Parking & Transportation
Getting to the Start/Finish Area
Up to 18,000 participants will be converging on Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta on Sunday morning, March 18, 2012. The following information will help prepare you for getting to the race.
Downtown Atlanta Hotels
Most downtown hotels are within walking distance to Centennial Olympic Park. Ask your hotel for walking directions to Centennial Olympic Park.
MARTA (Atlanta's rapid rail transit system)
Participants and spectators are strongly urged to take MARTA to the Start-Finish area, rather than drive and park downtown. You can purchase MARTA Breeze Fare Cards at the Expo or at any MARTA rail station. Many hotels in Midtown, Buckhead, and Dunwoody are near MARTA rail stations and you can drive and park at any of the 23 MARTA rail stations that have FREE parking.
Take the MARTA Red Line or Gold Line to the PEACHTREE CENTER station. From the Peachtree Center station, walk 3 blocks west on International Blvd or Harris St to Centennial Olympic Park.
*Go to www.itsmarta.com for a list of station locations
Parking Near Centennial Olympic Park
If you choose to drive to the Start/Finish area, allow significant extra time to drive, park and walk to the Start. Carpool if possible. There are 4 large parking decks that can be reached via the driving directions below:
- Underground Atlanta Central Ave Parking Deck. Turn Right from MLK Dr immediately after Central Ave. (Open 24 hours, daily fee $3.00)
- Underground Atlanta Pryor St Parking Deck. Turn Right from MLK Dr immediately after Pryor St. (Open 24 hours, daily fee $3.00)
- CNN Parking Deck. From MLK Dr, turn Right on Centennial Olympic Park Dr, turn Right into CNN parking deck. (Opens at 5:30am, daily fee $10.00)
- Centennial Parking Deck. From MLK Dr, turn Right on Centennial Olympic Park Dr, turn Right into Centennial Parking which is immediately past the CNN deck. (Open 24 hrs, daily fee $5.00)
Driving Directions to the Parking Decks:
From I-75/I-85 Southbound - Take Exit 248A (MLK Dr/State Capitol), proceed on MLK Dr to the parking decks listed above.
From I-75/I-85 Northbound - Take Exit 246 (Fulton St/Central Ave), follow Central Ave, turn Left on MLK Dr to the parking decks.
From I-20 Eastbound - Take Exit 56B (Windsor St/Spring St), go to 3rd light, turn Left on Central Ave, turn Left on MLK Dr to the parking decks.
From I-20 Westbound - Take Exit 58 (Capitol Ave), turn Right on Capitol Ave, turn Left on MLK Dr to the parking decks.
Click here for a list of other downtown Atlanta parking decks.
