Bay Cities Driving School - Menlo Park, California

Christina Calderon

My daughter had a great experience with Bay Cities driving school. She had Sandra for all 3 of her lessons which made her happy she didn’t have to change drivers. Sandra was patient and helped my daughter gain confidence after the first lesson. It was easy to schedule appointments, Karla was responsive, getting back to me same day. Highly recommend.

Avery Schnitt

My instructor Sandra was great! If you find yourself easily nervous while driving please request Sandra. All I knew about driving before these lessons was that it gave me sweaty palms but I quickly got over it with Sandra’s easygoing personality that forced me to relax and her overall attitude that never made me feel stupid or unsafe while I was learning. Three lessons and I got my license on my first try ?

Bumble Fun

Bay Cities provides one of the most structured driving lessons for individuals new to driving. Bee was our instructor and she went above and beyond in lesson preparation. After each lesson, she gives you a detailed written report of what your student did during the lesson, and lesson plan for practicing between lessons. Registering for lessons is done by text or phone. Nikki, the scheduling coordinator, is responsive and on-the-ball. If you are anxious about driving, check out Bay Cities, highly recommend Bee.

Camila Clarke

Bee is the best driving teacher ever. She knows her stuff and is extremely thorough. She went out of her way to help me. She was always early and didn't mind sending me extra reading material/videos or to stay a little longer to make sure I was ready for the behind the wheel exam. I have already told my friends about her and can't recommend her enough.

bella

I had Sandra as my driving teacher and she was absolutely wonderful! She had such great advice and helped my pass my driving test first try!! Had such a great time with her!! I recommended her to all my friends that are starting to drive!?

Phil Cho

I couldn't be more thrilled with my experience. I had been putting off getting my license for a long, long, long time (let's just say I'm solidly middle-aged) and had loads of anxiety going in. But, lo and behold, I passed my road test on the first try!

The folks at Bay Cities were extremely professional. Karla did a great job strategically scheduling my appointments for the weeks leading up to my test. She called with a reminder before every appointment and even texted me a reminder to bring a snack and drink to my road test because it was going to be a warm day.

My teacher, Danny, was amazing. Seriously, a real pro. He was always punctual. And he really cared about making sure I did more than just pass the test. He taught me how to think defensively, how to effectively use my mirrors and at one point, got out of the car to demonstrate where my blind spots and mirror views were. He really wants you to become a good driver. I've had several driving instructors over the years and he was, by far, the best. I would recommend Danny and Bay Cities to anyone, without hesitation.

Adeline Tang

DO NOT SIGN UP WITH THIS SCHOOL!!! I paid for a package for my daughter for 6 hours, and she had 4 hours done. I’ve been trying to schedule her last 2 hours for over a month now, texting and calling and got NO response!!! Her driving test is in 6 weeks and now I have to find her another driving school and redo the 6 hours. They just take your money and their service is incredibly poor to non-responsive! Go with another driving school and save yourself some grief!

Tom Hollingsworth

I tried this school on recommendation of my friend. The receptionist was very friendly and helpful for pretty much every appointment.

I was not a fan of the first instructor who had a hard-to-understand accent and didnt help much by picking someone else up (a guy in training I think) and I can't remember anything he told me on this first lesson.

Now Alex, my next instructor I stuck with all the way through, total "180." He had phrases, sayings and instructions that I still remember (got my license last December) and kept it simple and straightforward. I went with their "car-to-DMV test as well" which I felt was worth the price since I didn't have a car at the time and the time from his lessons to the test didn't not feel that long at all. You should try him for sure 🙂