80% OF THE U.S. POPULATION IS WITHIN A 2-HOUR FLIGHT OF ATLANTA n 4 hours n 3 hours n 2 hours n 1 hour PASSENGER AIRLINES SERVING ATLANTA HARTSFIELD-JACKSON ATLANTA InTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DOMESTIC • More than 2,500 average flights daily CARRIERS: Alaska Airlines • Nonstop service to more than 170 domestic U.S. destinations American Airlines • Nonstop service to more than 70 international destinations in more Delta Air Lines than 45 countries Frontier Airlines • World’s most-traveled airport since 1998 Southwest Airlines • World’s most efficient airport since 2003 (Air Transport Research Society) Spirit Airlines • 10 miles from downtown Atlanta United Airlines FOREIGN CARRIERS: AMER ICA’S MOST ACCESSIBLE CITY Air Canada • Atlanta is accessible via Interstates 20, 75, and 85 and Georgia 400. I-285 forms Air France a beltway around the city. British Airways KLM Royal Dutch • The Buckhead Uptown Connection (The Buc) provides free service throughout the Airlines Buckhead business district. Stops include the Lenox and Buckhead MARTA stations, Lenox Korean Air Square and Phipps Plaza, various restaurants and hotels and numerous office buildings. Lufthansa German For more information on routes and stops, visit www.bucride.com. Airlines Qatar Airways • AMTRAK offers service to New Orleans, New York and points in between. Virgin Atlantic • Atlanta is the Southern hub for megabus.com, which offers travel to these cities: Athens, GA; Baltimore, MD; Birmingham, AL; Charlotte, NC; Chattanooga, TN; Chicago, IL; Christiansburg, VA; Columbia, SC; Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX; Tampa, FL; Durham, NC; Fayetteville, NC; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Gainesville, FL; Indianapolis, IN; Jacksonville, FL; Knoxville, TN; Louisville, KY; Memphis, TN; Miami, FL; Mobile, AL; Montgomery, AL; Nashville, TN; New Orleans, LA; New York, NY; Orlando, FL; Philadelphia, PA; Richmond, VA and Washington, DC, for as low as $1.00. 12 ALN T A TA’S ACCESSIBILITY | ATLANTAMEETINGS.COM GTE ON BOARD MAA RT A fast and affordable way to navigate the city, MARTA is the ninth-largest transit system in the U.S., providing approximately 430,000 passenger trips a day in Atlanta. Purchase a reloadable Breeze Card ($2) and add the desired fare amount ($2.50 per single ride). Breeze tickets also are available for a $1 surcharge plus the $2.50 fare for a single ride. Breeze Cards and tickets can be purchased at Breeze vending machines located in rail stations or MARTA Ride Stores. You can also order the MARTA Visitor Pass in advance.”Want to learn more? Call (404) 848-5000 or visit www.ItsMarta.com. • Dome/GWCC/ • Peachtree • Arts Center • MARTA’s Philips Arena/ Center Station Station serves #110 bus route, CNN Center serves World Woodruff Arts “The Peach,” Station serves of Coca-Cola, Center/High connects Georgia World Center for Civil Museum of downtown Congress Center, & Human Rights, Art, Center for to Buckhead via Georgia Dome, College Football Puppetry Arts, Peachtree Street, Centennial Hall of Fame Atlanta Botanical offering a way to Olympic Park, and Chick-fil-A Garden and enjoy restaurants, Philips Arena and Fan Experience, Atlantic Station. shopping and CNN Center. AmericasMart • Buckhead and entertainment Atlanta, down- Lenox Stations along Atlanta’s town convention serve Buckhead most famous hotels, Centen- hotels, thoroughfare. nial Olympic restaurants, Park, Georgia Lenox Square Aquarium and and Phipps The Children’s Plaza. Museum of Atlanta. A TLANTA STREETCAR The Atlanta Streetcar is the city’s newest form of transportation. They operate on rail and offer a safe, convenient means of connecting some of Atlanta’s most popular sites. They make 12 stops along a 2.7-mile loop. Single trip fare is $1; multiple trip passes are available. Ot HER TRANSPORtatiON MODES In addition to taxi service and major car rental companies, attendees can use SuperShuttle for convenient and economical van service between the airport and hotels. Uber connects riders with drivers via a mobile app. ATLANTAMEETINGS.COM | ATLANTA’S ACCESSIBILITY 13.
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