The road measures 61.69 miles long and would take a car obeying speed limits 1 hours and 25 minutes to travel its length.
The A494 is a A Road and is located in the Zone 4 Highways Region.
This is a true long-distance route, journeying through numerous towns like DOLGELLAU, Rhydymain, Bontnewydd, Drws Y Nant, Llanuwchllyn, Parc, Llanycil, BALA, Llanfor, Cefn Ddwysarn, Sarnau, Bethel, Glanrafon, CORWEN, Druid, Gwyddelwern, Bryn Saith Marchog, Nantclwyd, Pwllglas, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, RUTHIN, Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd, Llanferres, Loggerheads, Cadole, Gwernymynydd, MOLD, Bromfield Industrial Estate, Mynydd Isa, New Brighton, Alltami, Ewloe, Ewloe Green, Hawarden, Aston, Shotton, Queensferry, Mancot, DEESIDE, Garden City, Sealand, Deeside Industrial Park, Woodbank, Shotwick, Mollington, and Dunkirk.
The road passes through several counties, including Gwynedd, Clwyd, and Cheshire.