The A259, one of the main south coast routes, runs through the northern fringes of the town, and the town centre/seafront are clearly signposted along this route. From the north, Littlehampton is linked to London via the A24 and the A280 or the more scenic A29 via the A284 and Arundel. There are a number of car-parks in the town centre, which operate partly on a disc-based system. Discs are easily obtained from local stores and offer free parking for 2 hours. Alternatively, more traditional pay and display methods are available, both in town centre and seafront locations - though it should be noted that the beach is never more than a 10 minute casual walk from the town centre.
Littlehampton is served by a branch line, and train services in and out of the town are operated by Southern Railway. Littlehampton station, just west of the town centre, is around 1 hour 45 minutes from London Victoria, and 45 minutes from Brighton along the coast. There are regular services between the town and the capital, at least two an hour until around 10pm, and the nearby settlements of Portsmouth, Chichester, Worthing and Bognor Regis are also well served from the station, all reachable in under an hour.
London's Gatwick Airport is actually as close to Littlehampton as it is London. It is easily reached by both direct rail services and road, both in around 50 minutes.
The Coastliner 700 service links the town westwards to Portsmouth and eastwards to Brighton, and has its main stop adjacent to the Waitrose supermarket on Anchor Springs in the heart of the town centre. However, rail services are similarly well connected and faster, and thus bus travel is perhaps mostly useful for shorter journeys.
The main attractions of the town, notably the seafront, are generally within a 15 minute radius of both the station and the main town centre car-parks. Undoubtedly the best way to get between the beach and the town/station is via the recently regenerated river walkway, which can be reached at a number of points from River Road. The unspoilt natural beauty of West Beach and the Marina is also connected from here, across the red pedestrian-only drawbridge easily visible from the walkway in the opposite direction to the main seafront attractions.
On-road and off-road cycle routes to, from and across the town have recently been notably improved. Designated routes into the town centre are now clearly marked, and are also largely segregated from areas of traffic. Unfortunately however, there exists no provisions for bike hire within the local area.
Bus services from Anchor Springs are useful if wanting to travel into suburbs/nearby towns not connected by rail, notably Rustington, East Preston and, to the North, Lyminster.