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Getting Around
Taxis:
Atlanta's 2000+ cabs operate under a limited flat rate structure by zones. The fare from the airport to the downtown business district is about $20. for one passenger. Sales tax is extra, as is baggage.
AAA Yellow Cab
(404) 255-3333
Rapid Taxi Co
(404) 222-9888
Yellow Cab Dunwoody
(770) 394-9999
Airport:
Hartsfield Atlanta International
Tel: (404) 530-6600 Fax: (404) 530-6803
Distance from city: 10 miles (16km)
Airport Code: ATL
Hartsfield Airport is the size of a small city and employs 35,000 people. The Atrium, a 225,000 sq. ft. 4 story structure, topped with a 60 ft. wide skylight connects the north and south terminals. It contains over 40 restaurants and shops and is also the location of a 20,000 sq. foot conference center with accommodation for the running of 15 meetings simultaneously.
Transportation between Hartsfield and the Metro Atlanta area: Buses run from 5 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. Monday through Friday and from 5:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. weekends and holidays.
MARTA's rail system operates from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m. Monday through Friday and from 6 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. weekends and holidays. Rail cars run every four minutes between the airport and Lindbergh Center Station. Suggestion: buy a Trans Pass and use it throughout your stay.
Metro Area Shuttles:
Reservations required. Check with dispatcher at Airport Shuttle desk
Amtrak:
Brookwood Station, 1688 Peachtree Street NW (404) 881-3060. Service daily to and from NY Penn Station and New Orleans
Greyhound Bus Lines:
232 Forsyth St., SW (404) 584-1728
Driving in Atlanta:
Atlanta is served by three major highways: Interstate 85N (the Northeast Expressway) and its counterpart I85S (the Southwest Expressway); Interstate 75 North and South; and Interstate 20East and West. In Atlanta, the rush hour never seems to end. The public transportation is excellent, and most visitors find that it is easy to manage without a car, or by renting one for excursions way beyond the city.
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