List of Driving Schools in Portugal

Last updated 5 November 2026

There are 722 driving schools in Portugal, one in every 1,182 Portuguese companies. Most of them are small: two in three have one to four people, and only 3 firms employ 50 people or more. One in seven driving schools is based in Lisboa, Porto, Sintra, Coimbra and Matosinhos. Below you find the largest driving schools in Portugal, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Portuguese company database or through the Company Data API.

722 companies indexed · Data counted on 5 November 2026

Companies7221 in1,182 Portuguese companiesCities210Largest cityLisboa 42Sole traders1%Employees1-4 (65%)Revenue$100-500K (49%)Email57%Phone81%Website70%

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Seguranca Máxima - Escolas De Conducão, Unipessoal, LdaSeguranca Máxima - Escolas De Conducão, Unipessoal, Lda

	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Seguranca Máxima - Escolas De Conducão, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Professor Aníbal Bettencourt, 1	Lisboa	1600-189	*****.pt	2010	$5,182,548	48	Corporation	4	509447147
2	Seguranca Máxima - Tolerância Zero, S.A.	Portugal	Funchal	Caminho Da Penteada, 18 Loja E	Ilha Da Madeira	9020-105	*****.com	1998	$4,517,674	118	Corporation	4	511106432
3	E.C.O. - Escola De Conducão De Odivelas, Lda	Portugal	Odivelas	Praca Cidade de Odivelas, 9 Loja B	Lisboa	2675-639	*****.com	2005	$3,768,507	118	Partnership of unknown type	5	507264991
4	Practice Portuguese, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida São João de Deus, 27e	Lisboa	1000-279	N/A	2016	$2,663,354	7	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	514167149
5	Seguranca Máxima - Escolas De Conducão E Formacão Norte, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Alameda das Linhas de Torres, 122b	Lisboa	1750-148	*****.pt	2025	$2,421,789	38	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	518648052
6	Seguranca Máxima-Escolas De Conducão E Formacão, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Professor Manuel Valadares, 5 A	Lisboa	1750-232	*****.pt	1964	$2,354,773	65	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	500600791
7	Skyprestige, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Alameda das Linhas de Torres, 122b	Lisboa	1750-148	*****.pt	2017	$2,184,130	25	Partnership of unknown type	2	514696923
8	Seguranca Máxima - Escolas De Conducão E Formacão Sul, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Alameda das Linhas de Torres, 122b	Lisboa	1750-148	*****.pt	2025	$2,017,920	46	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	518628540
9	António Jorge De Sousa, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida General Rocadas, 48a	Lisboa	1170-163	*****.pt	1980	$1,824,514	24	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	500956022
10	Seguranca Máxima - Escolas De Conducão E Formacão Centro, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Alameda das Linhas de Torres, 122b	Lisboa	1750-148	*****.pt	2025	$1,407,289	32	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	518648079
11	Question Embrace, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Gondomar	Rua Da Igreja, 64	Porto	4420-164	N/A	2016	$1,395,278	20	Corporation	N/A	513927441
12	Escola De Conducão Caldas, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Carlos Alberto Da Mota Pinto, 17 3º Flor A	Lisboa	1070-313	*****.pt	2012	$1,369,858	35	Partnership of unknown type	8	510399282
13	Escola De Conducão Especial Batalhense, Lda	Portugal	Batalha	Mouratos	Leiria	2440-042	*****.com	1997	$1,346,327	22	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	503757403
14	Topdrive - Centro De Formacão Rodoviária, Lda	Portugal	Seixal	Praceta João Azevedo, 4/4a	Setúbal	2855-587	*****.pt	1999	$1,245,232	21	Partnership of unknown type	5	504699610
15	Escola De Conducão Hélder Pereira, Lda	Portugal	Seixal	Avenida 1º de Maio, 87a	Setúbal	2845-601	*****.pt	2009	$1,134,842	19	Partnership of unknown type	2	508865689
16	Sobreiro & Grave - Conducão Automóvel, Lda	Portugal	Cadaval	Rua Professor Marcelo Caetano, 15	Lisboa	2550-429	*****.pt	1993	$1,128,556	28	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	502906618
17	Linha Livre - Escola De Conducão, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Sintra	Rua das Bombacias, 12	Lisboa	2705-737	*****.pt	2012	$1,083,175	22	Corporation	N/A	510225063
18	Escola De Conducão Paco D'arcos, Lda	Portugal	Oeiras	Rua José Moreira Rato, 6a	Lisboa	2770-106	*****.pt	1997	$1,023,809	15	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	503517569
19	Inês & Filipe, Lda	Portugal	Palmela	Avenida Dos Ferroviários, 83 Loja A	Setúbal	2955-409	*****.pt	2011	$1,014,766	22	Partnership of unknown type	4	509813038
20	Escola De Conducão De Margarida Queirós, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Viana Do Castelo	Rua de Aveiro, 61	Viana Do Castelo	4900-495	*****.com	1998	$978,098	22	Corporation	3	504210645
21	Isabel Maria Navalho Duque, Sociedade Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Passeio das Fragatas, 3a	Lisboa	1990-615	*****.com	2007	$930,618	19	Corporation	N/A	507986938
22	Regras Cativantes - Escola De Conducão, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Alenquer	Rua Dos Portões, 9	Lisboa	2580-121	*****.pt	2013	$920,882	24	Corporation	N/A	509830196
23	Segueysiga, Lda	Portugal	Braga	Rua de São Victor, 33 R/c	Braga	4710-439	*****.com	2011	$902,346	11	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	509768776
24	Academia Do Volante, Lda	Portugal	Faro	Parque das Amoreiras 1, Lote 10/11-bloco B-loja D	Faro	8005-546	*****.pt	2006	$898,823	13	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	507677250
25	Mc Sousa & Filhos, Lda	Portugal	Gondomar	Rua Do Rio Ferreira, 450	Porto	4515-182	*****.com	2004	$754,233	20	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	507090608

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Firm sizes in Portugal

Of the 715 Portuguese driving schools with a known headcount, 468 (65%) have one to four people, 178 have five to nine, 66 have ten to 49 and 3 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (333, 49%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Portuguese companies

Micro under 10646 90%
Small 10 to 4966 9%
Medium 50 to 2493 0.4%
Large 250+0 0.0%

Grey line: the share among all Portuguese companies (91% have under ten staff).

firm turns over more than $5 million a year; 0 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

Largest driving schools in Portugal

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Lisboa. Click a name for the record.

E.C.O. - Escola de Conducão de Odivelas, Lda is the largest driving school in Portugal by headcount. 3 firms employ 50 people or more; 0 employ 100 or more.

1Odivelas118 staff
2Funchal118 staff
3Lisboa35 staff
4Cadaval28 staff
5Fafe27 staff
6Lisboa25 staff
7Lisboa24 staff
8Alenquer24 staff
9Sintra22 staff
10Gondomar20 staff

By employee size · 715 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	468	65%
5-9	178	25%
10-19	51	7%
20-49	15	2%
50-99	3	0.4%
100-199	0	0%
200-499	0	0%
500-999	0	0%
1,000+	0	0%

65% have 1 to 4 people; 15 have 20 to 49; 3 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	306	45%
$100K-$500K	333	49%
$500K-$1M	25	4%
$1M-$5M	18	3%
$5M-$10M	1	0.1%

49% between $100,000 and $500,000; 18 between $1M and $5M; 1 above $5M.

Where in Portugal?

Lisboa has the most driving schools in Portugal (42), ahead of Porto (20), Sintra (18), Coimbra (16) and Matosinhos (14). Together the five hold one in seven of them.

Cities by number of firms

210 Portuguese cities have at least one driving school; 15 have ten or more; 85 have exactly one.

How many driving schools are there in Portugal?

Driving schools in Portugal

722

5 November 2026

There are 722 driving schools in Portugal in our data (5 November 2026). That is one in every 1,182 Portuguese companies. None was entered in the register so far in 2026.

Structure

Single-site firms: 629 87%
Head offices: 62
Branch offices: 31

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 code 8553. Our platform filter is SIC 8299.

179 of the 722 are Lda and S.A. (25%); 8 are sole traders. They come from Registo Comercial and our Portuguese register data, through the Company Data API.

Driving schools in Lisboa

Lisboa has 42 driving schools, <0.1% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 47% below the national share. Half Lisboa firms have fewer than five people; 1 has 50 or more. 0 new firms were entered in 2026, 16 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 19 · 45%
5-9: 10 · 24%
10-19: 5 · 12%
20-49: 7 · 17%
50+: 1 · 2%

Legal form

Sole traders: 0 · 0%
Partnerships: 32 · 76%
Lda and S.A.: 7 · 17%
Other or none: 3 · 7%

Of the Portuguese total: 5.8%
Of all Lisboa companies: <0.1%
Against the national share: 0.5×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 0
Entered 2025: 4
Of Portugal's 2026 entries: 0%

Old

Before 1990: 16 · 38%
1990 or later: 26 · 62%
Of Portugal's pre-1990 firms: 13.7%

Reachable

Email: 26 · 62%
Phone: 27 · 64%
Website: 30 · 71%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 16 · 39%
$100K-$500K: 14 · 34%
$500K-$1M: 2 · 5%
$1M and more: 9 · 22%

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How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 6 advertising companies for every driving school in Portugal.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Advertising Companies	4,419	28%	84%
Colleges	3,157	41%	68%
Child Care Companies	1,176	49%	45%
Driving Schools	722	70%	65%
Event Companies	661	56%	78%
Secondary Schools	350	99%	2%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
Germany	12,369	1.8
France	9,509	0.7
The UK	8,322	0.9
Brazil	7,679	0.3
The USA	6,731	0.1
Portugal	722	0.8

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How reachable are they?

Driving schools are easier to reach than the average Portuguese company: 81% list a phone number and 70% a website.

Email414 57%
Phone585 81%
Website509 70%

Grey line: all Portuguese companies (email 17%, phone 33%, website 22%).

The full list with these fields is in our Portuguese company database.

Sole traders or Lda: how they are organised

One in ninety Portuguese driving schools work as sole traders, against 15% of all Portuguese companies. Only one firm in four is a Lda or S.A..

Sole traders (empresários em nome individual)81%
Partnerships47466%
Lda and S.A.17925%
No form on record or other618%

Single-site: 87%
Head offices: 62
Branches: 31

All Portuguese companies: 15% sole traders, 38% partnerships, 30% Lda and S.A..

The oldest firms in Portugal

Our data holds 0 Portuguese driving schools from before 1900, 2 from before 1950 and 117 from before 1990.

1948
1. Lisboa
1954
1. Aveiro
1956
1. Lisboa
1956
1. Lisboa
1957
1. Lisboa
1959
1. Lisboa

Fewer than five firms date from before 1950, so the timeline starts with the oldest firms before 1990.

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Frequently asked questions

How many driving schools are there in Portugal?

There are 722 driving schools in Portugal in our data, counted on 5 November 2026. That is one in every 1,182 Portuguese companies.

Which is the largest driving school in Portugal?

E.C.O. - Escola de Conducão de Odivelas, Lda in Odivelas, with 118 staff. By revenue Seguranca Máxima - Escolas de Conducão, Unipessoal, Lda in Lisboa leads with $5.2 million a year.

Which Portuguese city has the most driving schools?

Lisboa, with 42, ahead of Porto (20), Sintra (18), Coimbra (16) and Matosinhos (14).

How many driving schools are there in Lisboa?

42, which is <0.1% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 47% below the national share.

How big is a typical driving school?

Small. 65% of the 715 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 3 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are Portuguese driving schools sole traders or companies?

One in ninety (8) are sole traders, 66% are partnerships and 25% (179) are Lda and S.A..

How many driving schools started in 2026?

0 were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, after 7 in 2025.

What is the oldest driving school in Portugal?

Instrutora de Automóveis, Lda in Lisboa, 1948, followed by Recordauto, Lda in Aveiro (1954) and Escola de Conducão A Portuguesa, Lda in Lisboa (1956). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers driving schools?

Portuguese driving schools are classified under NACE Rev. 2 code 8553. Our platform filters them on SIC 8299 (schools and educational services, not elsewhere classified).

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 722 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

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