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Car hire at Atlanta Airport - Gateway to Georgia

Named after former Atlanta mayors William B. Hartsfield and Maynard Jackson, Atlanta Airport (ATL) currently ranks as the busiest airport in the world with over 75 million passenger movements every year. It features over 300 on-site commercial facilities offering everything the modern traveller might need or expect, including dozens of shops, upmarket and low-cost dining areas and numerous service requirements, as well as a year-round arts programme with rotating exhibitions and occasional live musical performances.

Traditionally one of America's most thriving business hubs (Coca-Cola, UPS, Delta, AT&T and CNN are all based there), Atlanta has long-been developing into a first-choice tourist destination of international repute. The city today boasts a growing number of attractions that cater for all tastes, such as Ponce City Market (famous for its a wide-ranging food hall and carnival-inspired rooftop area) and the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park built in tribute to one of Atlanta's most famous sons.

With a car hire from Atlanta Airport you can enjoy the best of both worlds by exploring the city and all its sights before embarking on a series of day-trips around the scenic state of Georgia, of which Atlanta is the proud capital. These include the 120-acre Cascade Springs Nature Preserve in the city's south-western environs which was once the site of a historic battle during the Civil War. Other options incude a visit to the beautiful city of Augusta, which is no more than a two-hour drive from the centre of Atlanta on Route 20.

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Airport Information

Located just 7 miles (11 kilometres) south of the city centre, an area locally referred to as Downtown, Atlanta Airport is a major global gateway situated right in the heart of Georgia state and caters for numerous non-stop flights from over 150 domestic and 70 international destinations, including a large number of key passenger generators (both business travellers and tourists) in Europe, Asia, the Caribbean, Africa, and South and Central America. It has five runways, two large terminals (domestic and international), seven concourses and more than 200 gates.

Atlanta Airport (ATL)
Address: 6000 N Terminal Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30320, United States
Telephone: +1 (800) 897 1910
Airlines operating at Atlanta Airport: The list of the most important airlines currently operating at Atlanta Airport includes Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Boutique Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, Air Canada, Air France, British Airways, Copa Airlines,KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Korean Air, Lufthansa German Airlines, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, Virgin Atlantic and WestJet.

Where to pick up my car hire at Atlanta Airport

To pick up your car hire at Atlanta Airport, just head for the Rental Car Center (RCC) when you arrive, which is a one-stop facility housing around a dozen global rental car suppliers and their fleets. It operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and is just a few minutes away from the main arrivals terminal using the airport's excellent SkyTrain service, an electric-powered automated people-mover system that connects the Rental Car Centre with the car parks and terminal buildings approximately every 15 minutes.

Car hire operating hours

	Avis at Atlanta Airport 2200 Rental Car Center Parkway, Atlanta, USA 30337 +1 404 763 6333	Opening Hours: Daily 24 hours
	Budget at Atlanta Airport 2300 Rental Car Center Pkwy, Atlanta, USA30337 +1 404 530 3000	Opening Hours: Daily 24 hours
	Enterprise at Atlanta Airport 2200 Rental Car Cntr Pkwy Atlanta, USA 30337 +1 833 315 5894	Opening Hours: Daily 4.30am-11.45pm
	Hertz at Atlanta Airport 2200 Rental Car Center Parkway Atlanta, USA 30337 +1 (404) 530-2925	Opening Hours: Daily 5am-2am
	Sixt at Atlanta Airport 2200 Rental Car Center Parkway Atlanta, USA 30337 +1 888 749 8227	Opening Hours: Daily 7am-10pm

Terminals

Atlanta Airport has two terminals - the Domestic Terminal and the International Terminal. Located on the western side of the airport, the Domestic Terminal is divided into two parts Terminal North and Terminal South) for check-in, baggage claim and ticketing. Delta Air Lines occupies the South Terminal with its own curbside check-in and baggage claim area. Other domestic airlines, such as Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Alaska Airlines, and JetBlue Airways, operate out of the North Terminal. The satellites in concourses A to E are part of the domestic terminal and parallel to each other, while concourse F (approximately 1 kilometre away from concourse E) is part of the International Terminal which has several levels, with Level 2 used for departures/ticketing and Level 3 (the Mezzanine) where most of the services are located, including the VIP lounges and business facilities, etc.

Airport Facilities

Atlanta Airport has over 300 restaurants, including many known favourites such as Subway and TGI Fridays, all of which are easily accessible from any gate. ATL also offers complete banking services, a smoking lounge, XpresSpa, a free Wi-Fi service throughout the premises (select the airport Wi-Fi network: SSID ATL Free Wi-Fi), medical services and an interfaith chapel. Mothers with young babies can take advantage of the airport’s lactation pods which provide offer an intimate, private location for nursing mothers. Besides all its restroom facilities being equipped for wheelchair access, Atlanta Airport caters for travellers with disabilities and many types of medical condition and airline representatives are available to provide wheelchair assistance.

How to get to and from Atlanta Airport

When you rent a car at Atlanta Airport, you'll find that the best way to get there is using the Interstates 20, 75, 85 and 285, with the airport's entrance approximately 20 minutes south of downtown Atlanta outside the morning and evening rush-hours. Please note that the International Terminal is separate from the Domestic Terminal and has its own entrance, which is accessible from Interstate 75 at Exit 239. Adequate roadway signage directs motorists to the International Terminal via interstates 75, 85 and 285. From Downtown Atlanta, take I-75/85 South (Exit 239) and continue following the signs marked International Terminal. There's plenty of local transport running between Atlanta city centre and the airport, most notably MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) which is the city's main local public transportation system. The national coach Greyhound also offers services between Atlanta Airport and several cities in the US, plus AMTRAK rail services are available at Downtown Atlanta.

Parking Tips

After you have collected your car rental at Atlanta Airport, the City of Atlanta has more than 2,400 paid on-street parking spaces located within the city limits, along with thousands of other time-limited parking spaces. Visitors can pay for their parking via single-space parking meters and pay stations, or the Parkmobile smartphone app. On-street metered parking spaces offer visitors short-term parking while they shop, dine and explore the city's many attractions. Most regulated spaces are located in the core business and tourist districts and surrounding areas, including Buckhead, Castleberry Hill, East Central Business District, Little Five Points, North Midtown, South Midtown, Virginia Highlands, West Central Business District and West End. Another place offering plenty of on-street parking is the Georgia World Congress Campus, which includes the Georgia Dome and Centennial Olympic Park with 4,500 parking spaces available. Atlanta Airport also offers plenty of parking 24/7 at both the Domestic and International terminals which both have convenient access by foot to the terminals, as well as a shuttle service at the International Park Ride deck. In an effort to boost GreeningATL efforts in and around ATL, the airport's management has installed almost 300 Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations throughout the airport complex.

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