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Edinburgh: driving practice routes

Practise driving on the streets of Edinburgh on a 3D map — free, in your browser, with nothing to install.

The simulator opens on the city map, where you choose any route.

Route types

Type	Routes	Typical length	Typical time
First driveQuiet streets and simple junctions — a few easy turns	53	1.0 mi	3 min
ParkingA short drive that ends in a street with free kerbside bays	57	0.7 mi	2 min
JunctionsGive way, STOP and unmarked junctions on the side streets, with turns across the oncoming traffic — who goes first when there are no lights	54	1.1 mi	4 min
RoundaboutsOne or more roundabouts on the way	52	1.8 mi	6 min
Rush hourBusy avenues through the centre: traffic lights, lanes, turns across traffic	37	2.1 mi	7 min
Driving test practiceA drive like the practical test: from a test centre and back where one is known, over the roads and junctions the examiner covers.	6	12 mi	37 min

The test drive here lasts 35–40 min. Each loop starts and finishes at the test centre.

Loop	Test centre	Length	Time	Roundabouts	Traffic lights	Turns	Main streets
1	Edinburgh (Currie)	9.3 mi	30 min	2	5	29	Gillespie Road, Lanark Road West, Redford Road, Muir Wood Road
2	Edinburgh (Currie)	10 mi	33 min	9	7	38	Riccarton Mains Road, Saughton Road North, Calder Road, Lanark Road
3	Edinburgh (Currie)	11 mi	34 min	1	14	22	Dundee Street, Gillespie Road, Lanark Road West, Colinton Road
4	Edinburgh (Musselburgh)	12 mi	37 min	5	20	33	Edinburgh Road, Willowbrae Road, Restalrig Road South, Milton Road
5	Edinburgh (Musselburgh)	12 mi	38 min	14	12	30	Eskview Terrace, Newcraighall Road, Melville Road, The Wisp
6	Edinburgh (Musselburgh)	12 mi	39 min	10	25	29	Newcraighall Road, Old Dalkeith Road, Newhailes Road, Niddrie Mains Road

The streets the routes of Edinburgh use most.