MARTA Bus · Paulipedia

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) operates a number of bus routes in the Atlanta metro region. The main system operates in Fulton, DeKalb, and Clayton counties, although some routes travel into other suburban counties. In 2025, the system had a ridership of 34,316,700, or about 100,000 per weekday as of the first quarter of 2026.^[1]

MARTA developed a "wish list" in 2017 to expand service, including buses.^[2] However, there was also a plan in 2017 to reduce some bus services, which outraged residents whose buses would have been eliminated.^[3] By 2023, their plans for expanded light rail were modified to include bus rapid transit.^[4]

In 2025, MARTA announced a complete revamp of their bus system, called "NextGen Bus Network", reducing the number of bus routes from about 113 to 81.^[5] The revamp was launched on April 18, 2026.^[6]

Bus routes

MARTA operates 81 local bus routes and one bus rapid transit route called the Rapid A-Line.^[5] Along with these routes, MARTA also has 12 demand-responsive transit zones, known as MARTA Reach.^[7]^[8]

Route	Name	Terminals			Major streets traveled	Service notes
1	Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard / 17th Street	Midtown Atlanta Arts Center station	↔	West End West End station	17th Street, Northside Drive, Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard	Frequency: Every 20 min
2	Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway / Ponce de Leon	Bolton UPS Smart Hub	↔	Edgewood, Candler Park Edgewood/Candler Park station	Ponce de Leon Avenue, North Avenue, Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway	Frequency: Every 10 min Alternating trips short-turn at Northside Drive
3a	Martin Luther King Junior Drive	Collier Heights Harwell Road and Kingston Road	↔	Sweet Auburn Historic District King Memorial station	Bolton Road, Fairburn Road, Collier Road, Martin Luther King Junior Drive, Decatur Street	Frequency: Every 30 min Alternating trips run either to Boulder Park (3b) or Collier Heights (3a), splitting at Hamilton E. Holmes station
3b	Martin Luther King Junior Drive	Boulder Park Dollar Mill Road and Boulder Park Drive	↔	Sweet Auburn Historic District King Memorial station	Bakers Ferry Road/Boulder Park Drive, Martin Luther King Junior Drive, Decatur Street
4	Moreland Avenue	Inman Park, Reynoldstown Inman Park/Reynoldstown station	↔	Rebel Valley Forest Jonesboro Road and Hargis Street	Moreland Avenue, Constitution Road/Forrest Park Road	Frequency: Every 30 min
5	Piedmont Road / Sandy Springs	Dunwoody Dunwoody station	↔	Lindbergh/Morosgo Lindbergh Center station	Hammond Drive, Roswell Road, Piedmont Road	Frequency: Every 20 min
7	Boulevard / McDonough Boulevard	Lindbergh/Morosgo Lindbergh Center station	↔	West End West End station	Piedmont Avenue, Monroe Drive, Boulevard, McDonough Boulevard	Frequency: Every 30 min
10	AUC / Hollywood Road	Riverside, Whittier Mill Village James Jackson Parkway	↔	Sweet Auburn Historic District King Memorial station	Decatur Street, Atlanta Student Movement Boulevard, Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard, Hollywood Road	Frequency: Every 30 min
11	Defoor Avenue / Virginia Highland	Brookhaven CHOA Arthur M. Blank Hospital	↔	Underwood Hills Hills Avenue	Briarcliff Road, Clifton Road, Virginia Avenue, 10th Street, Northside Drive, Defoors Avenue	Frequency: Every 30 min
12	Howell Mill Road	Cumberland CobbLinc Cumberland Transfer Center	↔	Midtown Atlanta Midtown station	Cobb Parkway, Northside Parkway, Howell Mill Road, 10th Street	Frequency: Every 30 min
14	Blandtown / Hightower Road	Adamsville Hamilton E. Holmes station	↔	Midtown Atlanta Midtown station	Hamilton E. Holmes Drive,Hollywood Road, Bolton Road, Marietta Boulevard, Huff Road, 10th Street	Frequency: Every 30 min
15	Clifton Road / Candler Road	Lindbergh/Morosgo Lindbergh Center station	↔	Decatur Georgia State University Perimeter College Decatur	Lavista Road, Clifton Road, Candler Road, Panthersville Road	Frequency: Every 15 min
17	Clairmont Road / North Druid Hills Road	Buckhead Lenox station	↔	Decatur Avondale station	North Druid Hills Road, Clairmont Road, East Ponce de Leon Avenue/East College Avenue/Commerce Drive	Frequency: Every 30 min
20	South DeKalb / Downtown Atlanta	Downtown Atlanta Georgia State station	↔	Decatur New Snapfinger Woods Drive	Decatur Street/Martin Luther King Junior Drive, I-20, Rainbow Drive	Frequency: Every 15 min Alternating trips short-turn at South DeKalb Transfer Point
21	Memorial Drive ITP		↔	DeKalb County Kensington station	Decatur Street/Piedmont Avenue, Memorial Drive	Frequency: Every 30 min
22	Glenwood		↔	DeKalb County Indian Creek station	Decatur Street/Piedmont Avenue, Glenwood Avenue, South Indian Creek Drive	Frequency: Every 30 min
23	Peachtree Road / Buckhead	Midtown Atlanta Arts Center station	↔	Chamblee Chamblee station	Peachtree Road	Frequency: Every 20 min Alternating trips short-turn at Brookhaven/Oglethorpe station
26a	James Jackson Parkway / Perry Boulevard	Adamsville Hamilton E. Holmes station	↔	Bankhead Bankhead station	Hamilton E. Holmes Drive, James Jackson Parkway, Northwest Drive, Perry Boulevard, Marietta Boulevard	Frequency: Every 30 min Alternating trips either run via James Jackson Parkway (26b) or Northwest Drive (26a)
26b	James Jackson Parkway / Perry Boulevard	Adamsville Hamilton E. Holmes station	↔	Bankhead Bankhead station	Hamilton E. Holmes Drive, James Jackson Parkway, Perry Boulevard, Marietta Boulevard
32	Bouldercrest Road	Inman Park, Reynoldstown Inman Park/Reynoldstown station	↔	Ellenwood Linecrest Road	Moreland Avenue, Boulercrest Road, River Road	Frequency: Every 40 min
34	2nd Avenue / Clifton Springs Road	Kirkwood East Lake station	↔	Decatur South DeKalb Transfer Point	2nd Avenue, Gresham Road, Clifton Springs Road	Frequency: Every 40 min
39	Buford Highway	Doraville Doraville station	↔	Lindbergh/Morosgo Lindbergh Center station	Buford Highway, Sidney Marcus Boulevard	Frequency: Every 15 min
42	McDaniel Street / Pryor Road	Downtown Atlanta Georgia State station	↔	Lakewood Lakewood/Fort McPherson station	Decatur Street/Martin Luther King Junior Drive, McDaniel Street, Pryor Road, Langford Parkway	Frequency: Every 30 min
46	I-85 Access Road / Briarwood	Brookhaven Brookhaven/Oglethorpe station	↺	Briarwood I-85 Access Roads	Briarwood Raod Counterclockwise Loop: I-85 Access Road, Cliff Valley Way, Briarfcliff Road, I-85 Access Road, Century Boulevard, I-85 Access Road	Frequency: Every 40 min
48	I-85 Access Road / North Brookhaven	Dunwoody Dunwoody station	↺	Brookhaven I-85 Access Roads	Ashford Dunwoody Road, Johnson Ferry Road, Clairmont Road Counterclockwise Loop: I-85 Access Roads, Dresden Drive	Frequency: Every 40 min
49	McDonough Boulevard / Hill Street	Midtown Atlanta North Avenue station	↔	DeKalb County Metro Transitional Center	Courtlandt Street/Piedmont Avenue, Hill Street, McDonough Boulevard, Moreland Avenue	Frequency: Every 20 min
51	Joseph E. Boone Boulevard / Ralph McGill Boulevard	Adamsville Hamilton E. Holmes station	↔	Inman Park, Reynoldstown Inman Park/Reynoldstown station	Joseph E. Boone Boulevard, Ralph McGill Boulevard, Moreland Avenue	Frequency: Every 20 min
52	Marietta Road	Bolton Moores Mill Shopping Center	↔	Bankhead Bankhead station	Bolton Road, Marietta Road, Marietta Boulevard	Frequency: Every 40 min
55	Jonesboro Road	Downtown Atlanta Georgia State station	↔	Forest Park Jonesboro Road and Main Street	Pryor Street/Central Avenue, Jonesboro Road	Frequency: Every 30 min
66	Brownlee Road / Harbin Road	Adamsville Hamilton E. Holmes station	↔	Mellwood Camp Creek Apartments	Martin Luther King Junior Drive, Lynhurst Drive, Harbin Road, Childress Drive, Greenbriar Parkway	Frequency: Every 40 min
67	Peyton Place	Adamsville Hamilton E. Holmes station	↺	Adamsville Peyton Place	Counterclockwise Loop: Martin Luther King Junior Drive, Harland Road, Peyton Road, Peyton Place	Frequency: Every 40 min Runs in a counterclockwise loop
68	Donnelly Avenue / Beecher	Cascade Heights Boulevard Grenada and Essex Avenue	↔	West End West End station	Lee Street, Donnelly Avenue, Beecher Road	Frequency: Every 60 min
71a	Cascade Road	Ashley Courts Ashley Cascade Apartments	↔		Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard, Cascade Road	Frequency: Every 20 min Alternating trips run to Ashley Cascade Apartments (71a) with a frequency of every 40 min or Boat Rock Transfer Point (71b) with a frequency of every 60 min.
71b	Cascade Road	South Fulton Boat Rock Transfer Point	↔		Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard, Cascade Road, Fulton Industrial Boulevard
73	Fulton Industrial Boulevard	South Fulton Boat Rock Transfer Point	↔	Adamsville Hamilton E. Holmes station	Martin Luther King Junior Drive, Fulton Industrial Boulevard	Frequency: Every 15 min
74	Flat Shoals Road	Inman Park, Reynoldstown Inman Park/Reynoldstown station	↔	Ellenwood South Park Boulevard	Flat Shoals Road, Panthersville Road, Bouldercrest Road	Frequency: Every 40 min
75	Lawrenceville Highway	Decatur Avondale station	↔	Stone Mountain Goldsmith Park and Ride	Lawrenceville Highway, Montreal Road, Northlake Parkway, Mountain Industrial Boulevard	Frequency: Every 30 min
78	Cleveland Avenue	East Point East Point station	↔	Browns Mill Park Jonesboro Road	Cleveland Avenue	Frequency: Every 15 min
79	Sylvan Road / Hapeville	Oakland City Oakland City station	↔	Hapeville Downtown Hapeville	Sylvan Road, North Central Avenue	Frequency: Every 30 min
80	Headland Drive / Sandtown	East Point East Point station	↔	South Fulton Boat Rock Transfer Point	Headland Drive, Campbelton Road, Fulton Industrial Boulevard	Frequency: Every 60 min
81	Venetian Hills	West End West End station	↔	East Point East Point station	OIglethorpe Avenue, Venitian Drive, Conally Drive	Frequency: Every 40 min
83	Campbellton Road	Oakland City Oakland City station	↔	Ben Hill Acres Barge Road Park and Ride	Campbellton Road, Greenbriar Parkway	Frequency: Every 15 min
84	Washington Road / Camp Creek Marketplace	East Point East Point station	↔	East Point Camp Creek Marketplace	Washington Road, North Commerce Drive	Frequency: Every 15 min
85	Roswell	Sandy Springs North Springs station	↔	Alpharetta Mansell Road Park and Ride	GA-400, Roswell Road, Atlanta Street, Alpharetta Street, Mansell Road	Frequency: Every 40 min
87	Roswell Road / Dunwoody	Dunwoody Dunwoody station	↔	Sandy Springs North Springs station	Glenridge Drive, Roswell Road, GA-400	Frequency: Every 30 min
88	Dunwoody Village / Georgetown	Dunwoody Dunwoody station	↔	Doraville Doraville station	Ashford Dunwoody Road, Chamblee Dunwoody Road, North Shallowford Road	Frequency: Every 60 min
89a	Old National Highway	Union City South Fulton Transfer Point	↔	College Park College Park station	Main Street, Old National Highway, Flat Shoals Road, Shannon Parkway	Frequency: Every 15 min Trips alternate between South Fultin Transfer Point (89a/b) and Riverdale Park and Ride (89c), splitting at Flat Shoals Road Trips to South Fulton Transfer Point alternate between Shannon Parkway (89a) and Oakley Road (89b)
89b		Union City South Fulton Transfer Point	↔		Main Street, Old National Highway, Flat Shoals Road, Oakley Road
89c		Riverdale Riverdale Park and Ride	↔		Main Street, Old National Highway, GA-138, GA-85
95	Metropolitan Parkway	West End West End station	↔	East Point Sylvan Road	Metropolitan Parkway, Cleveland Avenue	Frequency: Every 15 min
96	Dogwood Drive / Virginia Avenue	Lakewood Lakewood/Fort McPherson station	↔	College Park College Park station	Langford Parkway, Metropolitan Parkway, Dogwood Drive, Virginia Avenue	Frequency: Every 20 min
104	Winters Chapel Road	Sandy Springs Dunwoody Club Drive	↔	Doraville Doraville station	New Peachtree Road, Winters Chapel Road, Peachtree Industrial Boulevard Access Road, Tilly Mill Road	Frequency: Every 40 min
109	Peachcrest Road / Columbia Drive	DeKalb County Kensington station	↔	Decatur South DeKalb Transfer Point	Peachcrest Road, Columbia Drive, Clifton Springs Road	Frequency: Every 30 min
111	South Hairston Road / Wesley Chapel Road	DeKalb County Indian Creek station	↔	Decatur South DeKalb Transfer Point	Redan Road, South Hairston Road, Wesley Chapel Road, Flat Shoals Parkway	Frequency: Every 40 min
114	Columbia Drive / Snapfinger Woods Drive	Decatur Decatur station	↔	Stonecrest The Mall at Stonecrest	South Columbia Drive, Snapfinger Woods Drive	Frequency: Every 30 min
115	Covington Highway	Decatur Avondale station	↔		Covington Highway	Frequency: Every 20 min
116	Redan Road	DeKalb County Kensington station	↔		Redan Road, South Stone Mountain-Lithonia Road	Frequency: Every 30 min
117	Stone Mountain / Panola Road	Stonecrest Fairington Parkway	↔	Stone Mountain Goldsmith Park and Ride	Fairington Parkway, Panola Road, South Stone Mountain-Lithonia Parkway	Frequency: Every 30 min Continues westbound as Route 121
118	Rockbridge Road	Decatur Avondale station	↔	Stone Mountain North Hairston Road	Church Street, North Decatur Road, Rockbridge Road, North Stone Mountain-Lithonia Road, East Ponce de Leon Avenue	Frequency: Every 30 min Continues westbound as Route 120
119	Hairston Road	DeKalb County Kensington station	↔	Stone Mountain Goldsmith Park and Ride	Kensington Road, Redan Road, Hairston Road	Frequency: Every 30 min
120	East Ponce de Leon Avenue	Decatur Avondale station	↔	Stone Mountain North Hairston Road	East Ponce de Leon Avenue	Frequency: Every 30 min Continues eastbound as Route 118
121	Memorial Drive OTP / Pleasantdale	Doraville Doraville station	↔	DeKalb County Kensington station	Pleasantdale Road, North Hairston Road, Memorial Drive	Frequency: Every 15 min Trips alternate between Doraville station and Goldsmith Park and Ride. Goldsmith Park and Ride trips continue southbound as Route 117
121	Memorial Drive OTP / Pleasantdale	Stone Mountain Goldsmith Park and Ride	↔		North Hairston Road, Memorial Drive
125	Clarkston / Embry Hills	Chamblee Chamblee station	↔		Chamblee Tucker Road, Henderson Mill Road, Lawrenceville Highway, North Indian Creek Drive, Memorial Drive	Frequency: Every 30 min
127	Winn Way	Decatur Avondale station	↔	Decatur Emory Decatur Hospital	Winn Way	Frequency: Every 40 min
128	Valley Brook Road	Decatur Avondale station	↔	Decatur Lulah Hills	North Arcadia Avenue, DeKalb Industrial Way/North Decatur Road, Lawrenceville Highway/Valley Brook Road	Frequency: Every 40 min
132	Tilly Mill Road	Chamblee Chamblee	↔	Sandy Springs Dunwoody Club Drive	Peachtree Boulevard, North Peachtree Road, Tilly Mill Road	Frequency: Every 60 min
140a	North Point Parkway	Sandy Springs North Springs station	↔	Alpharetta Deerfield Place Shopping Center	GA-400, North Point Parkway, Haynes Bridge Road, Webb Bridge Road, Windward Parkway	Frequency: Every 20 min Alternating trips run to Deerfield Place Shopping Center (140a) or Georgia State University Alpharetta Center (140b), splitting at Windward Park and Ride
140b	North Point Parkway	Sandy Springs North Springs station	↔	Alpharetta Georgia State University Alpharetta Center	GA-400, North Point Parkway, Haynes Bridge Road, Webb Bridge Road, Old Milton Parkway
162	Stanton Road / Alison Court	Campbellton Road Baptist Towers	↔	Oakland City Oakland City	Alison Court, Stanton Road, Campbellton Road	Frequency: Every 20 min
165	Fairburn Road / Camp Creek Parkway	College Park College Park station	↔	Adamsville Hamilton E. Holmes station	Camp Creek Parkway, Fairburn Road, Martin Luther King Junior Drive	Frequency: Every 30 min
178	Mount Zion Road	Lakewood Lakewood/Fort McPherson station	↺	Blair Villa/Pool Creek MARTA Hamilton Bus Facility	Langford Parkway, I-85, Cleveland Avenue, Mount Zion Road, Browns Mill Road Counterclockwise Loop: Hamilton Boulevard, Zip Industrial Boulevard, Southside Industrial Parkway, Ruby Harper Boulevard	Frequency: Every 30 min
180	Roosevelt Highway	College Park College Park station	↔	Palmetto Downtown Palmetto	Main Street, Roosevelt Highway, Jonesboro Road, West Broad Street	Frequency: Every 30 min Alternating trips short-turn at South Fulton Transfer Point
182	South Fulton Parkway		↔	Union City South Fulton Transfer Point	I-85, South Fulton Parkway, Beverly Engram Parkway	Frequency: Every 60 min
184	Buffington Road		↔	Union City South Fulton Transfer Point	I-85, South Fulton Parkway, Buffington Road	Frequency: Every 30 min
185	Alpharetta	Sandy Springs North Springs station	↔	Alpharetta Windward Park and Ride	GA-400, Holcomb Bridge Road, Alpharetta Highway, South Main Street, Windward Parkway	Frequency: Every 40 min
187	Godby Road / Sullivan Road	College Park College Park station	↻	College Park	East Main Street, Best Road Counterclockwise Loop: Riverdale Road, Southampton Road, Godby Road, Old National Highway, Sullivan Road	Frequency: Every 20 min
189	Scofield Road / Creel Road	College Park College Park station	↔	Union City South Fulton Transfer Point	Main Street, Scolfield Road, Old National Highway, Creel Road, Jonesboro Road	Frequency: Every 60 min
191	Riverdale / ATL International Terminal	Lakewood Lakewood/Fort McPherson station	↔	Jonesboro Harold R. Banke Justice Center	Langford Parkway, GA-85, Flint River Road	Frequency: Every 45 min
192	Old Dixie / Tara Boulevard	East Point East Point station	↔		Perry J. Hudson Parkway, Old Dixie Road, Tara Boulevard	Frequency: Every 45-60 min
193	Morrow/Jonesboro	East Point East Point station	↔		Old Dixie Highway, Forest Parkway, Jonesboro Road/Tara Boulevard	Frequency: Every 30 min Alternating trips run down Jonesboro Road or Southlake Parkway/Battle Creek Road/Tara Boulevard Select trips serve Clayton Transitional Center
194	Conley Road / Mount Zion	Lakewood Lakwood/Fort McPherson station	↔	Morrow Southlake Mall	Langford Parkway, I-75, Conley Road, GA-42, Mount Zion Boulevard	Frequency: Every 40 min
195	Forest Parkway	College Park College Park station	↻	Ellenwood Anvil Block Road	Forest Parkway, Anvil Block Road Clockwise Loop: Metcalf Road, Anvil Block Road, Bouldercrest Road, Forest Parkway	Frequency: Every 60 min
196	Upper Riverdale	College Park College Park station	↔	Morrow Southlake Mall	I-85, Riverdale Road, GA-85, Upper Riverdale Road, Mount Zion Road	Frequency: Every 30 min Buses run every 15 min in the peak direction between College Park station and Valley Hill Road during rush hours
197	Battle Creek Road	Riverdale Riverdale Town Center	↔	Stockbridge Davidson Parkway	Valley Hill Road, Battle Creek Road, Mount Zion Road, Mount Zion Parkway	Frequency: Every 60 min
198	Southlake Parkway	Riverdale Riverdale Town Center	↔	Morrow Southlake Mall	GA-85, GA-138, Southlake Parkway	Frequency: Every 60 min
800	Lovejoy	Jonesboro Harold R. Banke Justice Center	↔	Lovejoy Downtown Lovejoy	Tara Boulevard	Frequency: Every 60 min
Rapid A-Line^[9]		Downtown Atlanta Five Points station	↔	Carver Carver station	Martin Luther King Junior Drive/Mitchell Street, Hank Aaron Drive	Bus rapid transit service Frequency: Every 10-12 min Operating in a limited capacity until construction is complete^[10] Makes stops at select locations only

References

"Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2025" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. February 20, 2026. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
Whitehead, Sam (August 14, 2020). "MARTA Releases Fiscal Year 2017 Budget And Expansion Wish List". Georgia Public Broadcasting. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
Abubey, Faith (August 2, 2017). "Community outraged over MARTA bus changes". Atlanta News 11 Alive. Retrieved January 29, 2026. MARTA's decision to cut a bus route in an area full of senior citizens and disabled folks is causing an uproar in one Atlanta neighborhood.
Brey, Jared (March 14, 2023). "Atlanta's Incredible Shrinking Transit Plan". Governing. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
"MARTA approves 'transformational' bus network improvements". WSB-TV. June 14, 2025. Retrieved January 29, 2026. Marta NEXTGEN This illustrations shows the coverage by the new MARTA bus routes.
Spencer, Bridget (April 18, 2026). "MARTA rolls out 'Next Gen' bus network overhaul, includes rapid bus lines". Atlanta News First. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
"NextGen Bus Network FAQs". itsmarta.com. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
Llerena, Rey (March 22, 2026). "MARTA introduces 'MARTA Reach' ahead of bus network overhaul". Fox 5 Atlanta. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
"Rapid A-Line Overview". itsmarta.com. Retrieved April 18, 2026.
"Rapid A-Line: Phase One Service Details". itsmarta.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2026. Retrieved April 20, 2026.

External links

MARTA - Bus Routes & Schedules