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Bahrain Motorcycle License: Learner Permit, Training, Test and Fees
By Gaurav Agarwal ยท Checked 6 October 2026
To get a Bahrain motorcycle license, you must be at least 18, hold a valid ID and residence permit where applicable, clear outstanding traffic matters, pass the eyesight check, obtain a motorcycle learner licence, complete the required training and pass the theory and riding tests. After passing, take the success form to the Licensing Division at the Driving School in A'ali for issuance.
01Check motorcycle licence eligibility
The official Learner's License Issuance Request covers private-car and motorcycle categories. For a motorcycle learner licence, the applicant must be at least 18.
If the required ID is expired, check Bahrain ID card renewal before starting the motorcycle application.
- valid Identity Card
- valid residence permit for a foreign applicant
- no legal restriction on the personal number
- outstanding fines, violations and accident matters settled
- physical and mental fitness to drive
- successful eyesight test
02Apply for the motorcycle learner licence
- Open the official learner-licence service.
- Choose the motorcycle category.
- Confirm the applicant details shown from the government record.
- Complete the eyesight-test step when required.
- Review the motorcycle fee lines.
- Accept the declaration and pay.
- Save the learner licence and receipt.
The government service directory lists a valid Identity Card as the required document and describes the temporary learner licence as valid for one year.
03Check the motorcycle learner fees before payment
The live eService publishes a fee range of BHD 15 to BHD 47 because the total depends on the selected licence category and applicable items. The official motorcycle user-manual example shows:
| Fee item | Example amount |
|---|---|
| Lectures | BHD 4 |
| Driving learning procedure book | BHD 1 |
| Using the centre | BHD 12 |
| Motorcycle course, one hour in the example | BHD 2 |
| Issue learner licence | BHD 5 |
| Example total | BHD 24 |
Treat BHD 24 as the official manual's worked example, not a guaranteed total. Pay the amount calculated in your live application.
04Complete training and pass the tests
- Use the learner licence to arrange motorcycle training through the official driving-school route.
- Complete the required lectures and practical riding sessions.
- Book the theory test through the official driving-school services.
- After passing theory, book the motorcycle riding test.
- Attend with the required learner record and identification.
- Keep the success form after passing.
The traffic law requires applicants to pass the theory and technical driving tests unless an official exemption applies. A private-car licence does not automatically authorize riding a motorcycle; the motorcycle category is separate.
05Receive the motorcycle driving licence
After you pass, the General Directorate of Traffic's new-licence page says to bring the success form to the Licensing Division at the Driving School in A'ali. The page expressly includes motorcycle licences.
Under the traffic regulations, the ordinary motorcycle driving licence is valid for five years and can be renewed for further five-year periods. Use the Bahrain driving licence renewal guide when it is due.
06Common motorcycle licence problems
The motorcycle option is missing
Check the age and identity record, then reopen the official learner-licence service. Do not choose the private-car category as a substitute.
The application stops at fines or restrictions
Clear the listed traffic matter or legal restriction before retrying. Use the Bahrain traffic fines guide for the official payment and objection routes.
You failed the eyesight check
Follow the instruction given by the authorised examiner. Do not pay for training until the learner-licence eligibility issue is resolved.
Your calculated fee is not BHD 24
The manual figure is an example. The live service publishes a wider range and calculates the actual amount from the selected items.
You passed but do not have the final licence
Take the success form to the Licensing Division at the Driving School in A'ali, as stated by GDT.