Students and employees wishing to purchase monthly MARTA passes can buy them at the PTS customer service center ($50 for students and $67 for employees).

Employees wishing to purchase MARTA, Xpress, CobbLinc or Ride Gwinnett passes via payroll deduction should sign up on OneUSG Connect (instructions are here: https://www.pts.gatech.edu/commute/commute-options/public-transit).

Students: monthly MARTA pass – $50

Employees:

Over the counter:

• monthly MARTA pass – $67

Via payroll deduction:

• monthly MARTA pass – $57
• monthly Xpress pass Green zone – $70
• monthly Xpress pass Blue zone – $105
• monthly CobbLinc pass – $105
• monthly Ride Gwinnett pass Zone 1 – $110
• monthly Ride Gwinnett pass Zone 2 – $160 monthly

Monthly passes may be purchased from the PTS customer service center, located at 770 Spring Street in the Tech Square parking deck. The customer service center hours are Monday through Friday 8:00am – 4:00pm. Monthly MARTA passes are available starting the last 5 business days of the previous month through the second Friday of the pass month.

Payroll deduction pass customers must sign up via OneUSG Connect and will be notified via email when to pick up their Breeze card at the PTS customer service center. Employees using payroll deduction must sign up for their pass on or before the 4^th of the month prior to the pass month. This is due to the processing timelines for GT OHR, PTS and MARTA.

Georgia Tech-issued MARTA passes (paper monthly pass or payroll deduction Breeze card) may be used on all MARTA rail and bus routes. Transfers from MARTA rail or bus to Xpress, CobbLinc and Ride Gwinnett buses may cost extra. Transfers from Xpress, CobbLinc and Ride Gwinnett buses to MARTA rail or bus are free.

Students and employees may purchase monthly passes at the PTS customer service center using a credit card, debit card (with Mastercard, Visa or Discover logo), or Buzzfunds. Employees may also purchase monthly passes via payroll deduction (info is here: https://www.pts.gatech.edu/commute/commute-options/public-transit/)

Sign up via OneUSG Connect before the 4^th of the month prior to pass activation. Instructions are here: https://www.pts.gatech.edu/commute/commute-options/public-transit/

Yes, you can enter a stop date in One USG Connect before the 4^th of the prior month. If action to stop payroll deduction does not occur by the 4^th of the month, a monthly card will be processed for the following month. Please email commute@gatech.edu for further details.

Passes are valid for the calendar month.

MARTA information: https://www.itsmarta.com/

Xpress information: https://xpressga.com/

CobbLinc information: https://www.cobbcounty.org/transportation/cobblinc

Ride Gwinnett information: https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/web/gwinnett/departments/transportation/gwinnettcountytransit

Commuter bus customers may transfer ‘to’ MARTA rail or bus for free. Customers must pay for fare transferring from MARTA to commuter buses.

MARTA station parking information is here: https://itsmarta.com/parking-availability.aspx

No.  Currently, Georgia Tech only offers monthly passes.

Yes, but only the GT issued fare will be replaced if the card is lost or stolen. Additionally, any additional trips are subject to published MARTA fares. The GT discount will not be applied for additional trips.

No, only GT issued Breeze cards can be used for GT’s transit passes.

No, MARTA does not currently offer mobile payment for GT issued fare.

Please email commute@gatech.edu.

Monthly MARTA passes purchased over the counter or online at driverseat.pts.gatech.edu are not replaceable if lost or stolen.

Breeze cards for payroll deduction passes may be replaced for a $5 fee at the PTS customer service center. Current fare will be loaded onto a new Breeze card and the old card will be canceled.

Monthly cards purchased over the counter are not refundable unless found to be defective, and only before the 2^nd Friday of the month (MARTA’s deadline). Any defective pass to be returned must be physically presented to PTS.

Payroll deduction passes are not refundable. If you’d like to cancel payroll deductions you must do so in OneUSG Connect before the 4^th of the month prior to the cancellation date. Enter a stop date of the 4^th of the month prior.

You can check your card expiration date here: https://balance.breezecard.com/breezeWeb/jsp/web/cardnumberweb.jsp. If your card is expiring imminently, please notify commute@gatech.edu. Generally customers’ Breeze cards will be replaced by PTS well before their expiration date.

The customer service center is located at 770 Spring Street in the Tech Square Hotel parking deck. Hours are Monday through Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm.

For any questions not answered here, please email commute@gatech.edu.