At the north-west end is a junction with Buckingham Palace Road and Birdcage Walk opposite Buckingham Palace. At the south-east end is a junction with Victoria Street. The Wellington Barracks are to the north-east. The street is designated as part of the B323 road.

The nearest London Underground stations are London Victoria station and St James's Park tube station; both are close to the south-east end of the street.

The Buckingham Gate drill halls stood at No. 58 and No. 59. No. 59 was the regimental headquarters of the London Scottish^[1] and also served as the location for the British Wreck Commissioner's inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912.

There are a number of diplomatic missions on the road:

• No. 20 - High Commission of Eswatini
• No. 60 - South Korean Embassy
• No. 75-88 - Embassy of Macedonia

There are several restaurants in Buckingham Gate. Currently, there is Bistro at the St. James Court, A Taj Hotel London St. James, the Quilon Restaurant at No. 41, The Zander cocktail bar is at No. 45, and Bongusto Italian restaurant at No. 75.

• No. 51 is The Taj 51 Buckingham Gate Suites and Residences, a five-star hotel.
• No. 57 - Savills Westminster.
• No. 58 is Sassoon Academy.
• No. 59 is Swire House, accommodating the Britain–Australia Society and the Hong Kong Association and Society.
• No. 62 is the Rolls-Royce Group PLC headquarters.

• Hong Kong Association and Society