It is not near a MARTA train station, but you can get on bus 120 at the E7 Avondale station on the east-west rail line.  If you are coming from the airport, downtown, midtown or otherwise in the north, you’ll have to transfer at the Five Points station to the Eastbound train platform and get on a train marked “Indian Creek”.

The bus ride is about 35 minutes.  Exit at 4th Street and E. Mountain Street.  From there it is about a 10 minute walk to the park entrance.

For more information, see 10 Popular Atlanta Tourists Attractions and How to Get There on MARTA and how to use Google Maps for MARTA directions to get specific bus times and route information.

Bus 16 is the route that goes to the Carter Center, which you can board at the Five Points station on Alabama Street as well as any stop on Peachtree Street from the Five Points station north to Auburn Avenue.  You can also catch the bus about  a block away from the N1 Peachtree Center station (see area map).

The recommended route would be to take  a north/south line train to the Peachtree Center station and follow the signs to the Harris Street exit.  After exiting the fare gate, tap your Breeze Card and follow the signs to Peachtree Street east.  At street level, turn right to walk along Peachtree Street then make the first right onto Harris Street and walk one block to Peachtree Center Avenue.  Look for any bus stop sign on Peachtree Center Avenue and wait there for the bus.  It is best to check schedules ahead of time as routes can be upwards of 20-30 minutes apart.

Once on the bus, you can let your driver know your destination.  You will know you are getting close to the Carter Center when it looks like the bus is getting on an interstate ramp.  Once the bus goes around a large curve and enters the residential area, the stop for the Carter Center is next.  To return, you’ll have to wait for bus 16 on the opposite side of the Carter Center (see bus stop map).

For more information, see 10 Popular Atlanta Tourists Attractions and How to Get There on MARTA and how to use Google Maps for MARTA directions to get specific bus times and route information.

For more information see 10 Popular Atlanta Tourist Attractions and How to Get There on MARTA as well as the Top 5 Most Walkable MARTA stations.

If you are coming from the north or south lines,  such as from the airport, you will have to transfer at Five Points.   Make sure you follow signs to the WESTBOUND platform.  It is usually better to exit to the outside (not center) platform.  When in doubt, just follow the signs as there are plenty that can direct you to the westbound train.

Once you get to W1, take the Philips Arena exit out of the station.  After exiting the fare gate and going up the escalators, veer to the left to enter the courtyard that is in front of the Georgia Dome and the Georgia World Congress Center.

For more information,  see how to use Google Maps for MARTA directions and view hotels near MARTA if you are visiting from out of town.

Exit at the Georgia State station and take the Piedmont Avenue exit out of the station.  Turn left on Piedmont and walk one block.