Unfortunately their is no easy commute. Ridgewood and towns on the 17 corridore (have train stations too) are much better. About 20 minutes from Park and Ride in Ridgewood.

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Hi Pat,

Peter was correct on the NY Express buses, and Oakland would be the quickest with plentiful parking. The bus leaves around 7:05 a.m. from Oakland and leaves Manhattan around 5:30 p.m.with a one hour commute. The closest trains would be the stations in Glen Rock, Ridgewood, Fairlawn ... or Hawthorne, which runs a different line. Many people drive the route each day from Franklin Lakes and surrounding areas and actually prefer it to public transportation. Outside of rush hour traffic and any unforeseen accidents/hazards, the trip takes about 40 minutes from Franklin Lakes to Manhattan. There has been some discussion over the years at the town levels in Oakland, Franklin Lakes, and Wyckoff to convert the freight lines back over to commuter lines, but may take several more years to see that change, due to the numerous goverment sectors involved in this process. Visit my website for community and commuter information for Northwest Bergen County, home of Franklin Lakes.

Not real great. You can pick up the NY Express buses in Oakland, Ramsey, Wyckoff, Ridgewood or Wayne. Several have "Park and Ride". Actually driving in makes sense to a lot of people with Rte 208 passing through the center of town. Either way ts going to take well over 1 hour. Oakland is probably the closest so if you are looking at houses choose the West end of town as the bus goes down Rte 202 but I don't know off hand how the parking is. Need more info drop me an email and I will be happy to provide.

Franklin Lakes does not have it's own train station; you would have to go to nearby towns like Ramsey, or Wyckoff. Shortline that provides bus service to NYC.