MARTA Makes Travel a Breeze This Thanksgiving

Brookhaven and Chamblee residents will find to be convenient and affordable this Thanksgiving holiday weekend with service to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and great events throughout the city including the Atlanta Half Marathon and Thanksgiving Day 5K, Macy’s Tree Lighting at Lenox Square Mall and the Atlanta Falcons game.

To accommodate weekend activities, MARTA will have special event rail service available to get customers quickly to their destinations. Additional staff and police will be on hand to assist patrons.  
 
For $2.50 each way (plus a $1 charge for a permanent Breeze card), MARTA is by far the most affordable way to travel. For added convenience, customers are encouraged to purchase round-trip fare at the start of their trip to avoid long lines on the return.

Parking for less than 24 hours is free at all of MARTA’s daily parking facilities. Customers parking in the decks at Lindbergh Center Station must park in MARTA designated areas and validate their parking ticket at machines inside Lindbergh Station in order to receive free daily parking.  Please note that MARTA has some designated lots which charge a fee. 

 MARTA will operate an adjusted holiday schedule on Thursday and Friday. In addition, some buses will be rerouted to accommodate events. These reroutes are listed below.

 For more information about service changes, please visit www.itsmarta.com or contact Customer Service at 404-848-5000.  Please note that on Thursday, November 24th, the Customer Service Call Center will be closed and the Customer Information Center will only be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 In addition, MARTA’s Lost & Found office at Five Points Station and Reduced Fare offices at Five Points Station and MARTA Headquarters Building will be closed on Thursday, November 24th. On Friday, November 25th all three offices will operate a revised schedule from 9 a.m. to noon.
 
 
Thanksgiving Weekend Service
 
Thursday, November 24th
 
Schedule Changes
 
MARTA will operate using a Sunday schedule on Thanksgiving Day.  Trains will run every 20 minutes on all lines.  MARTA will provide early service in the morning to accommodate the Atlanta Half Marathon & Thanksgiving Day 5K.
 
Thanksgiving Half Marathon & 5K Race Bus Reroutes
 
Turner Field
7:30 a.m.
 

Rail service will begin one hour earlier at 5 a.m. on all rail lines to help participants reach the Thanksgiving Half Marathon/5K event in time for the race start.

Take either the Blue or Green Lines to Georgia State Station and walk south along Capitol Avenue to Turner Field.  From the Red and Gold Lines, customers can transfer at Five Points to either the Blue or Green Lines and head eastbound one stop to the Georgia State Station.

 

MARTA will adjust bus service in the area to accommodate street closures during this event.


·         Bus reroutes: 1, 2, 12, 16, 21, 27, 32, 37, 49, 55, 74, 99, 110, 155, 186

·         Bus routes being diverted to another station:  2, 21, 27, 32, 36, 99, 155, 186

 
Macy’s Tree Lighting
 
Lenox Square Mall

7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

 

Take the Red Line to Buckhead Station and walk approximately 3 blocks north on Peachtree Street or take the Gold Line to Lenox Station.  From the Blue and Green Lines, customers can transfer at Five Points to a northbound Red or Gold Line train.   
 

Several buses will be rerouted for the tree lighting.
·         Bus reroutes: 25, 110

 
Friday, November 25th
 
On Friday, rail and bus service will operate using a Saturday schedule.
 
Sunday, November 27th
 
Atlanta Falcons Game
Georgia Dome
1 p.m.
 
Take the Blue or Green Lines to Dome/GWCC/Philips Arena/CNN Center Station and walk directly into the Georgia Dome.  From the Red and Gold Lines, customers can transfer at Five Points to either a Blue or Green Line train and head westbound one stop to the Dome/GWCC/Philips Arena/CNN Center Station.