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[Greg Marra]

Whats the actual savings on a MARTA pass vs. just paying the fares?

[artdutra04]

Originally Posted by Greg Marra

Whats the actual savings on a MARTA pass vs. just paying the fares?

Otherwise you have to pay purchase $1.75 for subway tokens for every single trip. (Which is quite a pain, as at rush hour there can be long lines at the token vending machines in the stations.) With the pass, you just show the MARTA people at the turnstiles your pass and you go right through. No waiting, no lines. It's like the FastPass at Disney World.

Usually in past years, I'd use MARTA to get to and from the GA Dome, and then again in the evening once or twice, which would put me back about $6+ per day if I paid $1.75 for each trip. $13 for the five day pass beats $30 ($6 x 5 days) if you paid for each separate ride.

Here's some more information:
http://www.itsmarta.com/howto/specia...ils.asp?id=115

[Ben Piecuch]

For the past couple of years, MARTA has offered a "special" 4 or 5 day pass for FIRST visitors. For regular business travellers, they offer a weekly pass. IIRC, these two passes are the same exact price. So, just double-check and see what the price of the pass is this year, and make sure you're actually getting a deal...

BEN

[Jeff Pahl]

Originally Posted by Ben Piecuch

For the past couple of years, MARTA has offered a "special" 4 or 5 day pass for FIRST visitors. For regular business travellers, they offer a weekly pass. IIRC, these two passes are the same exact price. So, just double-check and see what the price of the pass is this year, and make sure you're actually getting a deal...

BEN

The 3, 4, or 5 day passes are the same price for everyone, there is not a special "deal" for FIRST (never has been), they just have a special web page for every event coming to town to make it easier for people to find.

That said, if you ride twice a day for 3 days you are saving money, and it just gets more economical every time you ride above that. Also, since last year MARTA has done away with the tokens and gone to RFID embedded tickets, so you can now buy a multi day pass from the vending machines in any station, no having to go to the store in the airport or try to order them in advance. The vending machines take cash or plastic.