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Public Transportation:
MARTA Call for schedules: (404)848-4711 (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit
Authority) is one of the most advanced rapid transit systems in the United States.
All buses and train stations accept the MARTA Trans card. For a flat weekly
or monthly fee, patrons have unlimited use of the entire system. Cards are sold
at RideStore locations at the airport and major stations and in many grocery
and convenience stores. With the card, transfers are not needed. Children three
and under ride free.
Trains run every 4 minutes on weekdays between 5am and 7pm. From 7pm-1am they
run every 10 minutes. On Saturday and Sunday they run every 10 or 15 minutes
until 1am on Sunday morning and 12:30am on Monday morning.
Buses follow the same schedule.
Taxis:
Atlanta's 2000+ cabs operate under a limited flat rate structure by zones. The
fare from the airport to the downtown business district is about $20. for one
passenger. Sales tax is extra, as is baggage.
AAA Yellow
Cab
(404) 255-3333
Rapid Taxi
Co
(404) 222-9888
Yellow Cab
Dunwoody
(770) 394-9999
Airport:
Hartsfield Atlanta International
Tel: (404) 530-6600 Fax: (404) 530-6803
Distance from city: 10 miles (16km)
Airport Code: ATL
Transportation between Hartsfield and the Metro Atlanta area: Buses run from
5 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. Monday through Friday and from 5:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. weekends
and holidays.
MARTA's rail system operates from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m. Monday through Friday and
from 6 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. weekends and holidays. Rail cars run every four minutes
between the airport and Lindbergh Centre Station. Fares: Approximate fares:
1 person - $ 1.50; 2 people - 3.00; 3 people - 4.50 (or buy a Trans Pass and
use it throughout your stay).
Metro Area
Shuttles:
Reservations required. Check with dispatcher at Airport Shuttle desk.
Hartsfield Airport
is the size of a small city and employs 35,000 people. The Atrium, a 225,000
sq. ft. 4 story structure, topped with a 60 ft. wide skylight connects the north
and south terminals. It contains over 40 restaurants and shops and is also the
location of a 20,000 sq. foot conference centre with accommodation for the running
of 15 meetings simultaneously.
Amtrak:
Brookwood Station, 1688 Peachtree Street NW (404) 881-3060. Service daily to
and from NY Penn Station and New Orleans
Greyhound Bus Lines:
232 Forsyth St., SW (404) 584-1728
Driving in
Atlanta:
Atlanta is served by three major highways: Interstate 85N (the Northeast Expressway)
and its counterpart I85S (the Southwest Expressway); Interstate 75 North and
South; and Interstate 20East and West. In Atlanta, the rush hour never seems
to end. The public transportation is excellent, and most visitors find that
it is easy to manage without a car, or by renting one for excursions way beyond
the city.
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