The road forms part of the main transport route between the Central Business District, northern suburbs and Darwin International Airport.

[2] Due to the high traffic volumes, a number of major retailers and fast food outlets are situated along Bagot Road.

Darwinbus Route 10 and Orbital Link services travel the length of Bagot Road with frequent stops in both directions.

[3] Bagot Road begins in the suburb of Ludmilla at a partially grade separated intersection with the Stuart Highway.

A flyover carrying citybound traffic opened in 1981 to reduce congestion and was the first grade-separated intersection in the Northern Territory.