--- title: "Baggage claim at Atlanta airport: North, South" description: "Domestic bags come out at North or South claim, international bags at seven carousels. How to find yours, what's nearby and where oversize bags go." url: "https://atlairportguide.com/guides/baggage-claim-at-atlanta-airport/" updated: "2026-11-15" airport: "ATL" type: "guide" --- > Independent guide, not the official ATL website. All pages: https://atlairportguide.com/llms.txt # Baggage claim at Atlanta airport: North, South and the international carousels Domestic bags come out at North or South claim, international bags at seven carousels. How to find yours, what's nearby and where oversize bags go. Published November 15, 2026 ![The South baggage claim hall at Atlanta airport with tall wood-toned columns, a steel carousel and a bright coffer in the cream ceiling.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/south-claim-carousel-shops-v17.webp) South baggage claim, Domestic Terminal, Atlanta airport Domestic bags come out at [North](https://atlairportguide.com/venues/north-baggage-claim/) or [South](https://atlairportguide.com/venues/south-baggage-claim/) baggage claim, both in the Domestic Terminal, and the Plane Train does the long walk there. International flights use the seven carousels in the International Terminal. ATL’s flight results page tells you which one is yours. ## Which claim is yours? Search your flight on ATL’s flight search page and read the Terminal and Bag columns. Terminal says North, South or INTL. Bag gives the carousel number, INTL, or dashes when the page lists none. Our [arrivals and departures guide](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/arrivals-departures-at-atlanta-airport-how-check-flight/) walks through those results. Carousel numbers repeat on both sides. North and South each have a #3 and a #5, so match the side as well as the number. ATL’s airline directory doesn’t say which airline uses which claim, so trust the flight’s own row. ## What faces the carousels in the Domestic Terminal ATL’s directory places a few shops and services across from numbered carousels, which helps if your bag is slow. | Across from | Listing | Hours | | --- | --- | --- | | North #3 | TGI Fridays | Daily, 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. | | North #5 | GA Lottery | Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. | | South #3 | Piedmont Park Travel Mart, listed with coffee and deli | Daily, 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. | | South #3 | GA Lottery | Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. | | South #7 | Mastershine, a shoeshine stand | The airport’s map shows two sets of hours: “24 Hours” on its display line and Monday to Friday, 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in its day table | | South #5 | Truist Bank | 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., which ATL’s directory lists daily and ATL’s amenities page lists Monday to Friday | ## Where do you go once you have your bag? - MARTA’s Airport Station sits between the North and South claims. The airport’s directory lists it open 24 hours, but the last Gold train leaves at 1:20 a.m. and the first at 4:36 a.m. on weekdays. Our [MARTA rail page](https://atlairportguide.com/transport/marta-rail/) lists the fares. - For Uber and Lyft, ATL’s rideshare page sends you through North baggage claim to the escalators between doors N2 and N3. ATL’s ground transportation page words the same escalators as “between doors LN1”. Collecting bags on the South side doesn’t change the route. - MARTA’s airport page puts the free shuttles outside Domestic baggage claim. Our [shuttle page](https://atlairportguide.com/transport/international-terminal-shuttle/) has the one to the International Terminal. The SkyTrain to the Rental Car Center is a separate ride, on our [SkyTrain page](https://atlairportguide.com/transport/skytrain/). ## International bags come out at seven carousels On the Arrivals level of the International Terminal you cross the Customs and Border Protection hall, then reach baggage claim. ATL’s FAQ says the seven carousels hold bags for Atlanta-bound passengers arriving at Concourse E or F, and for connecting passengers arriving at Concourse F. Our [customs guide](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/customs-global-entry-mobile-passport-control-at-atlanta/) walks through the Customs and Border Protection hall. A transition area lies past baggage claim on Concourse F. Atlanta-bound passengers turn right into the Arrivals hall, where friends and family wait. Passengers connecting to other U.S. destinations turn left to the baggage recheck counters, then follow signs to the Concourse F Plane Train or the pedestrian walkway. ATL’s fact sheet says Atlanta-bound passengers can’t return to the secured areas after they collect luggage here, so ATL runs shuttles from this level to other facilities. For rental cars, ATL’s maps page lists a direct shuttle from the arrivals level to the Rental Car Center. ATL’s FAQ describes another route, the free shuttle to the Domestic Terminal and then the SkyTrain. Bag Services has one desk at International Arrivals, [listed](https://atlairportguide.com/amenities/baggage-claim/) with no hours. ## Where do oversize bags go? Oversize Baggage Screening is in the Domestic Terminal and at International Departures, and there is an Oversize Baggage Drop at International Departures. The [Domestic Terminal](https://atlairportguide.com/venues/oversize-baggage-screening-domestic-terminal/) and [International Terminal](https://atlairportguide.com/venues/oversize-baggage-screening-international-terminal/) screening points have no listed hours, airline or exact spot. Nothing on ATL’s pages says where oversize bags come out on arrival, so your airline is the one to ask. A bag that never arrives is a different problem. Our [delayed or lost baggage guide](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/delayed-or-lost-baggage-at-atl/) covers the report and the airline baggage offices. ### Sources - Our [baggage services page](https://atlairportguide.com/amenities/baggage-claim/), [North](https://atlairportguide.com/venues/north-baggage-claim/) and [South](https://atlairportguide.com/venues/south-baggage-claim/) baggage claim listings, [MARTA rail page](https://atlairportguide.com/transport/marta-rail/), [shuttle page](https://atlairportguide.com/transport/international-terminal-shuttle/) and [SkyTrain page](https://atlairportguide.com/transport/skytrain/) - ATL’s FAQ, rideshare page, ground transportation page, fact sheet, maps page and flight search page - MARTA’s airport page