Events and busy seasons

The times of year when ATL is at its busiest, and the events that fill it: what to expect at security and on the roads, when to arrive and how to get to the venue from the airport. The security page carries the checkpoint facts for any day.

• Atlanta airport during Dragon Con: MARTA, checkpoints and the holiday Monday

  Dragon Con packs downtown. MARTA's Red and Gold lines leave the Domestic Terminal, but parade morning is crowded and holiday trains start about 6 a.m.

  • Three ways downtown, and what each costs
  • If your trip crosses Labor Day, Monday’s rail service changes
  • Security runs hot from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. and around the long weekend
  • Parking, and where a bag can wait
• Atlanta airport to a Braves game at Truist Park: every way there

  Truist Park is 10 miles northwest of downtown, in Cobb County. Compare rideshare, taxi, shared shuttle, rental car and MARTA plus a bus from ATL.

  • Rideshare starts in the North Economy lot
  • A taxi or shuttle works, but neither prices a Cobb County trip
  • MARTA gets you partway and a bus does the rest
  • Rent a car, then park at The Battery
  • Truist Park takes cards only
• Atlanta airport to a Falcons or Atlanta United game: MARTA to the stadium and game-day timing

  Ride MARTA from the Domestic Terminal to Five Points, change to a Blue or Green train and get off at SEC District or Vine City, steps from the stadium.

  • The route, stop by stop
  • What Discover Atlanta says about game-day timing
  • Getting back after the game
  • Leave your bags at a hotel first
• Holiday travel through Atlanta airport: busiest days, checkpoints and parking

  ATL says screening peaks 5 to 9 a.m. and on the days around holidays. Checkpoint hours, MARTA holiday service and parking rates for the rush.

  • Give yourself the airport’s holiday margin
  • Which checkpoint, and when it opens
  • MARTA changes its service on holidays
  • Pre-book parking to avoid a full lot