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480 – Acworth / Town Center to Downtown

Route Overview

Route 480 operates Monday-Friday and connects our Acworth and Town Center Park-and-Rides to Downtown Atlanta.

Park-and-Ride

Blue Zone
Acworth Park-and-Ride
6045 Lake Acworth Dr Acworth, GA 30101
Blue Zone
Town Center Park-and-Ride
634 Big Shanty Rd NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144
NOTE: The entrance to the Xpress Town Center lot is located on Big Shanty Road. Xpress does not operate service out of the Busbee lot, which is adjacent to Town Center and is accessed from Busbee Drive.

Schedules

Effective July 6, 2021, Xpress has updated schedules to better serve you.

Stops and Times

480 Acworth/Town Center – Downtown
Weekday
Acworth Park and Ride Town Center/Big Shanty Park and Ride John Portman Blvd at Peachtree St Courtland St at Auburn Ave Forsyth St at MLK Jr Dr
ACWO TCBS JPPE AUCO FEDE
5:35 AM 5:46 AM 6:17 AM 6:21 AM 6:27 AM
6:40 AM 6:59 AM 7:30 AM 7:35 AM 7:41 AM
7:45 AM 8:08 AM 8:39 AM 8:43 AM 8:49 AM
Forsyth St at MLK Jr Dr Peachtree Center Ave at Auburn Ave Baker St at Peachtree St Town Center/Big Shanty Park and Ride Acworth Park and Ride
FEDE AUPC BAPE TCBS ACWO
3:00 PM 3:05 PM 3:08 PM 3:46 PM 4:03 PM
4:00 PM 4:05 PM 4:08 PM 4:51 PM 5:09 PM
5:00 PM 5:06 PM 5:10 PM 5:52 PM 6:09 PM

The stop locations and times listed on the schedule represent only selected stop locations and their associated bus departure times.

If your stop is not a timed stop the bus will arrive between the times listed before and after the stop.

Please plan to arrive at your stop at least 10 minutes prior to the time listed.

Stop Locations

Morning

Route Direction Position Stop ID# Stop Name
480 Morning 1 400001 Acworth Park and Ride
480 Morning 2 400023 Town Center/Big Shanty Park and Ride
480 Morning 3 400107 Williams St at Baker St
480 Morning 4 400102 John Portman Blvd at Peachtree St
480 Morning 5 600005 John Portman Blvd at Courtland St
480 Morning 6 600029 Courtland St at Ellis St
480 Morning 7 600028 Courtland St at Auburn Ave
480 Morning 8 600030 Courtland St at Gilmer St
480 Morning 9 600015 Washington St at MLK Jr Dr
480 Morning 10 600039 MLK Jr Dr at Peachtree St
480 Morning 11 600033 Forsyth St at MLK Jr Dr

Afternoon

Route Direction Position Stop ID# Stop Name
480 Afternoon 1 600033 Forsyth St at MLK Jr Dr
480 Afternoon 2 102534 Mitchell St at Peachtree St
480 Afternoon 3 600040 Central Ave at MLK Jr Dr
480 Afternoon 4 600002 Central Ave at Wall St
480 Afternoon 5 600006 Peachtree Center Ave at Auburn Ave
480 Afternoon 6 600050 Peachtree Center Ave at John Wesley Dobbs Ave
480 Afternoon 7 600049 Peachtree Center Ave at Andrew Young Int'l Blvd
480 Afternoon 8 610001 Baker St at Peachtree St
480 Afternoon 9 400110 Baker St at Williams St
480 Afternoon 10 400023 Town Center/Big Shanty Park and Ride
480 Afternoon 11 400001 Acworth Park and Ride

Xpress Fare Information

Xpress routes have a fare classification as either Green or Blue Zone, depending on the park-and-ride location the route serves. Routes serving park-and-ride locations further away from Atlanta are in the Blue Zone, while those routes serving locations closer to Atlanta are in the Green Zone

Xpress Price How to Purchase and Redeem
Product Xpress Green Zone Xpress Blue Zone Cash (Use exact cash on coach) Breeze (Load at Breeze Kiosk or breezecard.com) Breeze Mobile 2.0 (Learn More)
One-Way $3 $4 Yes - Use exact change Yes -  use stored cash value Yes -  use stored cash value
Round-Trip $5 $7 Yes - must be used same day Yes - must be used same day
10-Trip $25 $35 Yes Yes
31-Day $100 $125 Yes Yes

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