Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles

Alaska road test: $15 at the DMV

How Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles scores the Alaska road test, the sourced facts that change how you prepare for it, and what ends an attempt on the spot.

Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles

What the Alaska road test weighs.

Each note below is specific to Alaska, read from Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles materials, so you know what its examiners weight and what its offices expect on the day.

25 minutes

Written test time limit. The general knowledge test allows 25 minutes for its 20 questions.

Alaska DMV practice knowledge test portal, verified 2026-08-27
$11.50

At-home test fee. Charged per attempt for the proctored online version through KnowTo Drive Online, the platform the DMV links to for at-home testing.

KnowTo Drive Alaska FAQ, verified 2026-08-27

The road test through the DMV costs $15, and fees at state approved third party testers vary.

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Bring a currently registered and insured vehicle. The examiner checks its equipment first and can delay the test until defects are fixed.

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Nobody rides along with you and the examiner. A failed road test normally means waiting two business days before trying again.

Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles
Before Alaska will test you

What has to be done before the road test.

Alaska gates the road test behind these, each read from the agency's own page and dated.

Supervised practice logged first

40 hours

Alaska makes you log 40 hours of supervised driving, 10 of them at night before the road test.

Alaska DMV Driver Manual, verified 2026-08-28

Permit held before the test

6 months

The permit has to be held for 6 months in Alaska before you can attempt the road test.

Alaska DMV Driver Manual, verified 2026-08-28
The rest of it

Automatic fails and test day.

See what can end a road test immediately before your appointment.