted. Refresher lessons are there if you want them later.

10 = 30hours in your logbook

Professional lessons count triple

In Queensland, the first 10 hours of professional driving lessons each count as three hours in your learner logbook. Those 10 hours go in as 30, which takes a real chunk out of the 100 supervised hours a learner records before the practical test.

Your instructor logs each lesson so the hours are recorded correctly. After the first 10, lessons still add up as normal logbook hours, and they tend to be some of the most useful practice before test day. If a parent is sharing the supervising, it also means fewer late evenings spent chasing night hours.

Where you'll sit the test

Brisbane driving test centres

Your practical driving test is booked and run by Transport and Main Roads, not by Metro. Several centres around greater Brisbane hold tests, and the one you use usually comes down to where you live. Your instructor will help you practise the roads and situations near your local centre, so test day feels familiar rather than a surprise.

Inner city

Brisbane City

Suits learners around the inner suburbs who are used to one-way streets, bus lanes and steady city traffic.

North

Chermside, Carseldine & Zillmere

The main northside options, handy right across the northern suburbs. Some northside centres run Saturday tests.

South

Greenslopes & MacGregor

Popular southside centres. Greenslopes is one of the few that runs Saturday tests.

West

Sherwood & Toowong

Serving the western suburbs, with the mix of quiet streets and busier arterials common to that side.

Bayside east

Wynnum

The bayside option for learners around the eastern suburbs and the Wynnum and Manly area.

Surrounds

Logan, Redcliffe & North Ipswich

Just beyond Brisbane, covering Logan, the Redcliffe peninsula and the Ipswich side. Logan also runs Saturday tests.

Transport and Main Roads can change which centres hold tests and when, so check the current list and book directly through Transport and Main Roads. Whichever centre you use, your instructor can take you through the local roads beforehand.

Areas we cover

Driving lessons right across Brisbane

Metro teaches across greater Brisbane. Choose your part of the city for local lessons and suburbs.

Brisbane North

58 suburbs

Chermside, Aspley, Nundah, Bracken Ridge and the northern suburbs.

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Brisbane South

46 suburbs

Sunnybank, Mount Gravatt, Moorooka, Holland Park and the south side.

Explore Brisbane South

Brisbane West

39 suburbs

Indooroopilly, Toowong, Kenmore, The Gap and the western suburbs.

Explore Brisbane West

Brisbane East

24 suburbs

Wynnum, Manly, Carindale, Bulimba and the bayside east.

Explore Brisbane East

Brisbane Central

7 suburbs

The CBD, Fortitude Valley, New Farm, South Brisbane and the inner city.

Explore Brisbane Central
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Real reviews

Learners rate us 4.9 out of 5

A few words from the learners and parents who've booked driving lessons with Metro.

4.9
★★★★★
336 Google reviews for Metro Driving School
★★★★★

I used Metro Driving School for both my kids during their learner time. The school was always prompt and the instructors were friendly and helpful, making sure they were road ready and confident. Would highly recommend.

EErin B.Parent of two learners
★★★★★

A very positive experience with Metro Driving School. Victor was amazing with my daughter, who experiences anxiety and autism. He was supportive, patient and understanding of her needs, and adapted the way he taught, which made a real difference to her confidence.

SSimone T.Parent of a nervous learner
★★★★★

Great experience with Metro Driving School. Colin is an amazing instructor. I highly recommend him for anyone wanting to learn manual, or for internationals like me converting a licence and getting familiar with the test.

DDiego L.Overseas licence conversion
★★★★★

I had about four lessons with Adam at Metro Driving School and it was fantastic. He taught me road rules, manoeuvres and road safety tips, and I passed my driving test with no mistakes. Metro Driving School is worth every cent.

HHayley S.First-time test pass
★★★★★

I wanted to express my gratitude for the guidance Alan provided during my son's driving lessons. His calm manner, clear instructions and patience made a huge difference to Luca's confidence, and he passed his test on a manual the first time.

RRebecca E.Parent, manual, first go
★★★★★

This is the go-to driving school for the region. Metro teaches valuable driving habits and has outstanding preparation for your driving test.

JJamieson D.Test preparation
Good to know

Brisbane driving lesson questions

Yes. We have instructors north and south of the river, right across greater Brisbane, from the northside and the western suburbs to the bayside east and the inner city. Pick your area above and we'll come to you.

Yes. Hill starts are part of everyday driving in Brisbane, especially through the western and northern suburbs, so your instructor will make sure you're confident on them well before your test.

Everyone starts where they're comfortable. Early lessons stick to quieter streets, then build up to busier arterials, roundabouts and Brisbane's hills as your control and confidence grow, always at a pace that suits you.

Yes. Free door-to-door pick-up is included, so we can collect you from UQ, QUT, Griffith, a TAFE campus, work or home anywhere in Brisbane, and drop you back afterwards.

Transport and Main Roads runs several practical test centres around Brisbane. Your instructor will prepare you for the standard the examiner expects and practise on similar local roads near you, so the test day feels familiar.

We teach both, at the same price. Automatic is the quickest path to a licence, or choose manual for a full unrestricted one. A single one-hour lesson is $93, with 5 and 10-lesson packages working out cheaper per lesson.

Beyond Brisbane

Driving lessons across South East Queensland

Learning outside Brisbane? We cover these regions too, with the same local instructors and door-to-door service.

Gold Coast Logan Ipswich Redlands Moreton Bay Sunshine Coast

Book your Brisbane driving lesson

Wherever you're learning, whether that's the northside, the south, the bayside east, the western hills or the inner city, a local instructor will meet you at your door and teach on the roads you'll actually drive.

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Metro Driving School would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which we operate, and pay our respects to their Elders past, present, and emerging.