Domestic Terminal to International Terminal at ATL: shuttle or Plane Train
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.
There are two ways across to the International Terminal, and your airline decides which one is yours, according to MARTA’s airport page. If it checks you in for the international flight at the Domestic Terminal, ride the Plane Train to Concourse F. If it doesn’t, take the free shuttle from the Ground Transportation Center.
Which way is yours
ATL’s maps page starts from the default: passengers traveling outside the United States should check in at the International Terminal, and you contact your airline for specific check-in requirements. It also says that if your airline can’t check you in for an international flight at the Domestic Terminal, a designated shuttle takes you across. MARTA’s page describes the same two cases, so ask your airline which one applies to your ticket.
The airlines page shows where each airline checks in, and our flights page links to each airline’s own page, though it doesn’t show live gates. On the concourse map, Concourse T adjoins the Domestic Terminal and Concourse F adjoins the International Terminal, and MARTA’s page sends Plane Train riders to Concourse F.
Catching the shuttle at the Domestic Terminal
ATL’s ground transportation page says to exit through door W-1 or W-2 into the Ground Transportation Center and follow the signs to the Terminal-to-Terminal shuttle pickup. MARTA’s airport page words the same stop as outside Baggage Claim of the Domestic Terminal. The shuttle is free and runs 24 hours a day.
If you arrive on MARTA, the Airport Station is inside the Domestic Terminal between the North and South baggage claims.
Customer Experience Representatives answer questions and give directions at the Domestic Terminal’s west crossover.
How long to allow between the buildings
| Step | What’s published |
|---|---|
| Wait for the shuttle | Buses run approximately every 15 minutes, per ATL’s ground transportation page |
| Ride between the terminals | 15 minutes, per MARTA’s airport page |
| Wait for the Plane Train | 108 seconds if you reach a train as the doors close, per ATL’s Plane Train story |
| Ride to Concourse F | No time is published |
A full 15-minute wait plus the 15-minute ride makes about 30 minutes by shuttle, before the walk to the pickup and from the drop-off. That’s a sum of ATL’s two numbers, not a time ATL publishes.
ATL’s Plane Train story names one scheduled shutdown, at 1 a.m. on Wednesday, and the story doesn’t say how long it lasts, so use the shuttle for a crossing around then. Our Plane Train guide has the overnight schedule and what to do if the train is slow.
Crossing the other way
From the International Terminal, go to the Arrivals level and exit between doors A1 and A2 for the same shuttle. It drops passengers at the west end of the Domestic Terminal, and ATL’s maps page says they can take the Plane Train instead. Our International Terminal shuttle page has the stop on the Domestic Terminal side.
Sources
- Our airlines, concourse map, information desks, MARTA rail and International Terminal shuttle pages, and our Plane Train guide
- ATL’s ground transportation page, for the pickup doors, the 15-minute frequency and the A1 and A2 pickup
- ATL’s maps page, for the check-in rule, the MARTA answer and the Plane Train link
- MARTA’s airport page, for the 15-minute ride and the 24-hour running
- ATL’s Plane Train story