Category Archives: School/Education
MARTA to the Dekalb Technical College
The Dekalb Technical College is located at 495 N Indian Creek Dr. in Clarkston, GA. The closest MARTA station is Indian Creek, but to get to the college on MARTA you have to take a bus from either the Avondale or Kensington Station on the blue rail line.
Bus 125 departs from the Avondale Station and stops in front of the college. Or choose from bus 121 at the Kensington Station. For that route, exit at Memorial Drive and Rockbridge Road/Clark Drive and walk 10 minutes north Clark Drive to reach the school (see walking map).
For more information, see:
How to Ride MARTA Buses
Using Google Maps for MARTA Directions
MARTA to Morris Brown College
Morris Brown College is located in southwest Atlanta at 643 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr, just south of the Vine City Station on the west rail line.
Take a blue or green line train to the station (transfer at the Five Points Station to a Westbound train if you are coming from the red or gold line). From the station, take the Electric Avenue exit out of the station and turn left. At the first intersection keep right on Maple Drive then right on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive (see walking map). Walking time is less than 10 minutes.
Riders can also get on bus 3 at the Five Points (be sure to board a westbound bus) or H.E. Holmes Station. This bus travels down Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Exit at Vine Street or Sunset Avenue.
For more information, see:
MARTA Maps
How to Ride MARTA Buses
MARTA to Clark Atlanta University
Clark Atlanta University is located in southwest Atlanta at 223 James P Brawley Dr. SW.
The closest MARTA station is Vine City on the west rail line. Take a blue or green line train to the station (transfer at the Five Points Station to a Westbound train if you are coming from the red or gold line). From the station, take the Electric Avenue exit out of the station and turn left. At the first intersection keep right on Maple Drive, right on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, then left on Walnut Street (see walking map). Walking time is less than 15 minutes.
Riders can also get on bus 3 at the Five Points (be sure to board a westbound bus) or H.E. Holmes Station. This bus travels down Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Exit at Walnut Street, Vine Street, Sunset Avenue or Griffin Street (closest to the stadium).
The AUC Shuttle also provides service to the school from the West End and Vine City Stations.
For more information, see:
MARTA Maps
How to Ride MARTA Buses
MARTA to Spelman College
Spelman College is located in southwest Atlanta near Morehouse College, close to the West End Station. The campus is about a 15 minute walk away, though riders can also board bus 68 at the West End Station, which travels through the campus and near Morehouse, Clark Atlanta and Morris Brown College.
Those on foot should turn right on Lee Street after exiting the station and walk north for about three blocks.
The AUC Shuttle also provides service to the school from the West End and Vine City Stations.
For more information, see:
MARTA Maps
How to Ride MARTA Buses
MARTA to Morehouse College
Morehouse College is located in southwest Atlanta near the West End Station. The campus is about a 15 minute walk away, though riders can also board bus 68 at the West End Station, which travels through the campus and near Spelman College, Clark Atlanta and Morris Brown College.
Those on foot should turn right on Lee Street after exiting the station and walk north for about three blocks.
The AUC Shuttle also provides service to the school from the West End and Vine City Stations.
For more information, see:
MARTA Maps
How to Ride MARTA Buses
MARTA to the Greenprints Conference
The Greenprints Conference and Trade Show takes place in Atlanta every year and focuses on sustainable construction and design. The 2011 conference is March 14 and 15 at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Atlanta, 165 Courtland Street NE (see area map).
If you are coming from the airport, take any northbound train to the Peachtree Center MARTA station. Follow the signs pointing “To Harris Street” after exiting the train, then after going through the fare gate, follow the signs “To Peachtree Street East”.
At street level turn left on Peachtree and walk to the first intersection and turn left again on Andrew Young International Blvd. The entrance to the hotel is two blocks down at the intersection with Courtland Street.
For more information, see how to use Google Maps for MARTA directions and the 10 easiest destinations to get to on MARTA.
MARTA to Grady High School
Grady High School is near the N4 Midtown MARTA station. It is about a 15-20 minute walk — take the 10th Street exit out of the station and turn right onto 10th, then after walking several blocks, turn right onto Charles Allen.
There are bus options as well:
For more information, see the 10 easiest destinations to get to on MARTA and how to use Google Maps for MARTA trip planning.
MARTA to Mercer University
Mercer University is located in the northeast part of the city, near I-285 and the gold MARTA rail line. To get there on MARTA, take the gold line train (labeled “Doraville”) to Chamblee Station. If you are coming from the east-west/blue-green rail line, exit at Five Points and follow the signs to the Northbound platform and wait for a Doraville train there.
From the station, board bus 126. Weekdays the bus travels on to the campus. Otherwise, exit the bus at the intersection of Chamblee Tucker Road and Mercer University Drive right after the bus goes under I-85, and walk about 12 minutes (see walking map).
For more information, see:
How to Ride MARTA Buses
MARTA Train Schedules and Frequency
How to Use Google Maps for MARTA Directions
MARTA to the University of Georgia
One of MARTA Guide’s readers requested directions to the University of Georgia. This one is tricky. For one, the University of Georgia is in Athens, GA and not Atlanta, and MARTA only operates in Fulton County in the Atlanta Metro area.
However, Southeastern Stages provides a transit service from Atlanta to Athens at 10:15am and 6:45pm. The Atlanta pick up is at the Greyhound Station at 232 Forsyth Street, which is just outside the S1 Garnett station on the north/south rail line. You can call 404-584-1728 for the station, or 404-591-2750 Monday – Friday between the hours of 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM to verify trip information. Email is driver@sestages.com.
Southeastern Stages also travels to Augusta, Savannah, Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Asheville, Columbia and more.
MARTA to Oglethorpe University
Oglethorpe University is only a mile north of the NE8 Brookhaven station (see area map). If you are coming from downtown or the airport, you must be on a northbound train marked “Doraville” to get to Brookhaven. Remember to transfer at Five Points to the northbound platform if you are coming from the east-west rail line.
It is better to take a bus as Peachtree Industrial (the walking route) is a busy road. You can choose from two buses:
- Take bus 25 northbound from the NE8 Brookhaven or NE7 Lenox station (be advised there will also be a bus going southbound). There is a bus stop across the street from the university on Peachtree Road/ Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
- Bus 341 also goes by the campus on Hermance Drive, and departs from N8 Medical Center and NE8 Brookhaven.
For more information and specific schedules, see how to use Google Maps for MARTA directions.
MARTA to Tech Square
The Georgia Tech Technology Square is located in Midtown in between the N3 North Avenue and N4 Midtown stations (see area map). It is slightly closer to the North Avenue station, though if you are coming from the north, you can easily exit at Midtown as well. The area features the Georgia Tech Hotel, conference center and BBQ, pizza, deli and Asian restaurants.
For the shortest and most protected walk, take the Fox Theatre/AT&T exit out of the North Avenue station. After exiting the fare gates, walk straight ahead through the shopping mall and exit onto 3rd Street. Turn left onto 3rd then right onto West Peachtree. Tech Square is less than two blocks up on the left at 5th Street.
When exiting at the Midtown station, take the Peachtree Place exit out of the station and turn right. Next, turn left onto West Peachtree Street and walk down to 5th Street.
For more information see more hotels near MARTA and the 10 easiest destinations to get to on MARTA.
MARTA to Agnes Scott
Agnes Scott is located in downtown Decatur near the Decatur MARTA Station on the blue rail line. Take the Church Street exit out of the station and turn right. Walk straight ahead for about two blocks and take the pedestrian tunnel underneath the railroad tracks. On the other side is the campus (see map). Walking time is less than 10 minutes.
For a bus option, riders can board bus 15 at the Decatur Station. The bus travels down S. Candler Road next to campus.
For more information, see:
Top 5 Most Walkable MARTA Stations
How to ride MARTA buses
How to use Google Maps for MARTA Directions
MARTA to Georgia State University
There are three MARTA stations that can get you to the Georgia State University campus: Peachtree Center, Five Points and Georgia State. Here are the major campus buildings (view campus map) and a recommendation of what rail station you should exit at:
- Business School: Five Points
- School of Policy: Five Points
- Natural Science Center: Five Points
- University Commons: Peachtree Center (Harris Street exit)
- Aderhold: Peachtree Center (Ellis Street exit)
- Haas Hall/Standard Building: Peachtree Center (Ellis Street exit)
- Law School: Georgia State
- Rec Center/Sports Arena: Georgia State
- Student/University Center: Georgia State
- Alumni Hall: Georgia State
- Classroom South: Georgia State
- Lofts: Georgia State
- Library: Georgia State
- One Park Place: Five Points
- College of Education: Five Points
- Sparks/Kell Hall/A&H: Five Points or Georgia State
- General Classroom Building: Five Points or Georgia State
MARTA to Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is located in between the North Avenue and Midtown Stations on the red/gold rail lines (see area map).
- From the North Avenue Station, one option is to follow the signs to North Avenue/West Peachtree Street exit and turn right on North Avenue. Walk west about five minutes, crossing over the interstate, and you’ll reach Bobby Dodd Stadium along with the Cherry Street entrance to the campus and Student Center.
- From North Avenue you can also take the Fox Theatre exit out of the station, walk through the indoor shopping mall and exit on 3rd Street. Turn left on 3rd and then a quick right on West Peachtree Street. At 5th Street, turn left to enter Tech Square and into the center of campus near some of the Greek housing.
- When exiting at Midtown, take the main 10th Street exit out of the station and turn left (west toward West Peachtree Street). Cross over the interstate to reach the north end of campus. The Tech Trolley is a free shuttle that also picks up passengers at the Midtown Station outside the Peachtree Place exit and travels down 5th Street and ends near the Ferst Center and the gym.
The below bus routes also travel near campus:
- Bus 12 departs from the Midtown Station and travels down 10th Street at the northern edge of the Tech campus
- Bus 26 departs from the North Avenue Station and goes down North Avenue to campus as well.
See the campus map to help plan your trip.
For more information, see:
Top 5 Most Walkable MARTA Stations
How to Ride MARTA Buses
How to use Google Maps for MARTA Directions
MARTA to Emory University
While Emory University is not near a MARTA station, there are three fairly easy and frequent bus routes that go to the Emory campus.
- Bus 6, which departs from the E3 Inman Park and N6 Lindbergh MARTA station, also goes completely through campus on Clifton and North Decatur Road and has a stop at the Emory Village as well.
- You can also ride bus 36 from the N4 Midtown or E7 Avondale Stations. This bus travels on North Decatur Road.
In addition to access to the university and Emory Village, the routes also provide easy access to the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts and the Marco C. Carlos Museum.
The Cliff Shuttle is a free service that offers additional free trips to Emory University, with one route connecting to the E6 Decatur station.
