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Quick StatsBest Ways to Get Around Town
- Athens is a car-friendly and bike-friendly town. Downtown parking is limited, so carpooling is a good idea if you’re going in a group. Bikes are great for getting around quickly, and many major roads have bike lanes.
- On campus, it’s sometimes faster just to walk rather than catch what is sure to be a crowded bus.
- The bus is the main option for people choosing public transportation.
How to Get to the Airport
- A cab ride to the airport costs $90.
- AAA Airport Express offers a regularly scheduled shuttle service between Atlanta and Athens. The van can drop you off at various hotels, and costs $30 per person each way. AAA airport express also offers group rates. (404) 767-2000
- Atlanta Arrangements has 10-passenger vans or minibuses available with seating for up to 22 people. This service costs $250-$350. (404) 443-5959
- Daytime Transportation Inc. also offers transportation for groups of 10-15. (770) 939-2337
- Odds are, your roommate will be from the greater Atlanta area, so you can always bum a ride with him or her if you need to get to the airport.
College Prowler Take
The UGA buses run efficiently and are a great way to get around UGA’s sprawling campus. Students who don’t have a parking permit can take the Athens City Transit buses to and from campus for free by scanning their UGA IDs. The buses usually require a long wait, and it’s just a bad situation for all students when it’s hot and crowded. Often, in the ten minutes before any given class starts, the buses become a very hot commodity--you may even get on a bus to only immediately hop off because there just isn’t enough space. If you don’t have a car, try to bum rides from your friends. The cabs here can be a little pricey, and even a bit shady, but if you need a ride home from someone who is slightly less buzzed than you, then our cabbies will do just fine. Having Hartsfield airport an hour and a half away is convenient for out-of-staters and anyone going abroad or on spring break trips. Students routinely find departing flights to just about any destination from Atlanta. Getting to the airport is not really complicated. Every weekend there is someone going home to the Atlanta metro area, so it is super simple to hitch a ride when needed. Overall, UGA is so centrally located, and the downtown area so close, that it is easy to get by without your own set of wheels, at least for a few years. Students Speak Out
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Public transportation is pretty...
Public transportation is pretty convenient. There’s the Athens city bus, which is free as long as you have your student ID. There are taxis. Also, there are the University buses, which take you all over campus. |
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The buses give me a headache, and...
The buses give me a headache, and the ones with the vinyl seat covers make me slip and slide all over the place every time the bus makes a turn. If you get a driver who is mad at the world, as some of them are, you may become nauseated real fast. |
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I’ve taken every UGA bus on...
I’ve taken every UGA bus on campus, and I think they’re a great way to move students fast, and the campus is too big for some people to make it to classes on time. |
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The Athens buses that come onto...
The Athens buses that come onto campus are packed by the time they start toward apartment complexes. I would hate to do that every day, because I’m sure that’s at least a 15-minute ride. |
Anonymous says: |
The UGA buses are usually crowded,...
The UGA buses are usually crowded, and sometimes really hot, but they’re much better than walking from one end of campus to another. |
On-Campus Transportation
UGA buses Monday– Friday 7 a.m.–12:30 a.m.
Public Transportation
Athens Transit buses travel through the major shopping locations and many neighborhoods, as well as into the University of Georgia campus and downtown. Routes extend into the far eastern corners of Clarke County on Lexington Road, to the west as far as Georgia Square Mall, and to the north, encompassing the Athens Area Technical Institute. Hours of operation are Monday–Friday, 6:15 a.m.–7:15 p.m. and Saturday 7:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Taxi Cabs
A-1 Taxi Cab Services
660 W. Broad St.
(706) 546-0460
Alfa Taxi
1121 Martin Luther King Jr. Pkwy.
(706) 583-8882
Your Cab Company
714 Oglethorpe Ave.
(706) 546-5844
Car Rentals
Ford Rental System
(706) 546-8144
Jefferson Motor Co.
(706) 367-5217
Rent a Wreck
(706) 353-7325
Toyota Rent a Car
(706) 549-7002
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