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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 Marietta
MARTA does not directly go to Marietta, but you can connect to Cobb Community Transit from MARTA to get there.
- Monday-Saturday you can get on CCT bus 30 at the H.E. Holmes station at the end of the blue rail line. This bus will take you to the Marietta Transfer Center, where there are options to connect with local routes (see all routes and schedules)
Route 30 Outbound – From Marietta Transfer Center to MARTA H.E. Holmes Station
Route 30 Inbound – From MARTA H.E. Holmes Station to Marietta Transfer Center - Weekdays and Saturday you can board CCT bus 10 at the Arts Center Stationon the red/gold rail line. This bus will make a stop at the Cumberland Transfer Center, then end at the Marietta Transfer Center.Route 10 Outbound – From Marietta Transfer Center to MARTA
Route 10 Inbound – From MARTA to Marietta Transfer Center
For more information, see Using Google Maps for MARTA directions and the 10 easiest destinations to get to on MARTA.
MARTA to Six Flags
Six Flags Over Georgia is an amusement park just outside of the city. The closest MARTA station is H.E. Holmes on the blue rail line. From there, board bus 201 to get to the park. If you are coming from the north or south, you must exit at Five Points and follow the signs to the Westbound platform and get on a train marked “H.E. Holmes”.
Once at the station, make sure to tap your Breeze card when exiting the station to get a free transfer.
The bus begins running one hour before the park opens and one hour after it closes. For more specific departure times, you must call MARTA customer service at (404) 848-5000.
For more information, see:
How to Ride MARTA Buses
Using Google Maps for MARTA Directions
Hamilton E. Holmes MARTA Station
The Hamilton E. Holmes Station (or H.E. Holmes) is the last stop on the west, blue line at 70 Hamiliton E. Holmes Drive. It is near I-20 and Hightower Road (see area map).
Directions
To get to the H.E. Holmes station, you must be on a blue line train that is marked “H.E. Holmes”. If you are coming from the north or south lines, you must exit at the Five Points Station and follow the signs to the Westbound platform. On the weekend the blue line train runs every 15 minutes, 12 minutes during rush hour and 20 minutes off-peak weekdays.
Parking
There are over 1,000 free daily parking spots. There is no long-term or overnight parking.
Buses
There are many different bus routes that depart from this station, including a route that travels to Six Flags, along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Fulton Industrial. See the full list of bus routes.
Commute Times
It takes 9 minutes to get to Five Points, and 25-45 minutes to get to the Airport Station.
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