The road measures 55.58 miles long and would take a car obeying speed limits 1 hours and 43 minutes to travel its length.
The A638 is a A Road and is located in the Zone 6 Highways Region.
This is a true long-distance route, journeying through numerous towns like CLECKHEATON, Rawfolds, LIVERSEDGE, HECKMONDWIKE, BATLEY, DEWSBURY, Earlsheaton, OSSETT, WAKEFIELD, Crofton, Foulby, Nostell, Wragby, Ackworth, Badsworth, Upton, South Elmsall, North Elmsall, Hampole, Adwick-le-Street, Woodlands, Highfields, Scawthorpe, DONCASTER, Rossington, Bawtry, Scrooby, Scrooby Top, Ranskill, Torworth, North Wheatley, Barnby Moor, Sutton, RETFORD, Gamston, Markham Moor, and Rockley.
The road passes through several counties, including West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, and Nottinghamshire.