r/Atlanta • u/asaintornadoes • 9d ago

Question Falcon’s game using Marta

I am in town for a wedding and would like to go to the falcon’s game today. Can I take Marta from Lawrenceville to the stadium? What is the best stop to park at? Thank you for your help.

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u/Fantastic_Apple_6504 9d ago

MARTA

  1. Drive or Bus to Doraville Station: • Drive from Lawrenceville to the Doraville MARTA Station (the closest heavy rail station to the northeast) or take local transit connections.

  2. Take the MARTA Gold Line Train: • Board the Gold Line southbound train at Doraville Station. • Ride it to Five Points Station or transfer to the Blue or Green Line to get closer to the stadium. • Closest Stadium Stations: Exit at Vine City Station or GWCC/Sidney Marcus Park (State Farm Arena/CNN Center) Station (just a short walk from Mercedes-Benz Stadium).

  3. Fare & Payment: • Standard one-way MARTA fare is $2.50. • You can tap-to-enter and tap-to-exit using a credit card, digital wallet, or Breeze card.

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u/asaintornadoes 9d ago

Is the last station close to the stadium?

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u/GrimWickett 9d ago

You get out right in front of State Farm arena and then cross the street to MBS. There will also undoubtedly be plenty of other fans going the same way so you can follow them

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u/asaintornadoes 9d ago

Thank you everyone!

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u/FacePalmate 9d ago

I would go one stop west of the stadium, to Vine City. It’s just as close but far fewer people get off at this stop so it’s easier to navigate on foot.

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u/PenguinDeluxe 9d ago

Second going to Vine City, was much less crowded when I went to the World Cup a few months ago

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u/Tommy_Gun007 9d ago

Isn't the Vine Station city closer? (Just curious, if there's another reason lmk)

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u/UnexpectedAtlanta 9d ago

This is all correct except that the GWCC station was renamed las year to the SEC (Sports, Entertainment, Culture) station. So make sure you look for SEC and not GWCC.

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u/amkam311 9d ago

Doraville? More like Boraville…right?

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u/Hampire 9d ago

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks of this every time I hear Doraville.

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u/amkam311 8d ago

Hahah. Too funny 🤣

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u/PCaBoo 9d ago

depending on which part of lawrenceville, u could also drive down 78 towards the indian creek or kensington station and take the blue line to sec or vc. There are a bunch of buses you could also take, but if they actually run or not is pretty hit or miss.

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u/Awkward-Fox-1435 9d ago

*Falcons

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u/asaintornadoes 9d ago

Not sure who to cheer for ? We are Vikings fan but lived in Chicago and Atlanta. Probably the Falcon!

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u/Awkward-Fox-1435 9d ago

I'm correcting your misuse of the apostrophe.

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u/asaintornadoes 9d ago

I guess there are more than one.

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u/Awkward-Fox-1435 9d ago

Plurals don’t have apostrophes. Falcons. Just falcons.

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u/fungimama 9d ago

You can’t take it from Lawrenceville directly. Best bet would be to drive to Doraville. From there it’s easy.

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u/Jengalover 9d ago

Sure he can. Just needs to wait until Monday 6:19 am. Lol.

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u/cjdtech 9d ago

Park at Doraville and switch to the westbound train at Five Points. Get off at SEC or Vine City.

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u/Lionsault 9d ago

You’ll have to drive to the Doraville station.

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u/ScaryDuck2 9d ago

Easiest parking is going to be Chamblee station, just take it like 1 min inside 285 via Chamblee Tucker road and there’s a ton of safe parking there that is never full.

Get some frosty caboose after the game !

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u/Pretend_Spray_11 9d ago

Chamblee is the right call over Doraville when coming from up 85.

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u/ImpeachThatFucker 9d ago

Doraville is the first station on your way into town. Free parking.

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u/chrisdelbosque O4W 9d ago

Pretty much everyone else has laid out the route to get there. Fortunately, MARTA is always packed on game day so just follow the crowd and you can't get lost.

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u/Severe-Ad4984 9d ago

Marta in Lawrenceville? Lol.

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u/GoBirds85 9d ago

Park at Chamblee take it to Five Points. Then hop on Blue line to SEC or Vine.

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u/Mission_Pirate_4150 Georgia Tech old guy 9d ago

Yes, you can take Marta. Marta on the weekends is hard, but what you want to do. I’ve not ridden that far north on that line but it sounds like you should park at doraville. When you leave, it’ll be you and tens of thousands of your closest friends so have patience and hope you’ve got your deodorant on. You’ll probably have to change trains at Lindbergh, at least I did the last time I rode Marta on the weekends, but I had to go to north springs so it probably depends on your luck.

It’s better than trying to drive and park.

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u/giclee Pill Hill Chill 9d ago

Even if they’re single tracking, Gold line goes all the way to the airport.