The car has
two brakes.
Relax.
Driving lessons for teens and adults in Austin. Your instructor rides in the passenger seat with a brake of their own, and we pick you up from home or school.
94% passed the road test on the first try in 2025
Lessons daily, 7 AM to 8 PM
Pickup from home or school
Dual-brake cars, automatic and manual
Burnet Rd
Lane changes, 45 mph
N Lamar Blvd
School zone at 20 mph
W 45th St
Four-way stops
MoPac on-ramp
Merging at 65 mph
Koenig Ln
Unprotected left turns
Airport Blvd
Right on red
Research Blvd
Frontage roads
Anderson Ln
Parallel parking
Teen program, ages 15 to 17
The route
to a license.
Every Greenlight student follows the same route, from the learner license to the road test at the DPS office. You always know which stop you are at and what comes next.
Classroom
32 hours online
Behind the wheel
44 hours
Learner license held
6 months before the test
01
Learner license
Age 15 and up, at the DPS office
Finish the first classroom modules, pass the knowledge test and pick up your learner license. We help with the paperwork.
02
Classroom
32 hours, online, self-paced
Laws, signs and safe habits in short lessons on a laptop or phone. Most teens finish in six to eight weeks.
03
Behind the wheel
44 hours: 14 with us, 30 with a parent
Your instructor rides in the passenger seat with a brake of their own. After every lesson, parents get a text with what to practice next.
04
Mock road test
90 minutes on real test routes
A full test on the streets around the DPS office, scored the way an examiner scores it, with time left to fix what cost points.
05
Road test
Test day, in our car if you want it
A warm-up drive, the dual-brake car and your instructor waiting at the testing office. Then you drive away licensed.
44 hours
14 hours with a Greenlight instructor
30 hours with a parent, 10 of them after dark
What lessons
cost.
Every lesson includes pickup from home or school and a dual-brake car. Prices in USD, and any package can be paid in two installments.
Teen
Ages 15 to 17
Essentials
7 lessons, 7 hours in the car
$389
Complete
Most chosen
14 lessons plus a scored mock road test
$649
Road test day
Mock test, warm-up drive and our car
$149
Adult
18 and up
Single lesson
60 minutes, pickup included
$79
Confidence 5-pack
Five lessons for nervous drivers
$349
Refresher 3-pack
Highway, parking and test routes
$219
Add-ons
Our car for the road test $95
Extra hour $79
Highway lesson, 75 minutes $89
“Carmen never made me feel dumb for braking too hard. I nailed parallel parking and passed my road test on the first try.”
Jordan Tran, teen student, 16, Complete package
Instructors.
Every one is background-checked, licensed by the state and trained to teach nervous drivers first.
Since 2011
on Burnet Rd.
Numbers from our own records. The pass rate counts students who finished the Complete package in 2025 and took their first road test within 60 days.
94%
passed the road test on the first try
Complete package students, 2025
4.9
average from 1,180 student reviews
Parents, teens and adults
12,500
students taught since 2011
Taught from the office on Burnet Rd
38,000
lessons driven last year
Seven days a week, 7 AM to 8 PM
Where the 14 hours happen
North and central Austin
First lesson: an empty lot
School zones and crosswalks
Quiet boulevards
Highway interchanges by lesson 9
Asked
before the
first lesson.
Still wondering about something? Call or text the office on Burnet Rd. Most messages get an answer within the hour.
Do I need a learner license before my first lesson?
Yes. You’ll need a learner license or a valid license to drive on public roads. We help teens with the paperwork, and the office can walk adults through the steps.
Do you pick up from school?
What are your training cars like?
Can I use your car for the road test?
What if I need to reschedule?
Do you teach in Spanish?
Tell us when you are free and where to pick you up. We text back within one business day to schedule.