Atlanta AMTRAK to Tucker/Stone Mountain

[kinzel]

So much for tourist friendly information.

And so, not being able to decipher the supposed information at the MARTA site...

does anyone have suggestions about how to get from Atlanta's AMTRAK station to the Tucker/Stone Mountain area between 8 am and 10 am on a weekday...while carrying a laptop and other luggage?

Taxi? Bus? Rail? Peachpit?

I found one travel guide assuming I'll fly in... and another explaining how far away the AMTRAK station is from downtown...where I am not going, I suspect.

So, can anyone help a Mainer find his way about town?

I'm looking at arriving Thursday, I think. This week.

The return trip should start either Thursday afternoon or late Friday morning, depending on how I sleep on way down. The return trip I'll be driving. Can you say sudden business trip?

...and right, I need to get tickets in the next 18 hours or so. Hello, internet...

Comments

[autographedcat.livejournal.com]

filkerdave pointed me in your direction.

A taxi will be expensiveish but uncomplicated.

From the Amtrak station, you can take a southbound bus to Arts Center MARTA station (or you could walk, but it's a fair hike), then take the train south to Five Points, then East to the end of the line. From there, you'll still be looking at a taxi or bus to whereever you're going, but it's probably slightly cheaper than a taxi ride from the Amtrak station.

http://itsmarta.com/ is the official MARTA web page, which has schedules and such.

http://www.atlanta.net/ is the web pge of the Atlanta Vistor's and Convention Bureau. They might have helpful information.

Atlanta is really not a transit-friendly town, I'm afraid.

Good luck!

[kinzel.livejournal.com]

Hi ... and thanks...
yes, this is the advice I'm getting from several folks on our FoL mailing list.

Help is appreciated ...

hey, have they built any Tim Hortons around yet?

[autographedcat.livejournal.com]

Nope. Down here, instead, you navigate by Waffle Houses.

[kinzel.livejournal.com]

Yep, I recall that from our trips to southern cons ...
Waffle Houses... but Tim's is expanding and may make it your way eventually...

got Macaroni Grill?

[autographedcat.livejournal.com]

When I was up in Detroit visiting one of my sweeties, we went over to Windsor, ON, and while driving about amused ourselves by counting how many Tim Horton's we passed. We spotted at least 17 in about a 2 hour period of aimless wandering.

Yep, got Macaroni Grill.

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

I learned to make Penne Rustica at home so that I don't have to pay all that money for it. Besides, they don't take reservations.