Franklin Township offers excellent regional connectivity, though like most suburban New Jersey communities, it is primarily car-dependent.
* **Roads and Highways:** Route 27 runs along the eastern border, providing a direct link to New Brunswick and Princeton. Interstate 287 passes just north of the township, providing access to the NJ Turnpike (I-95) and the Garden State Parkway. * **Public Transit:** NJ Transit provides bus service along the Route 27 corridor to New Brunswick and New York City. The township does not have its own train station, but residents heavily utilize the nearby New Brunswick and Jersey Avenue stations on the Northeast Corridor line for commutes into Manhattan and Philadelphia. * **Airports:** Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) is the closest major commercial airport, located approximately 30 miles to the northeast. * **Bicycle/Pedestrian:** The D&R Canal towpath provides over 60 miles of uninterrupted, flat, off-road trails for walking, running, and cycling, serving as a major recreational transit spine.
