In Zürich and within 15 km you compare 39 driving schools with a price, plus 4 without one yet. A lesson costs CHF 85 on average for 45 minutes (CHF 49.50 to CHF 100); the most common lesson length is 50 minutes. The whole licence costs about CHF 3'100 to 3'500 with a school in the middle. As of October 2026.
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39 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 Zürich 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 Zürich: prices in detail
Average per 45 min
85CHF
Swiss average
84CHF
Most common length
50Min.
One-off fee
37of 39
A lesson in Zürich costs CHF 85 on average for 45 minutes — CHF 1 more than the Swiss average of CHF 84 across 144 schools on todrive.ch (price index). Lessons offered: 50 Minuten (at 21 schools), 45 Minuten (14), 60 Minuten (3), 55 Minuten (1) and 75 Minuten (1); 3 also offer double lessons of 90 minutes or more. 37 of the 39 schools charge a one-off insurance and administration fee: CHF 90 to 150, most often CHF 120; 2 state none. Each card includes it in the total for 30 lessons. As of October 2026.
Affordable driving school in Zürich: packages and trial lessons
Cheapest lesson
50CHF
With packages
33of 39
Package from
50CHF / 45 Min.
Trial lesson from
44CHF
The cheapest lesson within 15 km costs CHF 50 for 45 minutes. 33 of the 39 have a car package; in the cheapest a lesson works out at CHF 50, and a school's cheapest package saves 11 % on average against its single lesson. 17 offer a trial lesson; 11 state a price, CHF 44 to 80 per 45 minutes. What counts in the end is the total, not the price per lesson. As of October 2026.
Automatic or manual in Zürich
Automat
38of 39
Manual
19of 39
Both
18
Same price
18of 18
38 of the 39 schools with a price state one for automatic, 19 for manual. Of the 18 offering both, 18 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 Zürich offer
Trial lesson
17of 39
Lesson packages
36of 39
Pick-up at home
15of 39
Female instructor
7of 39
Based inZürich15Dübendorf2Geroldswil2Kloten2Rümlang2Adliswil1other places15
CantonsZürich38Aargau1
Languages besides GermanEnglish19Italian7Serbian4Albanian3Croatian3Spanish1
Categories besides carMotorcycle (A)5Car with trailer (BE)1Traffic theory course (VKU)1
Counted over the 39 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 Zürich
Practical driving tests in the canton of Zürich take place at six locations: Zürich-Albisgütli, Winterthur, Bassersdorf, Bülach, Hinwil and Regensdorf. One of them is here in Zürich itself.
Frequently asked questions about driving schools in Zürich
01Price
Between 49.50 CHF and 100 CHF, on average 85 CHF for 45 minutes – calculated from the prices of the 39 schools within 15 km, each converted to 45 minutes. Each school states its own price on its card. As of October 2026.
02Choice
39 driving schools with a price within 15 km of Zürich are listed on ToDrive, plus 4 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 Zürich itself, the others nearby. As of October 2026.
03Length
Most often 50 minutes: 21 of the 39 schools with a price within 15 km offer lessons of 50 minutes, 14 at 45 minutes. Some offer several lengths. To make prices comparable, this page converts them all to 45 minutes. As of October 2026.
04Gearbox
Of the 39 schools with a price within 15 km, 38 state a price for automatic and 19 for manual; a school offering both counts for both. Trial lessons: at 17 of the 39 schools with a price; lessons in English: at 19. As of October 2026.
05Budget
The cheapest lesson within 15 km costs CHF 50 for 45 minutes; 15 of the 39 schools with a price are below the average of CHF 85. Sorting by "Lowest price" above shows them first. Lesson packages: 36 of 39 schools. What counts in the end is the total, not the price per lesson. As of October 2026.
06Cost
About CHF 3'100 to 3'500 with a school in the middle. 30 lessons of 45 minutes including the fee cost between CHF 1'585 and CHF 3'120 at the 37 schools within 15 km that state both price and fee, CHF 2'452 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 1'085 (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
5 of the 39 schools with a price within 15 km state a price for motorcycle lessons, on average CHF 83 for 45 minutes (CHF 60 to CHF 95). Show only these schools. What comes before the first motorcycle lesson, from learner permit to basic course: motorcycle basic course. As of October 2026.
08VKU
4 of the 7 schools in the canton of Zürich that offer the VKU on todrive.ch state a price on their website for the whole course (8 hours): CHF 99 to 220. All prices and how we read them: VKU: prices and course. As of 5 October 2026.
09Ratings
34 of the 39 schools with a price within 15 km have a Google rating, 5 none yet. The grades range from 4.4 to 5.0 stars. What differs more is how many reviews stand behind them: from 3 to 414. todrive.ch makes no ranking of it; you can sort the list by rating yourself. A trial lesson shows more than any grade — 17 of the 39 schools offer one. As of October 2026.
10How 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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