East Midlands Airport is 7 miles northwest of Loughborough.
The town is is well-connected to the airport by the Skylink bus service, a more direct link than via East Midlands Parkway railway station.
Loughborough is served by East Midland Trains travelling from [wiki=59ead8d1e124ccfb79f3ace06f43e703]London[/wiki] to [wiki=30d85fa7d563a95914f4d31958e9e3fa]Sheffield[/wiki] and [wiki=59ead8d1e124ccfb79f3ace06f43e703]London[/wiki] to [wiki=829482baf763ef63c78c36889615b3b1]Nottingham[/wiki] and by Cross Country Trains to [wiki=829482baf763ef63c78c36889615b3b1]Nottingham[/wiki], [wiki=7e3c720afe1e04eadd7459f072be745b]Derby[/wiki], [wiki=a06360acafe964d244e424cbd50862e8]Leicester[/wiki], [wiki=6a37f9d859fb440f5705b0aea104d92d]Lincoln[/wiki], and [wiki=ff327667b0a752abe3910f9f1c2ec06b]Birmingham[/wiki].
Loughborough's railway station is approx 1 mile north-east of the town centre.
Loughborough sits on the main A6 road between [wiki=a06360acafe964d244e424cbd50862e8]Leicester[/wiki] and [wiki=7e3c720afe1e04eadd7459f072be745b]Derby[/wiki] and adjacent to the M1 motorway (at junction 23).
Loughborough is on National Cycle Route 6.
The refurbished Loughborough Wharf at the northern edge of the town centre links to the Grand Union Canal.
The main bus services within the town are provided by Kinchbus. Services to surrounding areas are provided by Arriva, Trent Barton, South Notts, Centrebus & Paul Winson.