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How to get a driving licence in Slovakia

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Car licence, category B

Getting your licence in Slovakia

Theory questions, in 30 minutes40
Points needed to pass90 of 100
Earliest age for category B17
Licence card€6.50
Licence card in 2 days€26

The driving school tells you the current exam fees.

Before you start driving

2
Learner permitNo separate permit. You learn with a driving school instructor.
Medical checkYes. A medical certificate before the exams.

Required lessons

1
Driving school (compulsory)Theory and driving lessons at a licensed driving school (autoškola), which books your exams.

Good to know

8
Minimum age17 for category B.
Licence validity15 years, and at most until 70. Over 68, 5 years from your medical certificate.
Exam languagesSlovak. Ask the driving school about an interpreter.
If you failBook a new test through your driving school.
Automatic or manualPassing in an automatic limits your licence to automatic cars.
New driversIf you get the licence before 18, you drive only with a registered companion who has held a licence for 10+ years, until you turn 18 (at least 3 months).
Already have a licence from abroad?EU and EEA licences stay valid. Licences from road traffic convention countries are exchanged without tests: apply within 60 days after your first 185 days of residence. Others need the Slovak tests. See the Abroad tab.
Also worth knowing
  • Under 18, register your companion with the police before you drive together.

Step by step

  1. Driving schoolEnrol and get the medical certificate.
  2. LessonsTheory and driving lessons.
  3. ExamsTheory and driving exams with the police examiner.
  4. LicenceIssued by the police licence department.

Tips From driving schools and examiners

  • Since April 2023 the theory test is electronic and harder: almost 1 in 4 candidates now fail it, about double the earlier rate.
  • Expect technical questions about how the car works, not just traffic rules. Driving schools say these catch many people out.
  • Practise with the online versions of the test before the real one.

Based on: Startitup: More Slovaks fail the driving school test (June 2024, Slovak) ↗

Official links

Slov-Lex: Road Traffic Act 8/2009, §§ 102–104 (Slovak) ↗Slovensko.sk: Recognising and exchanging a licence (Slovak) ↗Last checked 20 Oct 2026
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