Spanner supports direct connectivity. When enabled, your application traffic is routed directly to

## Feature Feature Spanner supports[direct connectivity](https://cloud.google.com/spanner/docs/latency-points#direct%5Fconnectivity). When enabled, your application traffic is routed directly to Spanner servers, bypassing the Google Front End (GFE) servers. This can reduce your overall latency. Direct connectivity is[generally available (GA)](https://cloud.google.com/products#product-launch-stages).