The road measures 71.67 miles long and would take a car obeying speed limits 2 hours and 15 minutes to travel its length.
The A8 is a A Road and is located in the Zone 8 Highways Region.
This is a true long-distance route, journeying through numerous towns like GREENOCK, Cappielow Industrial Estate, PORT GLASGOW, Langbank, BISHOPTON, Inchinnan, RENFREW, GLASGOW, Baillieston, COATBRIDGE, Holytown, Newhouse, Chapelhall, NEWBRIDGE, Ratho Station, Ingliston, and EDINBURGH.
The road passes through several counties, including Renfrewshire, City of Glasgow, Lanarkshire, and City of Edinburgh.