ATLAirport Guide

Hotels at Atlanta airport with a free shuttle or train

Four ATL hotels ride the free 24-hour SkyTrain and more than 50 others shuttle from Aisle C at the Domestic Terminal. Which is which, plus Sonesta.

The elevated SkyTrain guideway and a station beside the airport hotels at Atlanta airport.
SkyTrain to the Gateway hotels

Four airport hotels sit on the free SkyTrain, which runs around the clock. More than 50 others send a shuttle that picks up on Aisle C of the Ground Transportation Center at the Domestic Terminal. The table below shows 19 of them. Two Sonesta hotels run their own shuttles on their own schedules.

Four hotels on the free SkyTrain

The SkyTrain station is up the escalator at the west end of the Domestic Terminal, under the covered walkway, according to ATL’s directions to the Rental Car Center. The airport lists these four hotels on the free train.

Hotel Address Straight-line distance (km)
AC Hotel Atlanta Airport Gateway 2079 Hospitality Way 2.7
Atlanta Airport Marriott Gateway 2020 Convention Center Concourse 2.6
Renaissance Atlanta Airport Gateway Hotel 2081 Convention Center Concourse 2.7
SpringHill Suites Atlanta Airport Gateway 2091 Convention Center Concourse 2.8

Distances in both tables run in a straight line from the middle of the airfield, not by road, so the drive is longer.

Discover Atlanta puts the Renaissance Atlanta Airport Gateway Hotel two minutes from the airport on the train and calls SpringHill Suites Atlanta Airport Gateway one stop away.

Hotels on the Aisle C shuttle line

The airport assigns each hotel a block of stalls on Aisle C.

Hotel Stalls Area Straight-line distance (km)
Renaissance Concourse Atlanta Airport Hotel C6 to C8 Atlanta 1.5
Hilton Atlanta Airport C6 to C8 Atlanta 2.1
Hampton Inn & Suites Atlanta Airport North C6 to C8 Atlanta 2.3
Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Airport North C6 to C8 Atlanta 2.3
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Atlanta Airport C6 to C8 Atlanta 2.5
Fairfield Inn & Suites Atlanta Airport North C6 to C8 East Point 2.5
Comfort Inn Atlanta Airport C3 to C5 College Park 2.7
Hyatt Place Atlanta Airport - South C3 to C5 College Park 2.8
Sleep Inn Atlanta Airport C3 to C5 College Park 2.9
Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Atlanta Airport C3 to C5 College Park 3.2
SKY POINT HOTEL & SUITES - ATLANTA AIRPORT C3 to C5 College Park 3.2
The Westin Atlanta Airport C3 to C5 Atlanta 3.2
Atlanta Airport Marriott C3 to C5 Atlanta 3.5
Embassy Suites by Hilton Atlanta - Airport C3 to C5 Atlanta 3.6
Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Airport/Millenium Center C3 to C5 College Park 3.6
Days Inn by Wyndham College Park/Atlanta /Airport South C1 to C2 College Park 3.1
Days Inn & Suites Atlanta Airport West C1 to C2 Atlanta 4.6
Howard Johnson by Wyndham Atlanta College Park C1 to C2 College Park 4.7
Ramada Plaza Atlanta Airport C1 to C2 Atlanta 4.7

The airport’s list gives each hotel’s stalls and nothing on times, so call the hotel on your booking to ask when the next van leaves.

Sonesta runs its own shuttles

Sonesta’s pages describe a free shuttle on a 30-minute cycle at both of its airport hotels.

  • Sonesta Atlanta Airport North is on the airport’s list, at stalls C6 to C8 on Aisle C. Its shuttle runs to and from the Domestic Terminal. The hotel is 2.1 miles by road from the terminal, about 6 minutes. Sonesta’s page calls it a 1.5-mile drive. Sonesta’s page also says to leave baggage claim for Ground Transportation and look for the Hotel Shuttle Area at Bays 9 to 13. That doesn’t match the airport’s stall list, so ask the hotel which pickup its van uses.
  • Sonesta Atlanta Airport South is 2.2 miles by road from the terminal, about 7 minutes. Sonesta’s page says to follow the Ground Transportation signs to the Hotel Shuttle pick-up lane and ask the dispatcher, who calls the van from the staging area. Sonesta says there’s no booking and the van is first come, first served. The hotel desk number is 404.487.5000. ATL’s Aisle C list shows a “Sonesta Atlanta” at stalls C3 to C5 without saying which hotel it means, so confirm the pickup spot with the dispatcher.

Flying in at the International Terminal

ATL puts hotel shuttle pickup at the International Terminal to the right of door A3, and says some hotels may offer limited service there. Its list doesn’t say which hotels use it, so ask your hotel which terminal its van serves. If the answer is the Domestic Terminal, ride the free shuttle bus to the west end of the Domestic Terminal, which is where the Ground Transportation Center sits. Our International Terminal shuttle page has the stop.

Free isn’t promised for every shuttle

ATL says a number of hotels around the airport provide free shuttle service, and it leaves arrival and departure times to each hotel. Its Aisle C stall list says nothing about price. Discover Atlanta says the majority of airport-area hotels provide free shuttles from the airport, which isn’t a guarantee for any one hotel. Ask at booking whether your hotel’s shuttle is free, and ask again when you call for the van.

If the airport hotels are full

Discover Atlanta says hundreds of other stressed passengers are also calling the airport hotels, so the first hotel you call can be full. MARTA gets you Downtown without a hotel van. By Discover Atlanta’s count, the Peachtree Center station is about 11 miles from the airport and a 20-minute ride. The standard fare is $2.50. The Hilton Atlanta (not the Hilton Atlanta Airport) is joined by skywalk to that station. It is 10.7 miles by road from the terminal, about 18 minutes. Our MARTA rail page lists the airport station and MARTA’s fares.

Three more hotels are Downtown. They aren’t on the airport’s list, so ask the hotel how to get there from the airport.

Hotel Address By road from the terminal Where it sits
Signia by Hilton Atlanta Georgia World Congress Center 159 Northside Drive NW 8.8 miles, about 17 minutes Connected to the Georgia World Congress Center, next to Mercedes-Benz Stadium and State Farm Arena
Embassy Suites by Hilton Atlanta at Centennial Olympic Park 267 Marietta Street 10.2 miles, about 18 minutes On the edge of Centennial Olympic Park, a five-minute walk from the Georgia Aquarium
Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park 190 Marietta Street NW 9.9 miles, about 17 minutes In the Centennial Park District

Our hotels page lists more places to stay near the airport.

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