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DIRECTIONS to Emory University

Emory is located in the historic
Druid Hills neighborhood, about 7 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. We are about three miles from downtown Decatur, and about two miles from the Virginia Highlands neighborhood.



From Interstate 20 East

Take exit 60-B, the Moreland Avenue North exit.  Turn right on Moreland and follow it approximately 3 miles.  Moreland will change to Briarcliff Road once it crosses Ponce de Leon Avenue.  Continue straight on Briarcliff approximately 2 miles to North Decatur Road.  Turn right and follow North Decatur one mile to the Oxford Road intersection.  Make a soft left onto Dowman Drive to enter through the main gates of campus. The entrance to the B. Jones Visitor Parking Lot is just before the B. Jones building. To park closer to the SEUSS event, continue past the B. Jones Building (on left) to the stop sign at the bottom of the hill. Turn right at the stop sign onto Eagle Row, just after the first stop sign on Eagle Row you will see the Peavine Visitor Parking Lot on your left.


From Interstate 20 West

Take exit 60-B, the Moreland Avenue North exit.  Turn right on Moreland and follow it approximately 3 miles.  Moreland will change to Briarcliff Road once it crosses Ponce de Leon Avenue.  Continue straight on Briarcliff approximately 2 miles to North Decatur Road.  Turn right and follow North Decatur one mile to the Oxford Road intersection.  Make a soft left onto Dowman Drive to enter through the main gates of campus.  The entrance to the B. Jones Visitor Parking Lot is just before the B. Jones building. To park closer to the SEUSS event, continue past the B. Jones Building (on left) to the stop sign at the bottom of the hill. Turn right at the stop sign onto Eagle Row, just after the first stop sign on Eagle Row you will see the Peavine Visitor Parking Lot on your left.

From Interstate 75 North or South

Take exit 248-C, the Freedom Parkway exit.  Cross Boulevard; continue on Freedom Parkway; veer left at split; continue until it ends at Ponce de Leon Avenue; then turn right.  Off Ponce, turn left on Briarcliff Road.  Go approximately 2 miles to North Decatur Road.  Turn right and follow North Decatur Road one mile to the Oxford Road intersection. Make a soft left onto Dowman Drive to enter through the main gates of campus. The entrance to the B. Jones Visitor Parking Lot is just before the B. Jones building. To park closer to the SEUSS event, continue past the B. Jones Building (on left) to the stop sign at the bottom of the hill. Turn right at the stop sign onto Eagle Row, just after the first stop sign on Eagle Row you will see the Peavine Visitor Parking Lot on your left.


From Interstate 85 North and Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport

The airport is located in the southwest section of the city, approximately 25 minutes from the Emory University campus.  Visitors driving from the airport should take I-85 North.  To Emory from Interstate 85 North, take exit 248-C, the Freedom Parkway exit.  Cross Boulevard; continue on Freedom Parkway; veer left at split; continue until it ends at Ponce de Leon Avenue; then turn right.  Off Ponce, turn left on Briarcliff Road.  Go approximately 2 miles to North Decatur Road.  Turn right and follow North Decatur Road one mile to the Oxford Road intersection. Make a soft left onto Dowman Drive to enter through the main gates of campus. The entrance to the B. Jones Visitor Parking Lot is just before the B. Jones building. To park closer to the SEUSS event, continue past the B. Jones Building (on left) to the stop sign at the bottom of the hill. Turn right at the stop sign onto Eagle Row, just after the first stop sign on Eagle Row you will see the Peavine Visitor Parking Lot on your left.

From Interstate 85 South

Take exit 91, the Clairmont Road exit.  Turn left (east) on Clairmont and follow it approximately 3 miles to North Decatur Road.  Turn right and follow North Decatur approximately one mile to the Emory campus. Some visitor parking lots are accessed by turning left onto Clifton Road, others by continuing down North Decatur Road to Oxford Road, where you will see the gates to the university on your right, at the intersection of North Decatur and Oxford roads. Make a soft left onto Dowman Drive to enter through the main gates of campus. The entrance to the B. Jones Visitor Parking Lot is just before the B. Jones building. To park closer to the SEUSS event, continue past the B. Jones Building (on left) to the stop sign at the bottom of the hill. Turn right at the stop sign onto Eagle Row, just after the first stop sign on Eagle Row you will see the Peavine Visitor Parking Lot on your left.

Public Transportation - MARTA

Atlanta's mass transit system is MARTA (Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority).  MARTA operates a coordinated system of bus and train lines for access to all of Atlanta.  Weekly and monthly passes are available, good for unlimited rides .

The Emory campus is accessible from the Lindbergh MARTA station and from the Inman Park station via the #6-Emory bus, or from the Arts Center station and the Avondale station on the #36-North Decatur bus. Also, the #245 "Blue Flyer" Kensington/Emory express bus serves Emory from the Lindberg and Kensington stations.

For the Clairmont Campus, take the #19-Clairmont bus from the Brookhaven or Decatur stations.

Coming from the airport, take any train northbound to the Lindbergh MARTA station, and take the #6-Emory bus to the Emory campus.  Ask the bus driver to let you off in Emory Village near the Emory main entrance. For a bus schedule, access the MARTA homepage

Taxi

A cab ride from the airport to campus will cost from $30 to $40 and will take approximately 25 minutes with normal traffic.  Allow at least an hour's travel time during weekday rush hours, 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.

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Last Update: 01.07