--- title: "Onward trips from Atlanta · ATL Airport Guide" description: "Every ATL guide on onward trips from atlanta: 8 guides, each answering one question." url: "https://atlairportguide.com/guides/onward-trips-from-atlanta/" updated: "2026-11-15" airport: "ATL" type: "guide" --- > Independent guide, not the official ATL website. All pages: https://atlairportguide.com/llms.txt # Onward trips from Atlanta Every ATL guide on onward trips from atlanta: 8 guides, each answering one question. Published November 15, 2026 Where travelers go next after landing at ATL, and how to get there: the drives, buses, trains and short flights to the places people head to most. Each guide compares the ways to make one trip, with times and costs as the operators publish them. ![The vaulted canopy over the ground transportation kerb at Atlanta airport at night, with the terminal front beyond.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/greyhound-north-lower-level-v13-800.webp) [Atlanta airport to Athens, Georgia: bus, rental car or shuttle](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-athens-georgia/) Greyhound's page lists a drop-off at ATL's Domestic Terminal and a fastest Athens trip of 1 hr 25 min. What ATL lists for rental cars, vans and car service. - [Greyhound at the North lower level](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-athens-georgia/#greyhound-at-the-north-lower-level) - [Renting a car at the airport](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-athens-georgia/#renting-a-car-at-the-airport) - [Vans, car services and taxis](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-athens-georgia/#vans-car-services-and-taxis) ![The entrance of MARTA's Buckhead Station on the Red Line, seen from across the street.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/buckhead-station-peachtree-v5-800.webp) [Atlanta Airport to Buckhead: MARTA Red Line, the Lindbergh Change and Car Prices](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-buckhead/) Buckhead sits on the Red Line, a direct ride for $2.50. On weekday nights you change at Lindbergh Center. A taxi is $49.50 and a shared van up to $30. - [Ride the Red Line straight to Buckhead](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-buckhead/#ride-the-red-line-straight-to-buckhead) - [Know when the Red stops leaving the airport](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-buckhead/#know-when-the-red-stops-leaving-the-airport) - [Take the Gold Line to Lenox when the malls are the goal](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-buckhead/#take-the-gold-line-to-lenox-when-the-malls-are-the-goal) - [What a van, a taxi or Uber costs instead](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-buckhead/#what-a-van-a-taxi-or-uber-costs-instead) ![Decatur Square in Decatur, Georgia, seen across the lawn, with its concrete path, tiled pillars and patterned brick paving.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/decatur-square-green-v8-800.webp) [Atlanta Airport to Decatur by MARTA: Red or Gold to Five Points, Then the Blue Line](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-decatur/) Ride the Red or Gold line to Five Points, change to the Blue Line, get off at Decatur. $2.50 fare, MARTA lists 29 minutes, trains thin out after 7 p.m. - [Ride Red or Gold to Five Points and change to the Blue Line](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-decatur/#ride-red-or-gold-to-five-points-and-change-to-the-blue-line) - [What changes after the rush](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-decatur/#what-changes-after-the-rush) - [Step off at Decatur and walk into the square](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-decatur/#step-off-at-decatur-and-walk-into-the-square) - [If you’d rather ride in a car](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-decatur/#if-youd-rather-ride-in-a-car) ![Downtown Atlanta's tall towers, a cream tower with two stepped crowns, a slim dark glass cylinder and a dark blue tower with a pyramid-shaped crown, rising above the mature trees of Oakland Cemetery under a hazy sky, with one small stone mausoleum soft at the bottom.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/peachtree-center-skywalk-v21-800.webp) [Atlanta Airport to Downtown: MARTA Fare, Ride Time and Last Train](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-downtown-atlanta/) MARTA takes about 16 minutes to Five Points and costs $2.50. The last train leaves at 1:20 a.m. Taxis are a flat $37.50 and UberX averages $35. - [Boarding MARTA at the Airport Station](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-downtown-atlanta/#boarding-marta-at-the-airport-station) - [When the trains run](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-downtown-atlanta/#when-the-trains-run) - [What you’ll pay on MARTA](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-downtown-atlanta/#what-youll-pay-on-marta) - [Taxi, rideshare and shared vans compared](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-downtown-atlanta/#taxi-rideshare-and-shared-vans-compared) - [When a car beats the train](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-downtown-atlanta/#when-a-car-beats-the-train) - [Landing at the International Terminal](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-downtown-atlanta/#landing-at-the-international-terminal) ![The Kessler Campanile, a tall steel spike tower, rising from its round fountain pool on the Georgia Tech campus green in Atlanta, seen from low beside the pool rim.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/georgia-tech-campus-walk-v21-800.webp) [Atlanta Airport to Georgia Tech by MARTA: North Avenue or Midtown Station](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-georgia-tech/) Georgia Tech is a direct MARTA ride on the Red or Gold line for $2.50. Discover Atlanta lists the campus at North Avenue and Midtown. Which to pick. - [Choose North Avenue or Midtown by where you’re headed](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-georgia-tech/#choose-north-avenue-or-midtown-by-where-youre-headed) - [Ride north from Airport Station without changing](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-georgia-tech/#ride-north-from-airport-station-without-changing) - [Check the last train if you land late](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-georgia-tech/#check-the-last-train-if-you-land-late) - [If you land internationally, or want a car](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-georgia-tech/#if-you-land-internationally-or-want-a-car) ![The Fox Theatre on Peachtree Street in Midtown Atlanta, seen along the facade with its tall FOX sign and Moorish towers.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/fox-theatre-peachtree-v5-800.webp) [Atlanta Airport to Midtown: MARTA Stops, Fares and Which Station](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-midtown/) The Red and Gold lines both reach Midtown for $2.50 with no change. Pick North Avenue, Midtown or Arts Center by what is on your list. - [Board at Airport Station and ride north on either line](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-midtown/#board-at-airport-station-and-ride-north-on-either-line) - [Pick the Midtown station by what’s on your list](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-midtown/#pick-the-midtown-station-by-whats-on-your-list) - [What a van, a taxi or Uber costs instead](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-midtown/#what-a-van-a-taxi-or-uber-costs-instead) - [Check the last train before a late arrival](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-midtown/#check-the-last-train-before-a-late-arrival) - [Cross to the Domestic Terminal first if you land internationally](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-midtown/#cross-to-the-domestic-terminal-first-if-you-land-internationally) ![The Rental Car Center at Atlanta airport seen from the roadside pylon, with the SkyTrain guideway overhead and the parking deck beyond.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/rcc-exterior-skytrain-side-v7-800.webp) [Atlanta Airport to Savannah: Rental Car Center, Greyhound and FlixBus](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-savannah/) Rent at ATL's 24-hour Rental Car Center or take a bus: Greyhound and FlixBus print 3 hr 10 mins at best, from $39.98. ATL's pages give no drive time. - [Rent at the Rental Car Center and ride the SkyTrain there](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-savannah/#rent-at-the-rental-car-center-and-ride-the-skytrain-there) - [Know what the airport and the rental companies don’t publish](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-savannah/#know-what-the-airport-and-the-rental-companies-dont-publish) - [Take Greyhound or FlixBus from the Atlanta Airport stop](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-savannah/#take-greyhound-or-flixbus-from-the-atlanta-airport-stop) - [Check the regional shuttles before you rule them out](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-savannah/#check-the-regional-shuttles-before-you-rule-them-out) ![Looking up along the curved canopy of the Georgia Aquarium in downtown Atlanta, with its red letters and the glass prow behind.](https://atlairportguide.com/images/atl/georgia-aquarium-frontage-v4-800.webp) [Atlanta Airport to the Georgia Aquarium and Downtown Sights by MARTA](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-georgia-aquarium-downtown-sights/) Get off the Red or Gold line at Peachtree Center for the Georgia Aquarium, or change at Five Points for the arenas and stadium. The fare is $2.50. - [Peachtree Center is the stop for the aquarium and its neighbors](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-georgia-aquarium-downtown-sights/#peachtree-center-is-the-stop-for-the-aquarium-and-its-neighbors) - [Change at Five Points for the arenas and the stadium](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-georgia-aquarium-downtown-sights/#change-at-five-points-for-the-arenas-and-the-stadium) - [Use the streetcar between sights](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-georgia-aquarium-downtown-sights/#use-the-streetcar-between-sights) - [Check the last train before a late return](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/atlanta-airport-georgia-aquarium-downtown-sights/#check-the-last-train-before-a-late-return)