Editing Marlboro Township, New Jersey (section)

====Public transportation====
There are multiple public transportation options available, including bus, rail, air and ferry service.

=====Busing=====
[[NJ Transit]] provides bus service to and from the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]] on the [[131 (New Jersey bus)|131]], [[135 (New Jersey bus)|135]] and [[139 (New Jersey bus)|139]] routes; on the [[64 (New Jersey bus)|64]] and [[67 (New Jersey bus)|67]] from [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]].<ref>[https://www.visitmonmouth.com/Page.aspx?Id=2906 Bus Routes], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]]. Accessed April 30, 2023.</ref>

=====Rail=====
The [[Aberdeen–Matawan station]] is a heavily used [[NJ Transit]] train station.<ref>[https://www.njtransit.com/station/aberdeen-matawan-station Aberdeen Matawan station], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> Commuter rail service is available on the [[North Jersey Coast Line]], providing access to [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|New York Penn Station]] via [[Secaucus Junction]], with a transfer available for trains to [[Newark Liberty International Airport]].<ref>[https://content.njtransit.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/rail/2023/04/230004/njcl.pdf North Jersey Coast Line schedule], [[NJ Transit]], updated April 23, 2023. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> However, both options provide significant problems in terms of lack of available parking, which may require waiting periods of more than a year for a permit and private parking options can be expensive.<ref name=Thinking/>

=====Ferry=====
Ferry service is available through the [[SeaStreak]] service in [[Highlands, New Jersey|Highlands]], a trip that involves about a 25-minute drive on secondary roads from Marlboro Township to reach the departing terminal. SeaStreak offers ferry service to [[New York City]] with trips to [[Pier 11/Wall Street|Pier 11]] (on the [[East River]] at [[Wall Street]]) and East [[35th Street (Manhattan)|35th Street]] in Manhattan.<ref>Caldwell, Dave. [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/realestate/24livi.html "A Clam Town, Coming Out of Its Shell - Living In Highlands, N.J."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 24, 2008. Accessed August 11, 2014. "Three SeaStreak (seastreak.com) ferries depart on weekday mornings from the Conner's Ferry Landing. The trip to Pier 11 in Manhattan, near Wall Street, takes 40 minutes."</ref> The ferry service also offers seasonal travel, such as to the public beaches on [[Sandy Hook, New Jersey|Sandy Hook]], baseball games at [[Yankee Stadium]] and [[Citi Field]], trips to [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] matinees, [[Martha's Vineyard]] in [[Massachusetts]], college football games at [[United States Military Academy|West Point]], [[Autumn leaf color|fall foliage]] in the [[Hudson Valley]], and to the [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]], among other excursions.<ref>[https://seastreak.com/ Home Page], [[SeaStreak]] Ferries. Accessed March 18, 2022.</ref>

=====Aviation=====
Following the closure of the [[List of airports in New Jersey|Marlboro Airport]], [[Old Bridge Airport]] in [[Old Bridge Township, New Jersey|Old Bridge]] supplies short-distance flights to surrounding areas and is now the closest air transportation services. The closest major airport is [[Newark Liberty International Airport]], which is {{convert|28|mi|km}} (about 39 minutes drive) from the center of Marlboro Township.<ref>[https://www.distance-cities.com/distance-marlboro-nj-to-newark-nj Marlboro NJ to Newark NJ], Distance between cities. Accessed July 28, 2022.</ref>