Atlanta, Georgia Independent airport guide
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) serves Atlanta and its surrounding metropolitan area in Georgia.
How early to arrive at ATLATL says 2 hours before a domestic flight and 3 before an international one, with cutoffs and checkpoint hours.
ATL security wait timesLive waits for five checkpoints, from 0 to 15 minutes up to 60+. Lines usually peak from 5 to 9 a.m.
The Plane Train between concoursesIt links every ATL concourse, and ATL's own story gives a 108-second wait. What to do if it is slow.
How long a safe connection takesATL publishes no minimum connection time. It does give a Plane Train wait and a 15-minute shuttle.
ATL parking rates by lotMost lots charge $15 to $30 a day, and Domestic Hourly caps at $50. Totals for 1, 3 and 7 days.
MARTA from Atlanta airportThe station is inside the Domestic Terminal: $2.50 to Five Points in 17 minutes, last train at 1:20 a.m.
Flight canceled at ATL: what nowDelta tries to rebook you and may offer a hotel. Hotels on the free SkyTrain, and what is open all night.
Missed connection at ATLOpen your airline's app, then try a Delta Help Desk on Concourse A, B, C, E or F, or the number ATL lists.
Every maintained entry from the airport's published directory, grouped by what you need. Check the concourse before making a detour.
| What you need | Listed |
|---|---|
| Restaurants & bars | 162 |
| Coffee, snacks & bakeries | 115 |
| Duty free | 2 |
| Fashion, jewelry & beauty | 49 |
| Shops, news & gifts | 113 |
| Services & essentials | 46 |
| Every listed place | 277 |
Check-in for Alaska, American, Avelo, Delta, Denver Air Connection, Frontier, JetBlue, Southwest, Sun Country and United, with domestic baggage claim and ride share. MARTA's Airport Station is inside it, between the North and South Baggage Claims, and the Plane Train and the Transportation Mall walkway start here for the concourses. A free shuttle runs to the International Terminal, and the SkyTrain to the Rental Car Center leaves from its West end.
Delta check-in and security on the departures level; international baggage claim, currency exchange, Global Entry, taxis and hotel and parking shuttles on the arrivals level. A free shuttle runs to the Domestic Terminal.
At 2200 Rental Car Center Parkway, one SkyTrain ride from the airport: walk out of the West end of the Domestic Terminal under the covered walkway and take the escalator up to the SkyTrain station. From the International Terminal, take the free shuttle on the Arrivals level to the Domestic Terminal first. Rental companies: ACE, Advantage, Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, Payless, Sixt and Thrifty.
