Driving school in Montgomery County, PA
Driving lessons in 31 Montgomery 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 31 towns across Montgomery 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 Montgomery County learners take their road test at Norristown Driver License Center. Book online at apkadesidrivingschool.com/book or call (215) 740-2841.
Learning to drive in Montgomery County
Montgomery County has more of our towns than any other county — from Cheltenham and Jenkintown on the Philadelphia line out to Royersford, Pottstown and Harleysville. It also has some of the region's most demanding roads for a new driver: the Schuylkill Expressway, the Blue Route, the Turnpike interchanges and the US 202 and US 422 corridors around King of Prussia.
Lessons start wherever you are — home, school, work or a college campus — with free pickup. We build up from residential streets to the highways at your pace, and finish on the route at the PennDOT center you're booked at.
The roads we build up to include I-76 (the Schuylkill Expressway), I-476 (the Blue Route and the Northeast Extension), the Pennsylvania Turnpike, US 422, US 202 and Route 309, and your last lessons run on the test route at Norristown.
Montgomery 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abington | 19001 | Abington School District | Norristown · about 15 miles |
| Ambler | 19002 | Wissahickon School District | Norristown · about 8 miles |
| Ardmore | 19003 | Lower Merion School District | 70th Street, Philadelphia · about 9 miles |
| Bala Cynwyd | 19004 | Lower Merion School District | 70th Street, Philadelphia · about 9 miles |
| Blue Bell | 19422 | Wissahickon School District | Norristown · about 4 miles |
| Bryn Mawr | 19010 | Lower Merion School District | Norristown · about 10 miles |
| Cheltenham | 19012 | Cheltenham Township School District | Norristown · about 18 miles |
| Collegeville | 19426 | Perkiomen Valley School District | Norristown · about 9 miles |
| Conshohocken | 19428 | Colonial School District | Norristown · about 5 miles |
| Gladwyne | 19035 | Lower Merion School District | Norristown · about 9 miles |
| Glenside | 19038 | Cheltenham Township School District / Abington School District (Glenside is split between the two) | Norristown · about 13 miles |
| Harleysville | 19438 | Souderton Area School District | King of Prussia · about 17 miles |
| Hatboro | 19040 | Hatboro-Horsham School District | Dublin · about 19 miles |
| Hatfield | 19440 | North Penn School District | King of Prussia · about 19 miles |
| Horsham | 19044 | Hatboro-Horsham School District | Dublin · about 17 miles |
| Huntingdon Valley | 19006 | Lower Moreland Township School District | Bensalem · about 8 miles |
| Jenkintown | 19046 | Jenkintown School District | Norristown · about 15 miles |
| King of Prussia | 19406 | Upper Merion Area School District | King of Prussia · about 1 mile |
| Lafayette Hill | 19444 | Colonial School District | Norristown · about 7 miles |
| Lansdale | 19446 | North Penn School District | Dublin · about 13 miles |
| Montgomeryville | 18936 | North Penn School District | Dublin · about 11 miles |
| Narberth | 19072 | Lower Merion School District | 70th Street, Philadelphia · about 9 miles |
| Norristown | 19401, 19403 | Norristown Area School District | Norristown · about 2 miles |
| North Wales | 19454 | North Penn School District | Dublin · about 15 miles |
| Plymouth Meeting | 19462 | Colonial School District | Norristown · about 5 miles |
| Pottstown | 19464, 19465 | Pottstown School District | Reading / Shillington · about 22 miles |
| Royersford | 19468 | Spring-Ford Area School District | Malvern / Frazer · about 12 miles |
| Skippack | 19474 | Perkiomen Valley School District | Norristown · about 10 miles |
| Souderton | 18964 | Souderton Area School District | Dublin · about 10 miles |
| Willow Grove | 19090 | Upper Moreland School District (Abington School District for the Abington Township side) | Norristown · about 15 miles |
| Wynnewood | 19096 | Lower Merion School District | 70th Street, Philadelphia · about 9 miles |
Road test centers Montgomery County learners use
- Norristown Driver License Center — 1700 Markley Street, Suite 30, Norristown, PA 19401 (15 of our Montgomery County towns)
- Dublin Driver License Center — 161 North Main Street, Dublin Village Plaza, Dublin, PA 18917 (6 of our Montgomery County towns)
- Philadelphia — 70th Street Driver License Center — 2904 South 70th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19142 (4 of our Montgomery County towns)
- King of Prussia Driver License Center — 143 South Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 (3 of our Montgomery County towns)
- Bensalem Driver License Center — 4201 Neshaminy Boulevard, Neshaminy Square, Bensalem, PA 19020 (1 of our Montgomery County town)
- Reading / Shillington Driver License Center — 530 East Lancaster Avenue, Suite 5, Shillington, PA 19607 (1 of our Montgomery County town)
- Malvern / Frazer Driver License Center — 225 West Lancaster Avenue, Lincoln Court Shopping Center, Malvern, PA 19355 (1 of our Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
Lessons are $75 an hour with a two-hour minimum in every Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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
What Montgomery County students say
“Very kind and patient. It has the best price in the area. We passed the test!”
“Ahmed and Mostafa the best instructors ever thank you 🙏🏻 for everything”
“Ahmed was my instructor and he has taught me to secure the driving license within a week. I’m complete new to driving . Ahmed has really great teaching skills and making the student comfortable !!”
“Mustafa is the best, he literally got everything done in less than 24hours!”
Questions from Montgomery County learners
Do you cover all of Montgomery County? +
We have pages for the 31 Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County learners take the road test? +
Most of our Montgomery County students test at Norristown Driver License Center, Dublin Driver License Center and Philadelphia — 70th Street Driver License Center. Each town in the table above shows the center its students usually use.
How much are driving lessons in Montgomery 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.