ATLAirport Guide

Atlanta Airport to Midtown: MARTA Stops, Fares and Which Station

The Red and Gold lines both reach Midtown for $2.50 with no change. Pick North Avenue, Midtown or Arts Center by what is on your list.

The Fox Theatre on Peachtree Street in Midtown Atlanta, seen along the facade with its tall FOX sign and Moorish towers.
Fox Theatre, Peachtree Street

Midtown is one train from the Domestic Terminal, with no change. The Red and Gold lines both go there for $2.50.

Board at Airport Station and ride north on either line

MARTA’s Airport Station is inside the Domestic Terminal, between the North and South baggage claims. It’s the last stop on the Red and Gold lines, so every train leaving it heads north.

Both lines make nine stops before North Avenue, including Five Points and Peachtree Center. The next three stops are North Avenue, Midtown and Arts Center.

Pick the Midtown station by what’s on your list

Three stops in a row serve Midtown’s theater, art museum and park. Discover Atlanta, the city’s visitor bureau, lists what sits at each one.

Station MARTA’s average travel time to Airport Discover Atlanta lists nearby A hotel there
North Avenue 19 minutes Fox Theatre, Georgia Tech, The Collective Food Hall @ CODA Georgian Terrace
Midtown 20 minutes Margaret Mitchell House, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, a 20-minute walk to Piedmont Park (about half a mile in its local’s MARTA guide) Loews Atlanta Hotel
Arts Center 22 minutes High Museum of Art, Woodruff Arts Center, Center for Puppetry Arts Canopy by Hilton Atlanta Midtown

Discover Atlanta puts Emory University Hospital Midtown Campus at Civic Center, the stop before North Avenue.

What a van, a taxi or Uber costs instead

Every car option costs more than the train.

Option Price Whose figure
Shared-ride van Up to $18.50 per person ATL’s maximum trip fee to Midtown
Taxi $39.50 for one person, plus $2 for each extra person ATL’s flat fare. Its page says the fare includes a $1.50 airport surcharge and also that the $1.50 will be added, so ask the driver for the total first
Uber $37 average route price, $36 for UberX Uber’s own average for the past month, not a fixed price

Uber’s page puts the average ride at 24 minutes and 12 miles. ATL adds a $2 or $3 fuel surcharge to taxi trips when gas prices pass set levels. Ask the driver to confirm the fare before your bags go in. Our taxi guide has the aisle, and our Uber and Lyft pickup guide walks you from baggage claim to the pickup lot.

On the train, children 46 inches and under ride free, up to two per paying adult. Riders over 65, on Medicare or with disabilities pay $1 with a reduced-fare Breeze card. You can pay with a Breeze card or ticket, or tap a bank card at the faregate.

Check the last train before a late arrival

Both lines reach Midtown, so on most runs the later Gold train covers you once the Red has stopped for the night. From Midtown to the airport on Saturday and Sunday it is the other way round: the last Red leaves 10 minutes after the last Gold.

First and last train Gold Line Red Line
Airport Station to Midtown, weekdays 4:36 a.m. to 1:20 a.m. 4:46 a.m. to 8:50 p.m.
Airport Station to Midtown, Saturday and Sunday 6:00 a.m. to 1:20 a.m. 5:52 a.m. to 1:10 a.m.
Midtown to Airport Station, weekdays 5:09 a.m. to 1:42 a.m. 5:02 a.m. to 8:50 p.m.
Midtown to Airport Station, Saturday and Sunday 6:12 a.m. to 1:19 a.m. 6:20 a.m. to 1:29 a.m.

The MARTA guide has the wait between trains by time of day.

Cross to the Domestic Terminal first if you land internationally

MARTA’s station is in the Domestic Terminal, so international arrivals cross first. MARTA’s airport page says the free shuttle from the International Terminal’s arrivals level runs 24/7, with 15 minutes travel time between the International Terminal and the Domestic Terminal, and goes to the Domestic Terminal’s baggage claim. The Plane Train also reaches the Domestic Terminal Baggage Claim stop. Our International Terminal shuttle page has the stop, and our MARTA rail page has the fare and the two lines.

Sources