---
title: "Transport guides · ATL Airport Guide"
description: "Every ATL guide on getting to and from the airport: 11 guides, each answering one question."
url: "https://atlairportguide.com/guides/getting-to-and-from-the-airport/"
updated: "2026-11-15"
airport: "ATL"
type: "guide"
---

> Independent guide, not the official ATL website. All pages: https://atlairportguide.com/llms.txt

# Transport guides

Every ATL guide on getting to and from the airport: 11 guides, each answering one question.

Updated November 15, 2026

How to get between ATL and where you are going: trains, buses, taxis, ride-hail and rental cars, with what each costs and where it picks up as the operators publish it. The guides compare the options for the trips people make most, and the transport pages list every mode in one place.

Looking for the listings themselves? They are on the [Transport](https://atlairportguide.com/transport/) page.

![A worn honey-brown slatted chair beside a round stone table in the Domestic Terminal's North East Atrium, with a black railing and a dark timber wall soft around it.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/atrium-coffee-counter-night-v15-800.webp)

[Arriving at ATL late at night: what still runs, from the SkyTrain to the last MARTA train](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/arriving-at-atl-late-at-night-what-still-runs/)

The SkyTrain and Rental Car Center run 24 hours a day. MARTA's last Gold train leaves Airport Station at 1:20 a.m. Taxi, Uber and shuttle compared.

- [What runs around the clock](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/arriving-at-atl-late-at-night-what-still-runs/#what-runs-around-the-clock)
- [Food and basics open all night](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/arriving-at-atl-late-at-night-what-still-runs/#food-and-basics-open-all-night)
- [MARTA: the last trains out of Airport Station](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/arriving-at-atl-late-at-night-what-still-runs/#marta-the-last-trains-out-of-airport-station)
- [Getting downtown: what each way costs and when it stops](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/arriving-at-atl-late-at-night-what-still-runs/#getting-downtown-what-each-way-costs-and-when-it-stops)
- [A hotel with an all-night link](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/arriving-at-atl-late-at-night-what-still-runs/#a-hotel-with-an-all-night-link)

![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.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/rcc-counter-level-v7-800.webp)

[ATL Rental Car Center: SkyTrain, companies and directions](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-rental-cars-rental-car-center/)

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

- [Walk to the west end and ride the SkyTrain](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-rental-cars-rental-car-center/#walk-to-the-west-end-and-ride-the-skytrain)
- [From the International Terminal, take the direct shuttle](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-rental-cars-rental-car-center/#from-the-international-terminal-take-the-direct-shuttle)
- [Which companies have a counter at the center?](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-rental-cars-rental-car-center/#which-companies-have-a-counter-at-the-center)
- [Restrooms, nursing pods and vending machines](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-rental-cars-rental-car-center/#restrooms-nursing-pods-and-vending-machines)
- [Drive in across the Rental Car Center bridge](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-rental-cars-rental-car-center/#drive-in-across-the-rental-car-center-bridge)

![The lower floors and rooftop sports courts of the Hilton Atlanta hotel tower in downtown Atlanta.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/hilton-atlanta-facade-v7-800.webp)

[Atlanta airport to downtown: every option and what it costs](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-downtown-every-option-what-it-costs/)

MARTA is $2.50, a taxi is a flat $37.50 for one rider, UberX averages $35 and shared shuttles cap at $16.50 a person. Where each one picks up.

- [What each option costs, for one rider and for four](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-downtown-every-option-what-it-costs/#what-each-option-costs-for-one-rider-and-for-four)
- [MARTA fares, transfers and the last train](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-downtown-every-option-what-it-costs/#marta-fares-transfers-and-the-last-train)
- [Taxis load in Aisle A and charge a flat fare](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-downtown-every-option-what-it-costs/#taxis-load-in-aisle-a-and-charge-a-flat-fare)
- [Rideshare picks up in the North Economy lot](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-downtown-every-option-what-it-costs/#rideshare-picks-up-in-the-north-economy-lot)
- [Shared-ride shuttles charge per person](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-downtown-every-option-what-it-costs/#shared-ride-shuttles-charge-per-person)
- [Landing at the International Terminal](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-downtown-every-option-what-it-costs/#landing-at-the-international-terminal)

![The steel truss canopy over the departures curb of the Domestic Terminal at Atlanta airport, seen along the curb.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/south-curb-departures-v6-800.webp)

[Dropping someone off at ATL: North and South curbs, and the hourly decks](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/dropping-someone-off-at-atl/)

Drop off on the Domestic Terminal's North or South roadway, on the side where the airline checks in. ATL's domestic hourly decks cap at $50 for the first day.

- [Match the roadway to the check-in side](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/dropping-someone-off-at-atl/#match-the-roadway-to-the-check-in-side)
- [Use an hourly deck to walk them in](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/dropping-someone-off-at-atl/#use-an-hourly-deck-to-walk-them-in)
- [International flights use a different building](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/dropping-someone-off-at-atl/#international-flights-use-a-different-building)

![The blue entrance canopy of the North economy lot at Atlanta airport, with a SkyTrain car on the raised guideway above it.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/north-daily-deck-predawn-v15-800.webp)

[Getting to ATL for a 6 a.m. flight: the road, MARTA and checkpoint hours](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/getting-atl-6-am-flight/)

ATL's Main checkpoint is open 24 hours. Here are the road options, the parking and the checkpoint hours for a 4 a.m. arrival.

- [MARTA: check the first train against 4 a.m.](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/getting-atl-6-am-flight/#marta-check-the-first-train-against-4-am)
- [By car or ride: book the ride, pick the deck](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/getting-atl-6-am-flight/#by-car-or-ride-book-the-ride-pick-the-deck)
- [Which checkpoint is open at 4 a.m.](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/getting-atl-6-am-flight/#which-checkpoint-is-open-at-4-am)

![Steel supports and a service pipe along the rough granite wall beside the track at MARTA's Peachtree Center station in Atlanta.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/lindbergh-center-station-entrance-v18-800.webp)

[MARTA from Atlanta airport: fares, stops and last train](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/marta-from-atlanta-airport-fares-stops-last-train/)

MARTA's Airport Station is inside the Domestic Terminal. The fare is $2.50, Five Points is 17 minutes away, and the last Gold train leaves at 1:20 a.m.

- [First and last trains from Airport Station](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/marta-from-atlanta-airport-fares-stops-last-train/#first-and-last-trains-from-airport-station)
- [Red and Gold share 14 stations, then split](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/marta-from-atlanta-airport-fares-stops-last-train/#red-and-gold-share-14-stations-then-split)
- [Transfers, and the Lindbergh Center change after 8:30 p.m.](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/marta-from-atlanta-airport-fares-stops-last-train/#transfers-and-the-lindbergh-center-change-after-830-pm)
- [What it costs](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/marta-from-atlanta-airport-fares-stops-last-train/#what-it-costs)
- [If you’re flying from the International Terminal](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/marta-from-atlanta-airport-fares-stops-last-train/#if-youre-flying-from-the-international-terminal)

![The arched end of the white steel lattice canopy over the pickup roadway at the Domestic Terminal of Atlanta airport, seen from the road just outside it.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/north-arrivals-door-n4-v6-800.webp)

[Picking someone up at ATL: the free cell phone lot, hourly decks and where to meet](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/picking-someone-up-at-atlanta-airport/)

ATL's cell phone lot is free. Hourly decks cap the first day at $50 (Domestic) and $70 (International). Where to wait, which terminal and where to meet your passenger.

- [Which terminal your passenger comes out of](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/picking-someone-up-at-atlanta-airport/#which-terminal-your-passenger-comes-out-of)
- [Free lot or hourly deck](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/picking-someone-up-at-atlanta-airport/#free-lot-or-hourly-deck)
- [Getting to the cell phone lot](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/picking-someone-up-at-atlanta-airport/#getting-to-the-cell-phone-lot)
- [After landing, what your passenger still has to do](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/picking-someone-up-at-atlanta-airport/#after-landing-what-your-passenger-still-has-to-do)
- [Where to meet your passenger](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/picking-someone-up-at-atlanta-airport/#where-to-meet-your-passenger)
- [When the plan slips](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/picking-someone-up-at-atlanta-airport/#when-the-plan-slips)

![The covered walkway beside the taxi stand in Aisle A of the Ground Transportation Center at Atlanta airport.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/gtc-aisle-a-taxi-stalls-v6-800.webp)

[Taxis at ATL: where the stand is and what the flat fares are](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/taxis-at-atlanta-airport-where-find-one/)

ATL taxis load in Aisle A of the Ground Transportation Center. One-rider flat fares: Downtown $37.50, Midtown $39.50, Buckhead $49.50.

- [Aisle A is on the west end, behind doors W-1 and W-2](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/taxis-at-atlanta-airport-where-find-one/#aisle-a-is-on-the-west-end-behind-doors-w-1-and-w-2)
- [What the four aisles hold](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/taxis-at-atlanta-airport-where-find-one/#what-the-four-aisles-hold)
- [What a taxi costs](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/taxis-at-atlanta-airport-where-find-one/#what-a-taxi-costs)
- [What ATL doesn’t publish about taxis](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/taxis-at-atlanta-airport-where-find-one/#what-atl-doesnt-publish-about-taxis)
- [A limousine has to be booked in advance](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/taxis-at-atlanta-airport-where-find-one/#a-limousine-has-to-be-booked-in-advance)

![A SkyTrain station platform at Atlanta airport with silver platform doors, round steel columns and a curved stripe in the terrazzo floor.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/skytrain-airport-station-platform-v11-800.webp)

[The SkyTrain at Atlanta airport: where to board and where it goes](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/skytrain-at-atlanta-airport-what-it-where-it-goes/)

ATL's SkyTrain is free and runs 24 hours a day from the Domestic Terminal to the Rental Car Center, the West Parking Deck and four Gateway hotels.

- [Boarding starts at the west end of the Domestic Terminal](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/skytrain-at-atlanta-airport-what-it-where-it-goes/#boarding-starts-at-the-west-end-of-the-domestic-terminal)
- [Where the SkyTrain goes](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/skytrain-at-atlanta-airport-what-it-where-it-goes/#where-the-skytrain-goes)
- [From the International Terminal, you have two ways to the Rental Car Center](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/skytrain-at-atlanta-airport-what-it-where-it-goes/#from-the-international-terminal-you-have-two-ways-to-the-rental-car-center)

![The empty covered walkway beside the rideshare pickup lane in the parking lot at Atlanta airport, rows of parked cars beyond.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/north-rideshare-escalators-n2-n3-v13-800.webp)

[Uber and Lyft pickup at ATL: where to go and what it costs](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/uber-lyft-pickup-at-atlanta-airport/)

Uber and Lyft pick up in ATL's North Economy lot, a 5-minute walk from baggage claim. Taxis load elsewhere. Downtown: UberX averages $35, taxi $37.50.

- [Domestic Terminal: from baggage claim to your driver](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/uber-lyft-pickup-at-atlanta-airport/#domestic-terminal-from-baggage-claim-to-your-driver)
- [International Terminal: out the arrivals doors and across the road](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/uber-lyft-pickup-at-atlanta-airport/#international-terminal-out-the-arrivals-doors-and-across-the-road)
- [Taxis, shuttles and rideshare load in different places](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/uber-lyft-pickup-at-atlanta-airport/#taxis-shuttles-and-rideshare-load-in-different-places)
- [What each option costs to Downtown](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/uber-lyft-pickup-at-atlanta-airport/#what-each-option-costs-to-downtown)
- [Fitting your group and bags](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/uber-lyft-pickup-at-atlanta-airport/#fitting-your-group-and-bags)
- [Reserving a ride before you land](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/uber-lyft-pickup-at-atlanta-airport/#reserving-a-ride-before-you-land)
- [Rides to the airport use the roadways, not the lot](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/uber-lyft-pickup-at-atlanta-airport/#rides-to-the-airport-use-the-roadways-not-the-lot)

![The curved glass front of the International Terminal at Atlanta airport with the control tower behind it, seen across a concrete deck.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/north-terminal-parkway-approach-v9-800.webp)

[Where is Atlanta airport? Address, county and directions](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/where-atlanta-airport-address-county-directions/)

ATL's Domestic Terminal is at 6000 North Terminal Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30320, about 10 miles south of downtown, mostly in Clayton County. Roads and rail.

- [Use the address for the terminal you need](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/where-atlanta-airport-address-county-directions/#use-the-address-for-the-terminal-you-need)
- [Which county is Atlanta airport in?](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/where-atlanta-airport-address-county-directions/#which-county-is-atlanta-airport-in)
- [Driving: 20 minutes from downtown, and the interstate to take](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/where-atlanta-airport-address-county-directions/#driving-20-minutes-from-downtown-and-the-interstate-to-take)
- [By rail: MARTA to the Domestic Terminal](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/where-atlanta-airport-address-county-directions/#by-rail-marta-to-the-domestic-terminal)