Driving school in Delaware County, PA
Driving lessons in 16 Delaware County towns, with free pickup from your door, a dual-control car, and PennDOT-certified instructors who teach in English, Hindi, Urdu, Bangla and Arabic.
At a glance: 1st Class Driving School (Apka Desi) gives driving lessons in 16 towns across Delaware County, PA, with free door-to-door pickup and a dual-control car. Lessons are $75 an hour with a 2-hour minimum, 7 days a week from 7am to 9pm, and most Delaware County learners take their road test at Philadelphia — 70th Street Driver License Center. Book online at apkadesidrivingschool.com/book or call (215) 740-2841.
Learning to drive in Delaware County
Delaware County packs a lot of driving into a small space: older, narrow streets in Upper Darby, Drexel Hill and Lansdowne, the trolley lines through Upper Darby and Drexel Hill, busy commercial pikes like West Chester Pike and Baltimore Pike, and the Blue Route and I-95 for highway practice. It's a county where parking, lane discipline and reading a crowded intersection matter more than long straight roads.
We pick you up anywhere in the county at no extra cost and teach on the roads you actually use — your own streets, your school run, your commute — before moving to the test route at your PennDOT center.
The roads we build up to include I-95, I-476 (the Blue Route), US 1 (Baltimore Pike and the Media Bypass), West Chester Pike (Route 3) and Route 320, and your last lessons run on the test route at 70th Street, Philadelphia.
Delaware County towns we teach in
Pick your town for its own page — local roads, a typical lesson plan and the number to call. The road test center is the one our students from that town usually use, with the drive from the town center.
| Town | ZIP codes | School district | Road test center |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston | 19014 | Penn-Delco School District | 70th Street, Philadelphia · about 14 miles |
| Broomall | 19008 | Marple Newtown School District | 70th Street, Philadelphia · about 10 miles |
| Darby | 19023 | William Penn School District | 70th Street, Philadelphia · about 2 miles |
| Drexel Hill | 19026 | Upper Darby School District | 70th Street, Philadelphia · about 6 miles |
| Haverford | 19041 | School District of Haverford Township | 70th Street, Philadelphia · about 10 miles |
| Havertown | 19083 | School District of Haverford Township | 70th Street, Philadelphia · about 8 miles |
| Lansdowne | 19050 | William Penn School District | 70th Street, Philadelphia · about 4 miles |
| Media | 19063 | Rose Tree Media School District | 70th Street, Philadelphia · about 11 miles |
| Newtown Square | 19073 | Marple Newtown School District | Malvern / Frazer · about 11 miles |
| Radnor | 19087, 19085 | Radnor Township School District | King of Prussia · about 4 miles |
| Ridley Park | 19078 | Ridley School District | 70th Street, Philadelphia · about 7 miles |
| Springfield | 19064 | Springfield School District | 70th Street, Philadelphia · about 7 miles |
| Swarthmore | 19081 | Wallingford-Swarthmore School District | 70th Street, Philadelphia · about 8 miles |
| Upper Darby | 19082 | Upper Darby School District | 70th Street, Philadelphia · about 7 miles |
| Villanova | 19085 | Radnor Township School District | King of Prussia · about 5 miles |
| Wayne | 19087 | Radnor Township School District | King of Prussia · about 4 miles |
Road test centers Delaware County learners use
- Philadelphia — 70th Street Driver License Center — 2904 South 70th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19142 (12 of our Delaware County towns)
- King of Prussia Driver License Center — 143 South Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 (3 of our Delaware County towns)
- Malvern / Frazer Driver License Center — 225 West Lancaster Avenue, Lincoln Court Shopping Center, Malvern, PA 19355 (1 of our Delaware County town)
Tell us which center you're booked at and we'll run your final lessons on its route. You can also take the test in our dual-control car — registered, inspected and insured — which removes the risk of a family car failing PennDOT's pre-test vehicle check. How the test-day car works →
What lessons cost in Delaware County
Lessons are $75 an hour with a two-hour minimum in every Delaware County town on this page, and that includes the car, the instructor and pickup from your door. Packages bring the effective hourly rate down. See every price and package →
What every lesson includes
- A patient, PennDOT-certified instructor — the same one every lesson
- A modern dual-control car, so there's always a safety net
- Free door-to-door pickup and drop-off anywhere in Delaware County
- Teaching in English, Hindi, Urdu, Bangla or Arabic (about our multilingual lessons)
- Lessons 7 days a week, 7am–9pm, including weekends and evenings
- An insurance-discount certificate on completion
Questions from Delaware County learners
Do you cover all of Delaware County? +
We have pages for the 16 Delaware County towns listed above, and we teach well beyond them. If your town isn't in the table, call (215) 740-2841 and we'll tell you straight away whether we can pick you up.
Is pickup free everywhere in Delaware County? +
Yes. Door-to-door pickup and drop-off from home, school or work is included in the hourly price, with no travel fee.
Where do Delaware County learners take the road test? +
Most of our Delaware County students test at Philadelphia — 70th Street Driver License Center, King of Prussia Driver License Center and Malvern / Frazer Driver License Center. Each town in the table above shows the center its students usually use.
How much are driving lessons in Delaware County? +
$75 an hour with a two-hour minimum, including the car and pickup. Multi-lesson packages lower the effective rate.
Can I have lessons on weekends or in the evening? +
Yes. We teach 7 days a week from 7am to 9pm, so lessons can fit around school and work.
Which languages can I learn in? +
English, Hindi, Urdu, Bangla or Arabic, in every town we serve. Ask for your language when you book and you'll keep the same instructor for every lesson.