Sheffield routes: questions and answers

18 practice questions for the Sheffield City Council taxi and private hire knowledge test, with answers and explanations at the end.

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Questions

The Council's examples and western routes

What is the shortest route from Sheffield Botanical Gardens to Meadowhall Shopping Centre?
- A. Clarkehouse Road, Brook Hill, Broad Lane, Savile Street (A6109), Brightside Lane, Meadowhall Road
- B. Clarkehouse Road, Brook Hill, Broad Lane, Savile Street, Attercliffe Common, Sheffield Road, Meadowhall Way
- C. Clarkehouse Road, Netherthorpe Road, Rutland Road, Barnsley Road, Firth Park Road, Barrow Road
- D. Ecclesall Road, St Mary's Road, Shrewsbury Road, Woodbourn Road, Attercliffe Road, Meadowhall Way
What is the shortest route from Kelham Island Museum to the Royal Hallamshire Hospital?
- A. Mowbray Street, Rutland Road, Netherthorpe Road, Brook Hill
- B. Bridgehouses, Corporation Street, Broad Lane, Brook Hill
- C. Corporation Street, Broad Lane, Brook Hill, Glossop Road, Fulwood Road, Whitham Road
- D. Mowbray Street, Neepsend Lane, Penistone Road, Netherthorpe Road, Brook Hill
What is the shortest route from Heeley City Farm to Hillsborough Leisure Centre?
- A. Bramall Lane, St Mary's Gate, Ecclesall Road, Broomgrove Road, Netherthorpe Road, Penistone Road
- B. Bramall Lane, Hanover Way, Netherthorpe Road, Infirmary Road, Langsett Road, Middlewood Road
- C. Bramall Lane, St Mary's Gate, Hanover Way, Upper Hanover Street, Netherthorpe Road, Penistone Road
- D. Norfolk Park Road, Granville Road, City Road, Duke Street, Mowbray Street, Neepsend Lane, Penistone Road
What is the shortest route from Sheffield railway station to the Royal Hallamshire Hospital?
- A. St Mary's Road, Hanover Way, Upper Hanover Street, Brook Hill
- B. Queens Road, London Road, Hanover Way, Glossop Road
- C. Sheaf Street, Mowbray Street, Rutland Road, Netherthorpe Road, Brook Hill
- D. St Mary's Road, St Mary's Gate, Hanover Way, Glossop Road
What is the shortest route from the Royal Hallamshire Hospital to the Northern General Hospital?
- A. Netherthorpe Road, Rutland Road, Barnsley Road, Norwood Road
- B. Netherthorpe Road, Rutland Road, Shirecliffe Road, Herries Road
- C. Netherthorpe Road, Penistone Road, Neepsend Lane, Rutland Road, Barnsley Road
- D. Brook Hill, Broad Lane, Savile Street, Burngreave Road, Barnsley Road
What is the shortest route from Kenwood Hall Hotel to Sheffield railway station?
- A. Brocco Bank, Clarkehouse Road, Park Lane, St Mary's Gate, St Mary's Road
- B. Kenwood Road, Cemetery Road, St Mary's Gate, St Mary's Road
- C. Kenwood Road, Cemetery Road, Hanover Way, Upper Hanover Street, St Mary's Gate
- D. Brocco Bank, Clarkehouse Road, Whitham Road, Western Bank, Upper Hanover Street, Hanover Way
What is the shortest route from Bramall Lane stadium to Hillsborough Stadium?
- A. Bramall Lane, Hanover Way, Upper Hanover Street, Netherthorpe Road, Infirmary Road, Langsett Road, Middlewood Road
- B. Bramall Lane, St Mary's Gate, Ecclesall Road, Broomgrove Road, Netherthorpe Road, Penistone Road
- C. Bramall Lane, St Mary's Gate, Hanover Way, Upper Hanover Street, Netherthorpe Road, Penistone Road
- D. Queens Road, London Road, Hanover Way, Upper Hanover Street, Netherthorpe Road, Penistone Road
What is the shortest route from Sheffield railway station to Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet?
- A. Queens Road, London Road, Chesterfield Road, Abbey Lane
- B. St Mary's Road, St Mary's Gate, Ecclesall Road, Abbey Lane
- C. St Mary's Road, Hanover Way, Glossop Road, Clarkehouse Road, Ecclesall Road, Abbey Lane
- D. Queens Road (A61), Broadfield Road, then Abbeydale Road (A621)
What is the shortest route from Graves Park to the City Hall?
- A. Meadow Head, Chesterfield Road, London Road, Bramall Lane, St Mary's Gate, Hanover Way, Broad Lane
- B. Chesterfield Road, Woodseats Road, Abbeydale Road, Sheldon Road, Clarkehouse Road, Whitham Road, Western Bank, Brook Hill
- C. Meadow Head, Abbey Lane, Abbeydale Road, London Road, Hanover Way, Upper Hanover Street, Broad Lane

Northern and eastern routes

What is the shortest route from Sheffield railway station to the Northern General Hospital?
- A. Sheaf Street, Pitsmoor Road, Shirecliffe Road, Herries Road
- B. Sheaf Street, Pitsmoor Road, Barnsley Road (A6135), Norwood Road
- C. Sheffield Parkway, Derek Dooley Way, Savile Street, Burngreave Road, Barnsley Road
- D. St Mary's Road, Hanover Way, Netherthorpe Road, Rutland Road, Barnsley Road
What is the shortest route from Meadowhall Shopping Centre to the Northern General Hospital?
- A. Meadowhall Way, Attercliffe Common, Upwell Street, Herries Road
- B. Barrow Road, Newman Road, Shiregreen Lane, Bellhouse Road, Firth Park Road, Herries Road
- C. Meadowhall Road, Holywell Road, Upwell Street, Herries Road
- D. Barrow Road, Shiregreen Lane, Bellhouse Road, Stubbin Lane, Barnsley Road, Herries Road
What is the shortest route from the Crucible Theatre to Hillsborough Stadium?
- A. Mowbray Street, Neepsend Lane, Penistone Road, Langsett Road, Middlewood Road
- B. Arundel Gate, Eyre Street, St Mary's Gate, Hanover Way, Netherthorpe Road, Penistone Road
- C. Pitsmoor Road, Shirecliffe Road, then Herries Road
- D. Mowbray Street, Neepsend Lane, then Penistone Road (A61)
What is the shortest route from the Moor Market to the Northern General Hospital?
- A. St Mary's Gate, Hanover Way, Upper Hanover Street, Netherthorpe Road, Rutland Road, Barnsley Road
- B. Sheaf Street, Sheffield Parkway, Derek Dooley Way, Savile Street, Burngreave Road, Barnsley Road
- C. St Mary's Gate, Hanover Way, Netherthorpe Road, Penistone Road, Neepsend Lane, Rutland Road, Barnsley Road
- D. St Mary's Gate, Ecclesall Road, Broomgrove Road, Netherthorpe Road, Rutland Road, Barnsley Road
What is the shortest route from Sheffield Interchange to the Utilita Arena?
- A. Broad Street, Cricket Inn Road, Woodbourn Road, Staniforth Road, Attercliffe Road
- B. Broad Street, Bernard Road, Effingham Road, Attercliffe Road, Attercliffe Common
- C. Broad Street, Bernard Road, Effingham Road, Stevenson Road, Brightside Lane
- D. Sheffield Parkway, Derek Dooley Way, Savile Street (A6109)
What is the shortest route from Crystal Peaks to Sheffield railway station?
- A. Eckington Way, Mosborough Parkway, Prince of Wales Road, Staniforth Road, Woodbourn Road, Broad Street
- B. Mosborough Parkway, Sheffield Parkway, Savile Street, Derek Dooley Way, Sheaf Street
- C. Eckington Way, Mosborough Parkway, Sheffield Parkway (A57), Sheaf Street
- D. Mosborough Parkway, Sheffield Parkway, Corporation Street, Broad Lane, Hanover Way, St Mary's Road
What is the shortest route from Weston Park Museum to the Utilita Arena?
- A. Upper Hanover Street, Hanover Way, St Mary's Road, Shrewsbury Road, Woodbourn Road, Attercliffe Road
- B. Winter Street, Broad Lane, then Savile Street (A6109)
- C. Winter Street, Broad Lane, Savile Street, Brightside Lane, Carbrook Street, Attercliffe Common
What is the shortest route from Sheffield Manor Lodge to Kelham Island Museum?
- A. Manor Lane, City Road (A6135), Duke Street, Exchange Place
- B. Manor Lane, then Sheffield Parkway (A57) and the A61
- C. City Road, Duke Street, Sheffield Parkway, Derek Dooley Way, Savile Street
- D. Manor Lane, Granville Road, St Mary's Road, Hanover Way, Upper Hanover Street, Broad Lane
What is the shortest route from Heeley City Farm to the Utilita Arena?
- A. Myrtle Road, London Road, John Street, St Mary's Road, Shrewsbury Road, Bernard Road, Attercliffe Road
- B. Myrtle Road, Bramall Lane, St Mary's Road, Shrewsbury Road, Bernard Road, Effingham Road, Attercliffe Road
- C. Bramall Lane, St Mary's Road, Shoreham Street, Sheaf Street, Derek Dooley Way, Savile Street
- D. Anns Road, East Bank Road, Prince of Wales Road, Greenland Road

Answers

A. Clarkehouse Road, Brook Hill, Broad Lane, Savile Street (A6109), Brightside Lane, Meadowhall Road. The route via Clarkehouse Road, Brook Hill, Broad Lane, Savile Street (A6109), Brightside Lane, Meadowhall Road is about 8.9 km. The other routes are real but longer: about 10.4 km and about 10.6 km and about 10.8 km.
B. Bridgehouses, Corporation Street, Broad Lane, Brook Hill. The route via Bridgehouses, Corporation Street, Broad Lane, Brook Hill is about 3.2 km. The other routes are real but longer: about 3.9 km and about 5.1 km and about 5.6 km.
C. Bramall Lane, St Mary's Gate, Hanover Way, Upper Hanover Street, Netherthorpe Road, Penistone Road. The route via Bramall Lane, St Mary's Gate, Hanover Way, Upper Hanover Street, Netherthorpe Road, Penistone Road is about 6.5 km. The other routes are real but longer: about 8.0 km and about 8.0 km and about 8.8 km.
D. St Mary's Road, St Mary's Gate, Hanover Way, Glossop Road. The route via St Mary's Road, St Mary's Gate, Hanover Way, Glossop Road is about 3.2 km. The other routes are real but longer: about 4.5 km and about 5.0 km and about 5.5 km.
A. Netherthorpe Road, Rutland Road, Barnsley Road, Norwood Road. The route via Netherthorpe Road, Rutland Road, Barnsley Road, Norwood Road is about 5.2 km. The other routes are real but longer: about 6.1 km and about 6.5 km and about 7.0 km.
B. Kenwood Road, Cemetery Road, St Mary's Gate, St Mary's Road. The route via Kenwood Road, Cemetery Road, St Mary's Gate, St Mary's Road is about 3.0 km. The other routes are real but longer: about 5.0 km and about 5.1 km and about 6.1 km.
C. Bramall Lane, St Mary's Gate, Hanover Way, Upper Hanover Street, Netherthorpe Road, Penistone Road. The route via Bramall Lane, St Mary's Gate, Hanover Way, Upper Hanover Street, Netherthorpe Road, Penistone Road is about 6.1 km. The other routes are real but longer: about 7.2 km and about 7.6 km and about 7.6 km.
D. Queens Road (A61), Broadfield Road, then Abbeydale Road (A621). The route via Queens Road (A61), Broadfield Road, then Abbeydale Road (A621) is about 6.2 km. The other routes are real but longer: about 7.3 km and about 8.0 km and about 9.1 km.
A. Meadow Head, Chesterfield Road, London Road, Bramall Lane, St Mary's Gate, Hanover Way, Broad Lane. The route via Meadow Head, Chesterfield Road, London Road, Bramall Lane, St Mary's Gate, Hanover Way, Broad Lane is about 8.0 km. The other routes are real but longer: about 9.3 km and about 9.5 km.
B. Sheaf Street, Pitsmoor Road, Barnsley Road (A6135), Norwood Road. The route via Sheaf Street, Pitsmoor Road, Barnsley Road (A6135), Norwood Road is about 5.0 km. The other routes are real but longer: about 6.1 km and about 6.5 km and about 6.8 km.
C. Meadowhall Road, Holywell Road, Upwell Street, Herries Road. The route via Meadowhall Road, Holywell Road, Upwell Street, Herries Road is about 4.8 km. The other routes are real but longer: about 6.2 km and about 6.7 km and about 7.1 km.
D. Mowbray Street, Neepsend Lane, then Penistone Road (A61). The route via Mowbray Street, Neepsend Lane, then Penistone Road (A61) is about 5.4 km. The other routes are real but longer: about 6.5 km and about 6.7 km and about 7.0 km.
A. St Mary's Gate, Hanover Way, Upper Hanover Street, Netherthorpe Road, Rutland Road, Barnsley Road. The route via St Mary's Gate, Hanover Way, Upper Hanover Street, Netherthorpe Road, Rutland Road, Barnsley Road is about 6.2 km. The other routes are real but longer: about 7.3 km and about 7.5 km and about 7.8 km.
B. Broad Street, Bernard Road, Effingham Road, Attercliffe Road, Attercliffe Common. The route via Broad Street, Bernard Road, Effingham Road, Attercliffe Road, Attercliffe Common is about 4.4 km. The other routes are real but longer: about 5.3 km and about 5.4 km and about 6.0 km.
C. Eckington Way, Mosborough Parkway, Sheffield Parkway (A57), Sheaf Street. The route via Eckington Way, Mosborough Parkway, Sheffield Parkway (A57), Sheaf Street is about 11.1 km. The other routes are real but longer: about 13.1 km and about 13.7 km and about 14.4 km.
B. Winter Street, Broad Lane, then Savile Street (A6109). The route via Winter Street, Broad Lane, then Savile Street (A6109) is about 6.7 km. The other routes are real but longer: about 8.1 km and about 8.5 km.
A. Manor Lane, City Road (A6135), Duke Street, Exchange Place. The route via Manor Lane, City Road (A6135), Duke Street, Exchange Place is about 3.6 km. The other routes are real but longer: about 4.4 km and about 5.4 km and about 5.8 km.
B. Myrtle Road, Bramall Lane, St Mary's Road, Shrewsbury Road, Bernard Road, Effingham Road, Attercliffe Road. The route via Myrtle Road, Bramall Lane, St Mary's Road, Shrewsbury Road, Bernard Road, Effingham Road, Attercliffe Road is about 7.0 km. The other routes are real but longer: about 8.1 km and about 8.6 km and about 8.9 km.

Sources

OSRM routing (demo server, car profile), Project OSRM, using OpenStreetMap data, Live routing on current OpenStreetMap data. Checked 29 October 2026. https://router.project-osrm.org/
OpenStreetMap (Nominatim search), OpenStreetMap contributors, Used to find the start and end points. Checked 29 October 2026. https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/
Knowledge Test Guidance, Sheffield City Council, Undated; file created 27 June 2024, modified 20 January 2026. Checked 29 October 2026. https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2026-01/knowledge_test_guidance.pdf