--- title: "International arrivals and connections · ATL Airport Guide" description: "Every ATL guide on international arrivals and connections: 6 guides, each answering one question. They include aTL's Maynard H. Jackson Jr." url: "https://atlairportguide.com/guides/international-arrivals-and-connections/" updated: "2026-11-15" airport: "ATL" type: "guide" --- > Independent guide, not the official ATL website. All pages: https://atlairportguide.com/llms.txt # International arrivals and connections Every ATL guide on international arrivals and connections: 6 guides, each answering one question. They include aTL's Maynard H. Jackson Jr. Updated November 15, 2026 Arriving at ATL from abroad, leaving on an international flight, or connecting between the two: passport control and customs, where international flights depart, and how much time a change between a domestic and an international flight needs. The guides follow what the airport and the border agencies publish. ![The glass front and arched canopy of the International Terminal at Atlanta airport, seen along the empty curb.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/intl-departures-curb-v4-800.webp) [ATL's Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/maynard-h-jackson-jr-international-terminal-at-atl/) ATL's International Terminal has its own I-75 Exit 239 entrance, a free shuttle to the Domestic Terminal and Concourse F next door. Services by level. - [Flights that leave the country usually check in here](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/maynard-h-jackson-jr-international-terminal-at-atl/#flights-that-leave-the-country-usually-check-in-here) - [The terminal has its own entrance and a free shuttle](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/maynard-h-jackson-jr-international-terminal-at-atl/#the-terminal-has-its-own-entrance-and-a-free-shuttle) - [What’s on the departures level](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/maynard-h-jackson-jr-international-terminal-at-atl/#whats-on-the-departures-level) - [Arrivals level: bags, coffee, currency and rides](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/maynard-h-jackson-jr-international-terminal-at-atl/#arrivals-level-bags-coffee-currency-and-rides) - [Concourse F is joined to the terminal](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/maynard-h-jackson-jr-international-terminal-at-atl/#concourse-f-is-joined-to-the-terminal) ![The transition hall beyond international baggage claim at Atlanta airport, with a glass wall, a stanchion barrier and a polished floor with dark inlay bands.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/intl-recheck-counters-v17-800.webp) [Connecting from an international flight at ATL: recheck, security and the train](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/connecting-from-international-flight-at-atl/) Turn left past baggage claim on Concourse F to recheck bags, then follow signs to the Plane Train or the walkway to the domestic concourses. - [From the aircraft to the recheck counters](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/connecting-from-international-flight-at-atl/#from-the-aircraft-to-the-recheck-counters) - [Security and the liquids you bought on the way](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/connecting-from-international-flight-at-atl/#security-and-the-liquids-you-bought-on-the-way) - [From the counters to a domestic concourse](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/connecting-from-international-flight-at-atl/#from-the-counters-to-a-domestic-concourse) - [Sources](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/connecting-from-international-flight-at-atl/#sources) ![The empty customs hall in the International Terminal at Atlanta airport, with a wave of blue light overhead and Global Entry kiosks in the middle distance.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/intl-global-entry-kiosks-v15-800.webp) [Customs at ATL: Global Entry, Mobile Passport Control and kiosks](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/customs-global-entry-mobile-passport-control-at-atlanta/) International arrivals clear passport control on the Arrivals level. CBP runs the lines, not ATL. Global Entry is $120, Mobile Passport Control is free. - [From the aircraft to the Arrivals hall](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/customs-global-entry-mobile-passport-control-at-atlanta/#from-the-aircraft-to-the-arrivals-hall) - [CBP’s wait times, hour by hour](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/customs-global-entry-mobile-passport-control-at-atlanta/#cbps-wait-times-hour-by-hour) - [Global Entry, Mobile Passport Control and the kiosks](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/customs-global-entry-mobile-passport-control-at-atlanta/#global-entry-mobile-passport-control-and-the-kiosks) - [After customs, pickup is right outside the Arrivals hall](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/customs-global-entry-mobile-passport-control-at-atlanta/#after-customs-pickup-is-right-outside-the-arrivals-hall) ![The crystal chandelier hanging under the white ceiling of the central hall of the International Terminal at Atlanta airport.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/shuttle-curb-outside-claim-v13-800.webp) [Domestic Terminal to International Terminal at ATL: shuttle or Plane Train](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/domestic-terminal-international-terminal-at-atl/) Free shuttle every 15 minutes or so, 15 minutes across, from door W-1 or W-2. Or the Plane Train, if your airline checks you in at the Domestic Terminal. - [Which way is yours](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/domestic-terminal-international-terminal-at-atl/#which-way-is-yours) - [Catching the shuttle at the Domestic Terminal](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/domestic-terminal-international-terminal-at-atl/#catching-the-shuttle-at-the-domestic-terminal) - [How long to allow between the buildings](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/domestic-terminal-international-terminal-at-atl/#how-long-to-allow-between-the-buildings) - [Crossing the other way](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/domestic-terminal-international-terminal-at-atl/#crossing-the-other-way) - [Sources](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/domestic-terminal-international-terminal-at-atl/#sources) ![The timber front panels of a check-in counter in the International Terminal's departures hall at Atlanta airport, with the window wall soft behind.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/intl-departures-checkin-counters-v11-800.webp) [International airlines at ATL: who checks in at the International Terminal](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/international-airlines-at-atlanta-airport-who-flies-where/) Every foreign airline at ATL checks in at the International Terminal. Delta uses both buildings. U.S. airlines that list a terminal name the Domestic Terminal. - [Foreign airlines: International Terminal, International Departures](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/international-airlines-at-atlanta-airport-who-flies-where/#foreign-airlines-international-terminal-international-departures) - [Delta checks in at both buildings](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/international-airlines-at-atlanta-airport-who-flies-where/#delta-checks-in-at-both-buildings) - [International flight on another U.S. airline](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/international-airlines-at-atlanta-airport-who-flies-where/#international-flight-on-another-us-airline) - [Which concourse your flight uses](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/international-airlines-at-atlanta-airport-who-flies-where/#which-concourse-your-flight-uses) - [If you reach the wrong building](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/international-airlines-at-atlanta-airport-who-flies-where/#if-you-reach-the-wrong-building) - [Sources](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/international-airlines-at-atlanta-airport-who-flies-where/#sources) ![A tall empty concourse hall at Atlanta airport with a rust-brown granite wall block, pale cream columns and a band of clerestory windows.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/intl-outer-curb-crosswalk-v24-800.webp) [International arrival at ATL: where to go for MARTA or the Rental Car Center](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/arriving-international-flight-at-atlanta-airport/) From the Arrivals level, exit between doors A1 and A2 for the free shuttle to MARTA at the Domestic Terminal or straight to the Rental Car Center. - [From the aircraft to the curb](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/arriving-international-flight-at-atlanta-airport/#from-the-aircraft-to-the-curb) - [To MARTA: free shuttle, then the Airport Station](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/arriving-international-flight-at-atlanta-airport/#to-marta-free-shuttle-then-the-airport-station) - [To the Rental Car Center: two routes](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/arriving-international-flight-at-atlanta-airport/#to-the-rental-car-center-two-routes) - [Taxis, rideshare and hotel vans use other doors](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/arriving-international-flight-at-atlanta-airport/#taxis-rideshare-and-hotel-vans-use-other-doors) - [Sources](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/arriving-international-flight-at-atlanta-airport/#sources)