Buy our guides
Read our blog
Login Register

Emory University
- Transportation

RT
Currently attending or alumni?
Review this school!
Are you interested
in this school?
Yes, let this school know
Maybe, bookmark for later
No, get better matches
Saving your decision
Yes
Maybe
No

Your information has been sent to this school through our partnership with .

This school has been saved to your schools list.

This school has been removed from your recommended schools list.

For your next recommendation, check out .

Jump to a section:

Grade
Quick Stats
Student Author Overview
Student Reviews
Student Polls
Listings
Take A SurveyWrite A ReviewUpload A PhotoLink Up A VideoWrite The Guide
Emory University - Transportation - College ProwlerCollege Prowler3.85

Transportation

B+
Where does this grade come from?View all Transportation rankingsReview this school to add your opinion

Comparable Schools' Transportation Grades:

Quick Stats

Best Ways to Get Around Town Your own car or a friend's car
Best Ways to Get to the Airport
  • A cab ride costs about $30-$40.
  • Cab, car, or MARTA train service. Emory also has a free shuttle service to the airport before and after winter break, which will pick you up in front of the gym if you have an Emory ID.

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Public transportation in Atlanta (called MARTA, or Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) makes it easy to get to places like downtown, for a sporting event or concert, and to the airport but fairly hard to get anywhere else worth going. While you can rely on MARTA to get you places, the system is noticeably slower than other public transportation systems like New York’s subways. A bus route runs by Emory and will take you to the Lindbergh train station, or you could have someone drive you there. You can then board the train, making it easy to avoid traffic on the way to the airport or downtown. Emory offers a shuttle to the malls in Buckhead on weekends, and the College Council provides “Experience Shuttles” on the weekends that take you to popular locations like Atlantic Station.

For a major city, Atlanta’s public transportation is not that great. It doesn’t go enough places and is not the easiest to access in the first place. Atlanta is a driving city because it is so spread out, but the roads were designed so poorly that there is often horrible traffic on roads where you would least expect it. Nationwide, and especially in the South, Atlanta is known for its poor traffic and lackluster public transportation scene.

See how you stack up against students who were accepted to this school . . .And calculate your chances!Register to get started

Emory Student ReviewsWhat's This?

Sort by:

Loading...

Transportation at Emory University

ecasill

'12

Public Health

3.8
B+

Transportation

I live off-campus and use Emory shuttles to go to campus; very convenient

Feb 06, 2012

Comment actions: Rate
Report as inappropriate/inaccurate

Transportation at Emory University

lbrottm

'14

Sociology

3.8
B+

Cliff Shuttles

cliff shuttles are my main source of transport besides my roommates' car. pretty convenient. Definetly need the car in addition to the shuttles if you live on clairmont though.

Feb 06, 2012

Comment actions: Rate
Report as inappropriate/inaccurate

Transportation at Emory University

emorysophomore

'14

Marketing

2.7
C+

Not the Best

Transportation is really limited to having your own car or friends with cars. The busses are somewhat helpful, and the cost of parking in general, and a parking pass is very steep. Fraternity parking lots are very cramped but convenient. The options for parking are limited and can be far away depending of where you live.

Feb 06, 2012

Comment actions: Rate
Report as inappropriate/inaccurate
Page 1 of 9

Student Survey Poll ResultsWhat's This?

Rate the cost of the following transit options

Rate the convenience of the following transit options

Rate the convenience of long-distance transportation to travel between home and school

How convenient is the campus-provided transportation?

How necessary is it to have a car on campus?

How easy is it to get around town?

Campus ShuttleWhat's This?

Shuttles

Pick up every 10 minutes

Early morning until about 8 p.m.–12 a.m

Public TransitWhat's This?

MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority)

MARTA has both buses and trains.

(404) 848-5000

www.itsmarta.com

Nearest AirportWhat's This?

Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport

Hartsfield is approximately a 25-minute drive from Emory University.

(877) 285-7275

Nearest Passenger BusWhat's This?

Atlanta Greyhound Station

The Atlanta Greyhound Station is located in Downtown Atlanta and is next to a MARTA train station.

232 Forsyth St., Atlanta

(404) 584-1728 or (800) 231-2222

Nearest Passenger TrainWhat's This?

Amtrak

The Amtrak station in Atlanta is about six miles from campus.

1688 Peachtree St. NW, Atlanta

800-USA-RAIL

www.amtrak.com

Buy The Guidebook

Buy a hard copy of "Emory University 2012: Off The Record"

Read more about the book . . .Add to Cart

Buy the eBook:

AmazonBarnes & NobleGoogleSmashwordsDownload the FREE Printable Summary (PDF)

Most Recent Student Author

College Prowler guides are in the hands of students throughout the entire process. Because you can't make student-written guides without the students, we have students at each campus who write, edit, and survey their peers for every guide that we publish. Thanks to our most recent student author at Emory

Name: Ginny Kyuhee Chae

Hometown: Atlanta, GA

Major: English

see all student author bios > Become a student author to help update the guide for this school

Find a college

Find a major

Scholarships

Reviews

Company

Buy College Prowler school guides in our bookstore Get the real scoop on what it's like on campus and see what school is the place for you!

How do we get our information? Find out here or report an error here. Please note that the information presented on this site is updated periodically, but may not be the
most recent information available for a particular school. For additional information we encourage you to visit school websites or contact the schools directly.