Eurobus Driving school
Bus licence category D/D1: your route into the profession
Whether you are changing career with your car licence or converting from lorries: EUROBUS trains you in Arbon, Bassersdorf, Biel/Bienne and Ruswil to become a bus driver in categories D and D1. You choose the training route that suits your experience and your schedule.
With category D and the CZV (Swiss driver qualification ordinance) certificate of competence, you work as a bus or coach driver on scheduled bus and coach services. Training for subcategory D1 prepares you for work as a school bus driver. The EUROBUS Training and Further Education Centre trains you at its four driving school locations: in Arbon, Bassersdorf, Biel/Bienne and Ruswil.
Request a quote: via the quote request form for category D/D1 driver training, by telephone on +41 44 444 16 04 or by email to weiterbildung@eurobus.ch. Find out more first: at the free information evening on the intensive training.
Your advantages
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The right route for you
four training routes lead to category D: intensive in four weeks, as an express course, as a conversion course from category C, or alongside your studies. On top of that, there is the training for category D1 for school buses. -
Quick to your goal
in the intensive training, you take the category D exam after four weeks. In the express course, you complete all your driving lessons and the exam within two weeks, provided the schedule allows. -
Your experience counts
the conversion course from C to D is tailored individually to your previous experience. -
Flat-rate prices
the intensive training, the express course, the offer for students and the D1 training each have a flat-rate price. What is charged separately is listed further down. -
Driving alongside your studies
for students, EUROBUS advances 50 per cent of the training costs and guarantees a job once you have successfully completed the training. -
Four locations
Arbon, Bassersdorf, Biel/Bienne and Ruswil; in Biel/Bienne you can learn in German or French.
Training routes to category D
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B to D in four weeks (intensive training)
Full-time driver training from category B to category D: after four weeks, you take the category D exam. Plan the four weeks entirely for the training, as working alongside it is not possible during this time. Flat-rate price CHF 12,500. All the details are on the page Intensive training.
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Express training B to D
For people with a demanding job: you complete all your driving lessons and the exam within two weeks, provided the schedule works for you and the driving instructors. You arrange the dates for the driving lessons directly with your instructor.
- Before the training: apply for the learner’s permit, pass the category D theory test, pay the course fees
- During the training: driving lessons, practical driving test, articulated bus training
- After the training: CZV basic training and CZV exam
- Flat-rate price: CHF 12,500
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Conversion from C to D
Do you drive lorries and want to transport people instead of goods in future? The training is tailored individually to your previous experience, and you arrange the dates one by one.
- Requirement: category C driving licence
- Included: preparation course and theory test, driving lessons (number depending on experience), CZV basic training (as needed, depending on experience), practical driving test, articulated bus training
- Cost: between CHF 6,700 and CHF 7,800, depending on experience
Save on compulsory lessons: the compulsory lessons are waived if you can show that you have driven a lorry for more than 500 hours in the last two years. For this, your employer completes the relevant application form of your canton’s road traffic office.
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Offer for students
Drive alongside your studies, with flexible working hours: EUROBUS trains students to become part-time bus drivers on scheduled services. EUROBUS advances 50 per cent of the training costs and guarantees a job at a EUROBUS company near you once you have successfully completed the training. Before the training, there is a personal introduction, the learner’s permit, the category D theory test and payment of 50 per cent of the course fees. Flat-rate price CHF 12,500.
Training for category D1 (school bus)
Training for subcategory D1 prepares you for work as a school bus driver. EUROBUS does not guarantee direct employment after the training, but it does improve your chances of getting started.
- Requirements: minimum age 21, category B driving licence held for at least one year
- Course of training: apply for the learner’s permit, medical examination by a designated doctor, register, pay the course fees; then a preparation course for the theory test, the theory test, driving lessons, CZV basic training, practical driving test
- Included: theory test preparation course, theory test, driving lessons, CZV basic training, practical driving test
- Flat-rate price: CHF 3,500 in Arbon, Bassersdorf and Ruswil, CHF 4,700 in Biel/Bienne
- Dates: arranged individually
Already hold category C? Then you do not need to take a driving test for D1: subcategory D1 can be entered on your licence on application to the road traffic office. All you need is the CZV certificate.
Requirements for category D
- Minimum age 21
- Category B driving licence held for at least two years (for the conversion course: category C driving licence)
- Category D learner’s permit: EUROBUS accepts registrations only once you hold it
- At the Bassersdorf location: you must have passed the theory test before registering (the preparation course and test fees are included in the price and will be refunded)
- Good German: the training is held in Swiss German dialect, while the theory test and the practical test are in German. You can also take the theory test in French or Italian if you prefer. In Biel/Bienne, EUROBUS offers driver training in German and in French.
Learner’s permit and medical examination: how to save time
You apply for the learner’s permit at the road traffic office in your place of residence. You do not need to complete the eyesight test on the application, as it takes place at the medical examination. You will receive the invitation to this examination from the road traffic office. It is quicker if you arrange the examination in advance with a level 2 doctor (search by location: medtraffic.ch). Allow around three weeks for the whole process and apply for the learner’s permit early.
What the prices do not include
For all training routes, you pay the following separately:
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costs of applying for the learner’s permit
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medical examination
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exam resits
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CZV exam
How to register
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Find out more, free of charge: attend an information evening (for the intensive training).
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Request a quote: via the quote request form for category D/D1 driver training, by telephone on +41 44 444 16 04 or by email to weiterbildung@eurobus.ch.
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Register definitively: after the quote comes the definitive registration, depending on available training places. It becomes binding only once EUROBUS has confirmed it.
The training cannot be paid for in instalments: the full cost must be paid before the training starts. Participants are responsible for financing the training themselves.
Ready for your new career? Request your quote now or call: +41 44 444 16 04.
Frequently asked questions
Where does the driver training take place?
The category D and D1 driver training takes place at the driving school locations in Arbon (Thurgau), Bassersdorf (Zurich), Biel/Bienne (Bern) and Ruswil (Lucerne).
How much does the bus licence cost?
The four-week intensive training and the category D express training cost CHF 12,500 each. The conversion from C to D costs between CHF 6,700 and CHF 7,800, depending on experience. The category D1 training (school bus) costs CHF 3,500, or CHF 4,700 in Biel/Bienne.
Can I pay for the training in instalments?
No. The full course fees must be paid before the training starts.
Does EUROBUS guarantee a job after the training?
No, except with the offer for students. Once you have passed the training, your chances of a vacancy at EUROBUS improve, provided all other requirements are met.
Any questions?
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