In Bern and within 15 km you compare 18 driving schools with a price, plus 3 without one yet. A lesson costs CHF 86 on average for 45 minutes (CHF 67.50 to CHF 96); the most common lesson length is 45 minutes. The whole licence costs about CHF 3'200 to 3'700 with a school in the middle. As of October 2026.
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18 driving schools found. Languages, meeting point, transmission, trial lesson and saving packages are kept in each school’s profile — a card shows only what that school has actually entered. An empty field means: this school does not state it. The cover picture is the school’s own — the same size on every card and no statement about quality.
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With the driving school comparison in Bern you compare the driving schools in your region for car and motorbike: price per lesson, lesson length, reviews, cars and whether they teach automatic or manual. Enquiries and trial lessons go straight from the page.
Driving lessons in Bern: prices in detail
Average per 45 min
86CHF
Swiss average
84CHF
Most common length
45Min.
One-off fee
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A lesson in Bern costs CHF 86 on average for 45 minutes — CHF 2 more than the Swiss average of CHF 84 across 144 schools on todrive.ch (price index). Lessons offered: 45 Minuten (at 11 schools), 50 Minuten (4) and 60 Minuten (3); 3 also offer double lessons of 90 minutes or more. 12 of the 18 schools charge a one-off insurance and administration fee: CHF 80 to 125, most often CHF 100; 6 state none. Each card includes it in the total for 30 lessons. As of October 2026.
Affordable driving school in Bern: packages and trial lessons
Cheapest lesson
68CHF
With packages
10of 18
Package from
75CHF / 45 Min.
Trial lesson from
45CHF
The cheapest lesson within 15 km costs CHF 68 for 45 minutes. 10 of the 18 have a car package; in the cheapest a lesson works out at CHF 75, and a school's cheapest package saves 7 % on average against its single lesson. 6 offer a trial lesson; 6 state a price, CHF 45 to 95 per 45 minutes. What counts in the end is the total, not the price per lesson. As of October 2026.
Automatic or manual in Bern
Automat
16of 17
Manual
12of 17
Both
11
Same price
11of 11
16 of the 17 schools with a price state one for automatic, 12 for manual. Of the 11 offering both, 11 charge the same. For the licence it makes no difference: passing on an automatic lets you drive manual too (Federal Roads Office). As of October 2026.
What the driving schools in Bern offer
Trial lesson
6of 18
Lesson packages
13of 18
Pick-up at home
2of 18
Female instructor
3of 18
Based inBern15Belp1Gümligen1Köniz1
Languages besides GermanEnglish9French3Albanian2Croatian2Serbian2Italian1
Categories besides carMotorcycle (A)3Bus (D)1CZV further training1Car with trailer (BE)1Light motorcycle (A1)1Lorry (C)1Lorry with trailer (CE)1Minibus (D1)1Moped, tractor and slow vehicles (F/G/M)1Small lorry (C1)1Trailer course1
Counted over the 18 schools with a price within 15 km, as stated in their profiles. Use the instructor filter above to find a female instructor. Counts, not a ranking. As of October 2026.
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First decide whether you want to learn on a manual or an automatic. For the licence it makes no difference: if you pass the test on an automatic, you may also drive manual cars – the federal government abolished the former «automatic only» entry (Federal Roads Office FEDRO).
Learning to drive in Bern
Practical driving tests in the canton of Berne take place at four locations: Bern, Thun, Biel/Orpund and Bützberg. One of them is here in Bern itself.
Frequently asked questions about driving schools in Bern
01Price
Between 67.50 CHF and 96 CHF, on average 86 CHF for 45 minutes – calculated from the prices of the 17 schools within 15 km, each converted to 45 minutes. Each school states its own price on its card. As of October 2026.
02Choice
18 driving schools with a price within 15 km of Bern are listed on ToDrive, plus 3 without a price yet. Each of them shows prices, cars, reviews and whether it teaches automatic or manual, car or motorcycle. 15 of them are based in Bern itself, the others nearby. As of October 2026.
03Length
Most often 45 minutes: 11 of the 17 schools with a price within 15 km offer lessons of 45 minutes, 4 at 50 minutes. Some offer several lengths. To make prices comparable, this page converts them all to 45 minutes. As of October 2026.
04Gearbox
Of the 17 schools with a price within 15 km, 16 state a price for automatic and 12 for manual; a school offering both counts for both. Trial lessons: at 6 of the 18 schools with a price; lessons in English: at 9. As of October 2026.
05Budget
The cheapest lesson within 15 km costs CHF 68 for 45 minutes; 7 of the 17 schools with a price are below the average of CHF 86. Sorting by "Lowest price" above shows them first. Lesson packages: 13 of 18 schools. What counts in the end is the total, not the price per lesson. As of October 2026.
06Cost
About CHF 3'200 to 3'700 with a school in the middle. 30 lessons of 45 minutes including the fee cost between CHF 2'350 and CHF 2'975 at the 12 schools within 15 km that state both price and fee, CHF 2'605 in the middle. It is the same calculation as the total on each card. On top come the fixed items from first-aid course to WAB course, together CHF 634 to 1'115 (driving licence costs, each item with its source). 30 lessons are a basis for the calculation, not a target: how many you need depends on you. As of October 2026.
07Motorcycle
3 of the 18 schools with a price within 15 km state a price for motorcycle lessons, on average CHF 81 for 45 minutes (CHF 72 to CHF 90). Show only these schools. What comes before the first motorcycle lesson, from learner permit to basic course: motorcycle basic course. As of October 2026.
08Ratings
16 of the 18 schools with a price within 15 km have a Google rating, 2 none yet. The grades sit close together, all between 4.9 and 5.0 stars — they hardly separate the schools here. What differs more is how many reviews stand behind them: from 47 to 758. todrive.ch makes no ranking of it; you can sort the list by rating yourself. A trial lesson shows more than any grade — 6 of the 18 schools offer one. As of October 2026.
09How to
Compare price and lesson length, read the reviews, filter by automatic or manual and language – then ask two or three schools about a trial lesson: the request via the form on the profile page is free and without obligation; what the trial lesson costs is shown in the profile.
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