The road measures 29.06 miles long and would take a car obeying speed limits 57 minutes to travel its length.
The A256 is a A Road and is located in the Zone 2 Highways Region.
This is a true long-distance route, journeying through numerous towns like Whitfield, DOVER, River, Pineham, Waldershare, Tilmanstone, Eastry, Worth, SANDWICH, Richborough, RAMSGATE, Cliffsend, BROADSTAIRS, and MARGATE.
The road connects Kent and Kent.