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485 – Hickory Grove to Downtown

Route Overview

Route 485 operates Monday-Friday and connects our Hickory Grove Park and Rides to Downtown Atlanta.

Park-and-Ride

Blue Zone
Hickory Grove
2018 Hickory Grove Road, Acworth, GA 30102

Schedules

Effective August 31, 2020, Xpress has updated schedules to better serve you during this pandemic, until further notice Xpress services will operate using the updated schedule below.

Stops and Times

485 Hickory Grove – Downtown
Weekday
Hickory Grove Park and Ride John Portman Blvd at Peachtree St Courtland St at Auburn Ave Forsyth St at MLK Jr Dr
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6:15 AM 6:55 AM 7:00 AM 7:08 AM
7:15 AM 7:55 AM 8:00 AM 8:08 AM
Forsyth St at MLK Jr Dr Peachtree Center Ave at Auburn Ave Baker St at Peachtree St Hickory Grove Park and Ride
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4:30 PM 4:38 PM 4:41 PM 5:35 PM
5:00 PM 5:08 PM 5:11 PM 6:05 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
485 Morning 1 400030 Hickory Grove Park and Ride
485 Morning 2 400107 Williams St at Baker St
485 Morning 3 400102 John Portman Blvd at Peachtree St
485 Morning 4 600005 John Portman Blvd at Courtland St
485 Morning 5 600029 Courtland St at Ellis St
485 Morning 6 600028 Courtland St at Auburn Ave
485 Morning 7 600030 Courtland St at Gilmer St
485 Morning 8 600015 Washington St at MLK Jr Dr
485 Morning 9 600039 MLK Jr Dr at Peachtree St
485 Morning 10 600033 Forsyth St at MLK Jr Dr

Afternoon

Route Direction Position Stop ID# Stop Name
485 Afternoon 1 600004 Forsyth St at MLK Jr Dr
485 Afternoon 2 102534 Mitchell St at Peachtree St
485 Afternoon 3 400100 Central Ave at MLK Jr Dr
485 Afternoon 4 600002 Central Ave at Wall St
485 Afternoon 5 600006 Peachtree Center Ave at Auburn Ave
485 Afternoon 6 210155 Peachtree Center Ave at John Wesley Dobbs Ave
485 Afternoon 7 900786 Peachtree Center Ave at Andrew Young Int’l Blvd
485 Afternoon 8 610001 Baker St at Peachtree St
485 Afternoon 9 400110 Baker St at Williams St
485 Afternoon 10 400030 Hickory Grove 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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