The access point for the Northern part is Goslar, which can be reached from Hannover and HalleSaale, while the southern part is reached by train from Göttingen and Erfurt.
The A 38 runs south of the Harz from Halle to Göttingen and the A 395 connects Goslar and Bad Harzburg in the northwest with Braunschweig and Hannover. The B 6 is an important connection along the northern range.