Cebu North Road

N8 begins at the Fuente Osmeña circle in Cebu City. It starts as General Maxilom Avenue until the road's intersection with M.J. Cuenco Avenue and Imus Avenue, where the route makes a left toward the former. The route then crosses an intersection with Pope John Paul II Avenue/Juan Luna Avenue (N815). As the route enters Mandaue, it continues as Lopez-Jaena Street. After going underneath the Subangdaku flyover at an intersection with Hernan Cortes Street, it continues as M.C. Briones Street. The route then passes a junction with A.C. Cortes Avenue (N82) with a flyover carrying two-way through-traffic above it. After passing a junction with the United Nations Avenue (N841), it continues as the Cebu North Road.

From Danao, the route is signed as N810 onwards. N810 then passes through the towns of Carmen, Catmon, Sogod, Borbon, Tabogon, before entering the city of Bogo. In Bogo, the route makes a left towards San Remigio and continues as the Cebu North Hagnaya Wharf Road after passing an unnamed road near the Argawanon barangay proper. At a junction with the Antonio y De Pio Highway (N820) in San Remigio proper, the route makes a right and continues as the Cebu North Road once again. It terminates at the Port of Hagnaya, which has ferries linking Cebu island with Santa Fe in Bantayan Island and Cawayan in Masbate province.