The road measures 37.12 miles long and would take a car obeying speed limits 58 minutes to travel its length.
The A1079 is a A Road and is located in the Zone 1 Highways Region.
This is a true long-distance route, journeying through numerous towns like YORK, Grimston, Dunnington, Kexby, Wilberfoss, Barmby Moor, Pocklington, Hayton, Everingham, Thorpe Le Street, Shiptonthorpe, Market Weighton, Bishop Burton, Walkington, BEVERLEY, COTTINGHAM, Dunswell, and HULL.
The road connects North Yorkshire and East Riding of Yorkshire.