What this page says about Albany was read on October 21, 2026 from the state's own DMV office data, published by the New York State DMV on data.ny.gov, from dmv.ny.gov and from the Vehicle and Traffic Law, and those sources are linked beside each fact.
Albany DMV Office at 855 Central Ave, Albany, NY 12206: every day's hours, the transactions the state lists for it, who runs it, the notice it carries and the other offices in Albany County.
In this guide: Address and telephone, Hours at Albany, What Albany handles, Who runs Albany, Appointments and what you can do online, Other DMV offices in Albany County, Before you go to Albany, Questions about Albany
Address and telephone
Albany DMV office
855 Central Ave
Albany, NY 12206
Telephone: (518) 486-9786
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles lists Albany at 855 Central Ave, Albany, NY 12206 in its own office table, which it published last on October 21, 2026 and which was read for this page the same day.
The state gives the map point for Albany as 42.68101, -73.7887, in its office locations data.
Hours at Albany
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Thursday | 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Friday | 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
The state publishes the Albany week as Monday to Friday 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM, and those are the counter hours rather than the hours of the building around it.
Albany is shut at the weekend, so a Saturday errand means one of the 14 New York offices that does open on a Saturday.
The next closing the state names for Albany is Veterans' Day, November 11, 2026.
What Albany handles
The state lists 12 transactions for Albany by name:
- Upgrade to Real ID or EDL
- Renew Photo Document -- New Photo/No Upgrade
- Renewal Photo Document (No Photo)
- Exchange Out-of-State License
- Take a Car or Motorcycle Permit Test
- Restore a Revoked or Suspended License
- Apply for Restricted or Conditional License
- Change Name on a Photo Document
- Change Information on a Photo Document
- Get a non-Driver ID
- After Passing A CDL Road Test-Get a CDL License
- Register/Get Plates for My Vehicle
A transaction that is not on that list is not done at 855 Central Ave, which is the point of the list: the state publishes it office by office rather than claiming every counter does everything.
What the transactions on the Albany list actually require is set out guide by guide: New York REAL ID and Enhanced license guide, New York driver license renewal guide, New York guide for drivers moving in, New York permit test and road test guide and New York motorcycle license guide.
Who runs Albany
Albany is run by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles itself.
Albany is in Albany County, one of the 11 counties, Albany, Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Onondaga, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk and Westchester, that section 205 excepts from the county clerk agency, so it is staffed and run by the state itself and there is no county retention on what you pay at 855 Central Ave.
Appointments and what you can do online
On its office locator the DMV says it "strongly encourage[s] making a reservation" at offices such as Albany, and that when waits are long only people holding one are let in. The same page says booking is "not available for all DMV office locations", so whether Albany takes a reservation is settled on that locator and not here.
Anything that can be finished online does not need Albany at all, and the New York online services guide sets out which transactions those are.
Other DMV offices in Albany County
Besides Albany, the state lists 1 other DMV listing in Albany County:
- Albany Concourse Innovation Center, 263 Madison Ave, Albany, district office
Every one of the 142 New York listings, Albany among them, is on the New York DMV office list, and the public records for this county are on the Albany County page.
Before you go to Albany
Call (518) 486-9786 before setting out for 855 Central Ave if your transaction is at all unusual, because the state files that number as the public line for Albany itself rather than as a statewide queue.
Take to Albany the documents the transaction needs rather than the ones you happen to have: what counts for a New York license or ID is listed in the REAL ID and Enhanced license guide, and what a registration needs is in the registration guide. A second trip to Albany costs more than the reading does.
What you pay is set statewide rather than at the Albany counter, and the current schedule is in the New York DMV fee guide.
Questions about Albany
Where is the Albany DMV office?
The state lists Albany at 855 Central Ave, Albany, NY 12206.
What are the hours at Albany?
The state publishes Albany as Monday to Friday 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM.
What is the telephone number for Albany?
The state gives (518) 486-9786 for Albany.
Is Albany open on a Saturday?
No. The state lists Albany as closed on Saturday.
Who runs Albany?
Albany is run by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles itself.
What can you do at Albany?
The state names 12 transactions for Albany, beginning with Upgrade to Real ID or EDL.
How many other DMV offices are in Albany County besides Albany?
The state lists 1 others in Albany County besides Albany.