ATLAirport Guide

ATL Rental Car Center: SkyTrain, companies and directions

The ATL SkyTrain to the Rental Car Center is free and runs 24 hours. See the companies, the International Terminal shuttle and driving routes.

An empty upper hall of the Rental Car Center at Atlanta airport, with a bench by the glass wall and the atrium with its escalators beyond.
Upper hall, Rental Car Center, Atlanta airport

The ATL SkyTrain takes you from the Domestic Terminal to the Rental Car Center for free. ATL’s ground transportation page says the SkyTrain operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The same page says the center does too, and that it’s a few minutes away by SkyTrain. The same page says the center houses 12 rental car brands, while ATL’s directory lists 13 companies on Levels 2 and 3.

Walk to the west end and ride the SkyTrain

ATL’s directions to the Rental Car Center give the walk:

  1. Go out the west end of the Domestic Terminal and follow the covered walkway.
  2. Take the escalator up to the SkyTrain station.
  3. Ride the train to the Rental Car Center.

From the International Terminal, take the direct shuttle

A free shuttle runs between the International Terminal and the Rental Car Center about every 15 minutes. To catch it, go to the Arrivals level and exit between doors A1 and A2. At the Rental Car Center, it picks up at the curb on the bottom lower level.

ATL’s FAQ describes a second way: the free arrivals-level shuttle to the Domestic Terminal, then the SkyTrain from the west end. Our International Terminal shuttle page has the stop on the Domestic Terminal side.

Which companies have a counter at the center?

Level Companies
Level 2 Alamo, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental, Thrifty
Level 3 ACE, Avis, Europcar, Fox Rent-A-Car, Hertz, Payless Car Rental, Sixt

If your reservation names a company that isn’t in this table, ask that company where its shuttle picks up. ATL’s directory doesn’t list it at the center. ATL lists no rental rates and no opening hours for the individual counters, so check your confirmation or the company’s listing above.

Restrooms, nursing pods and vending machines

The center has restrooms on both counter levels:

Level Men’s Women’s Family
Level 2 2 2 2
Level 3 3 2 1

Mamava nursing pods sit on Levels 2 and 3. The Mamava app has the access instructions. Coca-Cola vending machines stand at the west and east ends of both levels. Our amenities page lists the airport’s other published facilities.

Drive in across the Rental Car Center bridge

The address is 2200 Rental Car Center Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30337. Every route ends on the Rental Car Center bridge. Turn right at the traffic signal if you’re coming off Crosswind Road, and stay straight through it if you’re coming along Jet Road.

You’re coming from ATL’s route
I-85 southbound Take exit 72, Atlanta Airport / Camp Creek Parkway. Stay left onto Airport Boulevard heading south. Past the North Terminal exit, move right to stay on Airport Boulevard to Jet Road, then turn right onto Jet Road.
I-85 northbound Take exit 71, Atlanta Airport / Riverdale Road. Stay right for Terminal Parkway, merge onto South Terminal Parkway, then turn right onto Crosswind Road.
I-285, either direction Take the I-85 North exit (exit 61), then follow the I-85 northbound route.
Riverdale Road northbound Turn right onto Terminal Parkway, merge onto South Terminal Parkway, then turn right onto Crosswind Road.

Sources