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  • balfor
  • Updated By balfor on October 6, 2005
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  • Airport Layout - Atlanta
    Airport Layout
    by balfor
    Many people seem to find the layout of the Atlanta airport confusing. Once you have seen the layout, however, you will see how simple the place is.

    There is a main terminal with checkin counters on the north and south sides of the terminal. These are called, amazingly enough, the North and South terminal. They are in the same building, so just remember that it is just the way the airport has named it and not different physical structures. There are also gates for flights from the main terminal. These are called the T-Gates. There are 5 more separate buildings housing Concourse A-E for handling the capacity of the airport.

    There is a train every few minutes that goes from the main terminal to terminal E. If you are arriving, however, make sure you stay on the train to the baggage claim area as it is quite a walk from the T-Gates (terminal gates) to baggage claim. When you go up the very large escalator to baggage claim, the south terminal will be to your left and the north to your right. If you need to rent a car, the rental agencies are directly in front of you at the top of the escalator.

    (and it looks like the photo is messed up so I will work on it to get the correct picture online.)

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    Our Airport: International Terminal - Atlanta Airport
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  • balfor
  • Updated By balfor on October 6, 2005
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    International Terminal
    by balfor
    The international terminal can be a bit confusing when going through customs/immigration. The Atlanta airport was designed pre-911 and as such there were security issues that had to be implemented after it was built. Probably the most annoying is that when you arrive in the international terminal, you are re-united with your checked luggage. Unfortunately, there are items which are allowed to be checked that you are not allowed to carry on board with you. This makes it necessary to go through security before leaving the arrival area as you will leave there to re-enter the main terminals. :-( This is highly annoying, especially for those whose intended destination is Atlanta as bags have to be re-checked for transport to the main baggage claim area.

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  • Website: http://www.atlanta-airport.com
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    Our Airport: Busy skyways
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  • By balfor on December 29, 2004
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  • Contrails - Atlanta
    Contrails
    by balfor
    Atlanta has had one of the top 10 busiest passenger airports in the world for quite a few years now. It has been the worlds busiest several times in the last 10 years, and there are always airplanes and their contrails overhead....

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    Our Airport: We drove 13 hours from New...
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  • By bottleofdoom on September 7, 2002
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  • We drove 13 hours from New Jersey. It was a long drive. Flying would probably be the most convenient since I'm sure Atlanta's airport supports many airlines being that it's a major U.S. hub. A train ride might be fun too!

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    Our Airport: The HARTSFIELD Airport is...
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  • By Wiktoria on August 26, 2002
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  • The HARTSFIELD Airport is excellent. It was renovated before the Olympic Games and it's really nice. It is also the busiest airport in the U.S. Don't worry though. I think it's really well organized and the info is outstanding.

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  • By Always7696 on August 25, 2002
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  • Airplane - Delta Air Lines provides many nonstops from across the country into Atlanta.
    Marta - The train and buses go just about everywhere. It is only $1.50 each time you board. Clean and fast.

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    Our Airport: Shuttle service from Airport
    pn8572
  • By pn8572 on December 4, 2006
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  • There are shuttle service available from Atlanta Intl Airport in every 30min. Its very comfertable for tourists. for round trip the charges are $50 & for one way it will be $27.

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    Our Airport: dont be a sucker
    bryINpoland
  • Updated By bryINpoland on January 27, 2004
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  • WARNING: this tip is boring, but very useful

    unfortunatly i know a little about the transportation situation at the hartsfield internatinal airport. i lived in atlanta (dont ask why) for almost two years and for money to travel i found a job as a shuttle driver for a downtown hotel. not only did i take our hotel guest all around the city, but i made thousands of trips to the airport to pick-up arriving guest.

    if u are flying into atlanta and staying in atlanta, theres some things u should know. first is that u are going to want to fallow the signs from the baggage claim to "ground transportation". when u come out the terminal doors u are going to first see the rental shuttles, and taxis. taxis in atlanta have a flat rate anywhere into atlanta for 20 dollars. dont pay a penny more.

    after the taxi and rentals car shuttles, u will find the "downtown shuttles". this is where u really have to watch out. these guys will tell u anything to get u to ride with them. the average cost is 14 dollars to downtown atlanta, but make sure they tell u that before u get into the shuttle. these shuttles are cheaper then the taxis and sometimes the best way to go.

    after the shuttle bus row, is the hotel shuttle buses. u should always check before taking a taxi or downtown shuttle, if your hotel has airport pick-up. in the hotel shuttle row u will find courtesy phones with all the hotels that pick-up from the airport. do not let the downtown shuttle guys tell u that your hotel doesnt pick-up at the airport, check for yourself. if the hotel does pick up its always free.

    the cheapest way to get to downtown is by marta. it cost 1.75 and takes about 30 minutes. this isnt door to door service though and if u have a lot of bags this may not be the way to go.

    make sure u research where u are going before u arrive in atlanta and call your hotel and ask the best way to get to them, it can save u some money

    * please feel free to rate this tip, and any other of my travel tips, i am always looking to improve the quality of my homepage

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    Our Airport: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
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  • By cjg1 on October 9, 2009
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    Our Airport: A little city on its own
    Emile72
  • By Emile72 on April 22, 2009
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  • Atlanta Airport, known as the largest/busiest airport in the world indeed is a large airport. Just be aware when catching a flight, the check in procedure and to get to the gate (which might be several "metro" stops after check in, takes some time. Enough restaurants at the airport, the tax free zone has some great deals (at least, if ur from EU), the KLM/Delta lounge (in the gate where KLM departures) is so standard that you wonder why there were so many people.

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