Access to The Sands is currently via Emerald Shores Drive (off Pāpāmoa Beach Road), Stevenson Drive (accessible via Te Okuroa Drive) or The Boulevard, with a combination of roadways, cycle and walkways, and buses all servicing the area.

The Pāpāmoa Eastern Interchange on the Tauranga Eastern Link will offer major access to the wider region once it opens in mid-2026.