ATLAirport Guide

Things to do at Atlanta airport, by how much time you have

Under 30 minutes, stay on your concourse. With an hour, ride the Plane Train for a spa or duty free. A table shows what each ATL concourse has.

The open front of a whiskey bar on Concourse B at Atlanta airport, with a long white-topped bar, globe lamps and black gate seats in front.
A whiskey bar on Concourse B at Atlanta airport

With less than half an hour, stay on your concourse. With more, ride the Plane Train to the concourse that has what yours lacks. Spas and duty free sit on only some concourses. ATL’s own story on the train gives the wait as 108 seconds if you reach the platform as the doors close.

Under 30 minutes: stay on your concourse

  • Charge up. FuelRod kiosks hand out a portable charger for a card swipe or the FuelRod app. They’re on Concourse C next to Gate C22 and near Gate C36, and east of center on Concourse E, open 24 hours. Our power page also lists the kiosk by check-in in the International Terminal.
  • Buy essentials. Each concourse has a newsstand, and Travel@Ease in the center of Concourse A is open 24 hours, as is the CVS kiosk next to Gate T6. Our open-24-hours guide covers what else stays open overnight.
  • Get cash. Truist ATMs stand on Concourses T, A, B, C, D and F. ICE Currency Exchange handles foreign cash next to Gates E11, E27 and F6, open 24 hours. Our ATM page lists each machine and its gate where the airport gives one.

About an hour: ride one stop for what your concourse lacks

Concourses T and F don’t list a spa, and duty free is only on E and F.

Concourse Spa and massage Shops worth the ride
T None listed Lather and Patricia Nash next to Gate T5, B Iconic next to Gate T3
A XpresSpa in the center, The Chiroport in the center, daily 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. MAC and TUMI in the center, Brookstone next to Gate A24
B Be Relax near Gate B22, daily 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Kiehl’s, Sunglass Icon and Global Beauty in the center, daily 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
C XpresSpa next to Gate C36, daily 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. The Market northwest of center, daily 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
D XpresSpa next to Gate D26, daily 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Johnston & Murphy in the center, Vera Bradley next to Gate D21
E XpresSpa in the center Duty Free Americas in the center, daily 5 a.m. to 11 p.m., and Michael Kors next to Gate E12
F None listed Duty Free Americas west of center, daily 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Brookstone next to Gate F6

XpresSpa on Concourse A lists 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., though the airport’s map also shows a 6 a.m. opening. The Concourse E XpresSpa doesn’t list hours.

Discover Atlanta’s airport guide describes Flight Paths, between Concourses A and B, as a 450-foot installation with lighting and sound, meant as a calming pause between gates.

Two hours or more: pay for a break or sit down properly

Minute Suites has rooms on Concourse B near Gate B24 and Concourse F next to Gate F6, both open 24 hours, and a third in the middle of Concourse E. Our lounges page lists who gets into every other lounge.

The Club at ATL on Concourse F sells a day pass, listed at $40 on ATL’s amenities page. You don’t need a membership or a particular airline.

For a proper meal, our best places to eat guide names restaurants on each concourse with their gates and hours, and which ones sit before security. Our dining directory lists every restaurant by concourse.

Military travelers have the USO on the Domestic Terminal’s upper level. Its hours change by day, and they’re on our USO page.

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