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Fare Guide Fares are loaded onto a Breeze Card and can PARKING FEE Contact MARTA Information Hours of Operation be paid with cash or debit/credit cards at Breeze Daily Parking................................... FREE Vending Machines or RideStores. Only cash can Less than 24 hours at designated areas Routes/Scheduling ..............404-848-5000 Airport Bus............................. 5:00 a.m.–1:00 a.m. be loaded onto Breeze Cards on buses. If you Long-Term parking..........................$5.00** [email protected] Train service is available for customers travel- Weekend & Holidays............... 5:30 a.m.–12:30 a.m. A pay with cash on a bus you will still need a Brookhaven/Oglethorpe University,* Dunwoody, 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Monday - Friday ing to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (times vary by route) 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Saturday, Sunday & Holidays) Breeze Card to receive your transfer. Kensington,* Lenox Deck* and Sandy Springs Airport. From Five Points Station (downtown), Train ........................... 5:00 a.m.–1:30 a.m. Rookie’s Cash Fare ........................................$ 2.50 Long-Term Parking..........................$8.00** Customer Service .................404-848-5000 the trip is approximately 15 minutes. The Air- Weekend & Holidays................. 6:00 a.m.–1:30 a.m. Paid at bus farebox, no transfer College Park,*Lindbergh Center, Doraville and North Springs [email protected] port MARTA station is located near baggage Weekday Peak Service ...................Every 15 minutes 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday Guide Breeze Card ....................................$ 1.00 *Designated parking in which the long-term fees apply after 15 claim. Look for directional signs. (Weekday Peak Hours 6 a.m.-9 a.m.; 3 p.m.–7 p.m.) With purchase of additional fare. All fare products must minutes of parking– **including the first day and any part days Breeze Card ............................404-848-5000 to be loaded onto a Breeze Card. Reduced Fare Program Weekday Off Peak Service ..............Every 20 minutes [email protected] Riding MARTA Single Trip........................................$ 2.50 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday Elderly, Disabled or Medicare Saturday, Sunday & Holidays Red/Gold Rail Line ..........................Every 20 minutes Round Trip.......................................$ 5.00 Police MARTA offers a reduced fare price for el- TAP to Exit Blue/Green Rail Line........................Every 20 minutes Ten (10) Trips ...................................$25.00 � Non-Emergency ................ 404-848-4900 derly, disabled and medicare cardholders. You must tap your Breeze Card Call 404-848-5112 for more information. RideStores Twenty (20) Trips .............................$42.50 [email protected] to exit all faregates in Five Points Remember to check your Breeze Card expiration date at any MARTA Mobility Monday - Friday........................6:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. Breeze Vending Machine or at www.breezecard.com. the stations. If you have � Emergency ..........................404-848-4911 Curb-to-curb, lift-equipped van transporta- Saturday...................................7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. trouble exiting the station, Dial #MPD on cell phone (AT&T, Sprint/Nextel, .................................... tion is available to eligible customers with Sunday......................................................Closed m 1-Day Pass $ 9.00* please pick up a white or blue Verizon, Blackberry users Dial #673) o disabilities. A MARTA ADA approved photo .c 2-Day Pass .................................... $14.00* phone and someone will Airport a identification card is required. For details, call Monday - Friday.................6:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. rt 3-Day Pass .................................... $16.00* assist you. Reduced Fare Program Offices a 404-848-5389. Saturday and Sunday.........7:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. sm 4-Day Pass .................................... $19.00* � Lindbergh ............................ 404-848-5112 .it MARTA Headquarters Building There are nine restrooms available to the public at trans- w 7-Day Pass .................................... $23.75* For Your Safety ww Connecting Bus Systems across from Lindbergh Center Station When riding MARTA buses, please… fer and end-of-line stations including Bankhead, College 30-Day Pass .................................. $95.00* 9 a.m. - Noon; 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Monday-Friday Park, Doraville, Edgewood/Candler Park, Five Points, Cobb Community Transit (CCT) � Ring the bell immediately after passing the *Good for unlimited consecutive day travel, beginning with Hamilton E. Holmes, Indian Creek, Lindbergh and North the first day of usage. � Five Points ........................... 404-848-5112 previous stop to allow the operator to ap- Springs. Restrooms at Five Points Station are open from Gwinnett County Transit (GCT) 9 a.m. - Noon; 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Monday-Friday proach your stop safely. Children’s Fare................................. FREE 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. The remaining eight restrooms � Fold collapsible baby strollers while on are open from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Please see the Children 46” and under, maximum two per paying Georgia Regional Transportation adult; check at Breeze Vending Machines, faregates MARTA Mobility board and hold small children on your lap. Station Agent for access. Please be aware that National Authority Regional Express and entrances of bus doors to measure height of child. Reservations ........................... 404-848-5826 � Do not run for the bus once it pulls away Homeland Security alerts may require restrooms to be (Xpress) 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday-Friday; from the curb (operator will not stop). closed without notice. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. ( Saturday, Sunday and Holidays) Plan Your Trip Online. Reduced Fare Program.............. $ 1.00 Connect to MARTA from another bus sys- Lost and Found ..................... 404-848-3208 Elderly, Disabled or Medicare tem by loading that system’s fare onto a MARTA makes it easy – less stress, less traf- Remember when riding MARTA, it is 9 a.m. - Noon; 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. fic and more options. Go to www.itsmarta. against the law to: Mobility Service .......................... $ 4.00 Breeze Card. Monday, Wednesday and Friday Assault MARTA Employees, Eat (except One-way com and click on MyCommute Trip Planner. in train stations), Drink (unless in resealable TTY ............................................ 404-848-5665 plastic container), Smoke, Carry Weapons MARTA operates its programs and services without regard Get your complete route information, includ- Mobility Discounted Trips .......... $ 68.00 (except firearms when carrying a valid permit), 20 single trips to race, color or national origin in accordance with Title VI ing bus and rail schedules and walking direc- Litter, Vandalize, Write Graffiti, Panhandle, of the Civil Rights Act. Complaints or inquiries regarding Accessible Format .............. 404-848-5202 tions to the nearest MARTA bus stops and Solicit, Play Sound Devices Without Ear- Mobility Discounted Pass .......... $128.00* Title VI compliance should be directed in writing to the Use MARTA’s phones (set volume to low), or Bring Animals 30-day pass Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity, 2424 Piedmont rail stations. See & Say App. On Board (except service animals or small Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30324 or 404-848-5000 (Voice) or Find us on pets confined to rigid pet carriers with locks Discount passes are available through employer, visitor and 404-848-5665 (TTY). If information is needed in another or latches). student programs. Call 404-848-5000 for more information. language or alternative format contact 404-848-5000 Non-compliance may result in a citation (Voice) or 404-848-5665 (TTY). or arrest. It’s my pleasure to WELCOME YOU TO MARTA, the RAIL MAP Regional Connections Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Our Simple Steps to Ride MARTA How to Reload Cobb Community Transit (CCT) transit system was created in 1965 to provide safe, 1. Plan your trip. Go to www.itsmarta.com or call 404-848-5000 Breeze Card www.cobbcct.org convenient and reliable transit service to the resi- for help and the latest schedule updates. N North Springs (770) 427-4444 Red Line dents and visitors of the Atlanta region, and we thank 2. Get a Breeze Card. Available at any Breeze Vending Stations served: Dunwoody, At the Breeze Vending Machine W Sandy Springs you for riding with us. Machine at MARTA stations, RideStores or online at Arts Center, Midtown, North Avenue, Civic Center, Peachtree Center, 1. Select reload www.breezecard.com. S MARTA is the 9th largest transit system in the United Dunwoody GEORGIA Five Points, Hamilton E. Holmes 3. Load Value (see How to Reload Breeze Card.) 85 2. Tap your Breeze Card on the blue target States operating rail, bus and paratransit services Gwinnett County Transit (GCT) 4. Tap your Breeze Card on the blue target to pay your fare on Medical Center Gold Line that provide more than 430,000 passenger trips ev- www.gctransit.com 3. Select Time Value, Trip Value Doraville ery week day. We are primarily funded by a 1% sales the rail or bus. (770) 822-5010 or Stored Value Chamblee tax levied by our member jurisdictions – the City of 5. Tap on the blue target to exit train station. Stations served: Doraville, Arts Center, 4. Select the number of days, number of 6. Transfers are free when loaded onto a Breeze Card upon GEORGIA Brookhaven/Oglethorpe Midtown, North Avenue, Civic Center, Atlanta and DeKalb and Fulton counties. 75 Buckhead trips
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