Atlanta Traffic - What You Need to Know

Published 2024-02-15
Curious to know if the Atlanta traffic is really that bad as everyone says it is? I'll break down where some pain points are on the major Atlanta highways so that you know whether you can stomach a commute from various Atlanta locations. Many people moving to Atlanta underestimate how much traffic there is in Atlanta until they experience it for themselves. Trust me, you will want to know where some of the congestion is and I give you some hints on a few ways to get around some of these bottlenecks.

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All Comments (18)
  • Atlanta just has a horrendous design. I live downtown and compared to European and Asian cities it’s sad how everything is so spread out. Europeans walk and take public transit everywhere while we drive everywhere.
  • @wilwalton1951
    You addressed everything that bothers me about driving and living here in town. Yeah, Peachtree St definitely needs some repairs. Construction has it hard to navigate. And people will stop in the road and go into businesses!😂
  • @jeffmorse645
    I was moving from California to NE Florida last August. Trying to figure out my route Google kept directing me through Atlanta. A good friend who's an Atlanta native said "You want to avoid Atlanta at all cost". Ended up going south from TN all the way through Alabama top to bottom to the Florida Panhandle! Have to say, Birmingham at rush hour with a wreck on the freeway (not me) wasn't a cake walk.
  • dallas is unacceptably bad too (and not much going on commercially) but the poor road designs AND obnoxious demented obsession w pickup trucks make it far worse than it should be!
  • Just driving through Atlanta can be chaotic. During the daytime a year ago, me and my mom were traveling on I-20 from Louisiana to North Carolina and by far I'd have to say the worst part was the Altanta traffic. Now, driving through it at midnight seemed more efficient, but that's just me.
  • @Nikki-ks6wi
    Biggest problem they should require everyone to go to driving school to get a license. If you are out of state and you want a GA license you need to have attended driving school. Also if you have too many accidents or speeding tickets in 5 years you need to also attend driving school. Every 10 years everyone should attend driving school. Plp think right of way means they can take left turns against traffic now. 🤦🏽‍♀️
  • Yes i will be moving to the sandy springs GA area in Atlanta, from Augusta Ga, what's the best time to leave Augusta ga going to Atlanta ga in the morning, and is there a scenic route to get around that traffic?
  • I need to get to South Carolina from Mississippi. I’ve tried the bypass and was a nervous wreck. Please do you have any suggestions?
  • @sparticknight
    I live in Gainesville. And my work is in sugar hill/buford, and I'm a delivery specialist. One of our routes is to Stone Mountain/decatur and I can confirm. This is THE MOST universally hated route we have my everyone 🤣😭 And god forbid I have to go from Gainesville to Atlanta during rush hour. 1h30m MINIMUM. Backed up traffic starts all the way back at the intersection of where 985 turns into I-85 all the way to Atlanta.
  • @jamesfulmer7080
    What would anyone suggest, driving through at say, 3:30 pm or say, 8 pm? I'm just trying to get to Florida. God, I hate that traffic!
  • @brayg488
    if the traffic is so bad why dont we get GDOT to fund marta expansion?