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Conversion category C to D

From lorry to bus.

Do you drive lorries and want to carry people instead of goods in future? The conversion is tailored individually to your previous experience, and you arrange the dates one by one.

EUROBUS service bus at the terminus

Requirements

For the conversion, you need:
  1. Category C driving licence

    You already drive category C lorries.

  2. Category D learner’s permit

    Apply for the learner’s permit at the road traffic office of your canton of residence.

  3. Minimum age 21

    The minimum age for category D is 21.

How your conversion works

  1. Before the training

    • Apply for the category D learner’s permit
    • Medical examination by a designated doctor
  2. Training with EUROBUS

    • Preparation course and theory test
    • Driving lessons, number depending on experience
    • CPC (CZV) initial training, as needed depending on experience
    • Practical driving test
    • Articulated bus training

Training locations

EUROBUS offers the conversion at its four driving school locations.

Driving school Arbon

Bus centre of EUROBUS Ostschweiz AG, St. Gallerstrasse 111, 9320 Arbon, close to the motorway and with free parking.

Driving school Bassersdorf

Training and Further Education Centre of EUROBUS welti-furrer AG, Grindelstrasse 8, 8303 Bassersdorf, close to Zurich Airport.

Driving school Biel/Bienne

Bus centre of Funicar AG, Seevorstadt 17, 2502 Biel: lessons in German and French.

Driving school Ruswil

Bus centre of Rottal Auto AG, Rütmattstrasse 2, 6017 Ruswil, centrally located and with free parking.

Save on compulsory lessons

The compulsory lessons are waived if you can show that you have driven lorries for more than 500 hours in the last two years. For this, your employer completes the relevant application form of your cantonal road traffic office.

Request your conversion now

Tell us about your experience behind the wheel: we will tailor the conversion to it and get back to you with a suitable training plan and the costs.

Apply for the learner’s permit at the road traffic office of your canton of residence, not via this enquiry form.

Training

Personal details

For example your learner’s permit: PDF, JPG or PNG, max. 5 MB.