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.
By road
By road
Loughborough sits on the main A6 road between Leicester and Derby and adjacent to the M1 motorway at junction 23.
By train
By train
Loughborough is served by East Midland Trains travelling from London to Sheffield and London to Nottingham and by Cross Country Trains to Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, Lincoln, and Birmingham.Loughborough's railway station is approx 1 mile north-east of the town centre.
By Water
The refurbished Loughborough Wharf at the northern edge of the town centre links to the Grand Union Canal.