BE driving license costs 2026
Current BE cost statistics for car trailers: €1,165 cost benchmark, €73 median lesson price and 11,041 driving schools.
What the trailer extension really costs
If you want to tow a horse trailer, boat trailer or large caravan, you usually need class BE. The law requires 5 special drives (3 rural, 1 motorway, 1 night), plus typically around 5 practice lessons focused on driving with a trailer. Training is significantly shorter than a first-time license and concentrates on manoeuvring, reversing and safely handling trailer combinations.
A BE (with trailer) license costs around €1,165 on average nationwide. A single practice lesson (45 min) runs about €73. These figures are based on approx. 11k driving schools across approx. 1.4k cities (updated June 13, 2026). Lesson prices range between €60 - €86. A typical cost breakdown includes base fee €199, lesson €73, special drive €80, theory exam €50, practical exam €190 – plus individual practice hours on top. Location makes a difference too: costs range from €1,026 in Berlin to €1,578 in München.
BE or B96? BE is the more flexible choice for regular towing with heavy loads. B96 is enough for lighter combinations and quicker to complete. When comparing BE offers, focus on the lesson price and exam fees – the base fee varies surprisingly between schools.
- Driving license cost
€1,165
Nationwide cost benchmark for BE (with trailer)
- Median lesson price
€73
Price per 45-minute practice lesson
- Data basis
approx. 11k schools / approx. 1.4k cities
Analyzed driving schools and cities
- Data updated
Time of the latest statistics calculation
Methodology and data source
The statistics are based on the drive bee database with approx. 11k driving schools in approx. 1.4k cities. Visible and approved driving schools with structured price and location data for the selected class are included.
For BE (with trailer), median values are used so individual outliers have less impact on the core finding. The cost benchmark combines the typical price components: base fee, practice lessons, mandatory special drives and exam fees.
The visible update date shows when the statistics were last calculated from the available price and location data: June 13, 2026.
Definitions
- Median lesson price
- The middle price for a 45-minute practice lesson: 50 percent of recorded prices are below it and 50 percent are above it.
- Driving license cost
- The cost benchmark for BE (with trailer) combines the most important price components of training and uses median prices from the recorded driving-school data.
- Data basis
- The rounded number of driving schools (approx. 11k) and cities (approx. 1.4k) currently included in the statistics.
