# Add a route to a transit gateway route table using AWS Transit Gateway
Add a route to a transit gateway route table

To route traffic between the peered transit gateways, you must add a static route to the transit gateway route table that points to the transit gateway peering attachment. The owner of the accepter transit gateway must also add a static route to their transit gateway's route table.

**To create a static route using the console**

1. Open the Amazon VPC console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/vpc/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/vpc/).

1. On the navigation pane, choose **Transit Gateway Route Tables**.

1. Select the route table for which to create a route.

1. Choose **Actions**, **Create static route**.

1. On the **Create static route** page, enter the CIDR block for which to create the route. For example, specify the CIDR block of a VPC that's attached to the peer transit gateway.

1. Choose the peering attachment for the route.

1. Choose **Create static route**.

**To create a static route using the AWS CLI**  
Use the [create-transit-gateway-route](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/ec2/create-transit-gateway-route.html) command.

**Important**  
After you create the route, the transit gateway peering attachment must already be associated with the transit gateway route table. For more information, see [Associate a transit gateway route table in AWS Transit Gateway](associate-tgw-route-table.md).