If you're organizing a friend group, cosplay crew, or fan club trip to Dragon Con, the single hardest logistics problem isn't badges, costumes, or hotel rooms. It's getting everyone to downtown Atlanta together — and moving between five different convention hotels over five days — without spending half the weekend standing on a sidewalk waiting for a rideshare that never arrives. This guide is for the group coordinator who wants one honest answer to the transportation question: how do you actually do it?
We're Party Bus in Atlanta, and we move groups to Dragon Con every Labor Day weekend. This guide covers the three things most "bus to Dragon Con" articles skip entirely: the real driving picture from cities within four to six hours of Atlanta, what the five-hotel spread means for your daily movement inside the convention, and exactly where charter buses load and unload around the Hyatt, the Marriott Marquis, the Hilton, the Westin, and the Courtland Grand — including what happens to Peachtree Street on Saturday morning when the parade shuts it down. By the end, you'll know which vehicle fits your group, roughly what to budget, and how to get everyone there and back without the $80 Uber bill that kills the vibe on Sunday night.
What Dragon Con Actually Is (and Why Transportation Is the Hard Part)
Dragon Con is one of North America's largest multigenre fan conventions, founded in Atlanta in 1987 and held every year over Labor Day weekend. As of the 2017 official count, the event draws 80,000+ attendees, and that number has continued growing. The convention runs five full days — Thursday through Monday (ending on Labor Day itself).
In 2025, those dates are August 28 through September 1. In 2026, Dragon Con runs September 3 through September 7.
The event spans more than 3,500 hours of programming across 30+ specialized fan tracks: science fiction and fantasy literature, costuming, gaming, anime, comics, film, TV, music, space science, robotics, and dozens more. Its 2015 direct economic impact on Atlanta was reported at $65 million by the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau in the Atlanta Business Chronicle. It is televised and streamed globally.
It is, in short, a massive event that completely overtakes the Peachtree Center neighborhood of downtown Atlanta for five days every September.
The transportation challenge is baked into Dragon Con's structure: unlike most conventions that use a single large convention center, Dragon Con spreads programming across five host hotels plus AmericasMart, all clustered within a few blocks of each other on or near Peachtree Street NE. Your badge gets you into all of them, but your panels and parties will be spread across different buildings each day. If your hotel is in Buckhead, Sandy Springs, or the suburbs — or if your group drove in from another city and parked a rental at a hotel near the perimeter — you need a plan for getting your crew downtown and moving between venues without losing two hours a day to the Labor Day traffic on I-75/I-85.
The Six Dragon Con Convention Hotels: Addresses and What's Inside Each
Understanding the physical layout of Dragon Con is the first step in building a transportation plan. All six host venues are within a short walk of each other in the Peachtree Center neighborhood of downtown Atlanta, served by the MARTA Peachtree Center Station (Red and Gold Lines) at 197 Peachtree Center Ave NE.
The Hyatt Regency Atlanta (265 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30303) is the heart of the convention. John Portman's iconic atrium design, which transformed hotel architecture when it opened in 1967, is home to Dragon Con's main registration, the largest concentration of programming tracks, and the most recognizable interior in the convention — the atrium lobby where tens of thousands of attendees in costume circulate constantly from Thursday through Monday. The Hyatt has 1,260 rooms across three towers.
During Dragon Con weekend, it operates at absolute capacity. Hotel garage parking typically runs around $48 per night during the convention, when space is even available — which it often isn't by the time most groups arrive.
The Atlanta Marriott Marquis (265 Peachtree Center Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30303) is the largest of the Dragon Con hotels — a 47-story John Portman building completed in 1985, sometimes called the "Pregnant Building" for its distinctive silhouette. The Marquis hosts major Dragon Con programming tracks, the Walk of Fame celebrity signing area, and large ballroom events. It is connected to the Hyatt Regency via an enclosed skybridge, meaning you can move between the two primary hotels without stepping outside — a genuine advantage during Atlanta's Labor Day heat.
The Marquis garage typically runs around $45 per night during the convention, and both hotel garages are among the first to fill as attendees begin arriving Wednesday night.
The Hilton Atlanta (255 Courtland St NE, Atlanta, GA 30303) sits one block east of the Hyatt and hosts additional programming including major panels and evening concerts. The Courtland Grand Hotel — formerly the Sheraton Atlanta, at 165 Courtland St NE, Atlanta, GA 30303 — rounds out the Courtland Street cluster, adding overflow programming rooms and additional party space to the convention footprint. The Westin Peachtree Plaza (210 Peachtree St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303) — at 73 stories the fourth-tallest hotel in the Western Hemisphere — is a few blocks northwest and hosts additional Dragon Con programming.
Finally, AmericasMart Atlanta (240 Peachtree St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303) provides overflow programming space in one of the world's largest wholesale trade centers.
All six venues sit within roughly a six-block radius. On foot in perfect conditions, you can walk between the Hyatt and the Westin in about 12 minutes. During Dragon Con, with 80,000+ people in elaborate costumes on those same sidewalks in Atlanta's September heat, that same walk takes considerably longer — and nobody in a full Stormtrooper suit wants to do it five times a day.
Getting to Atlanta: The Drive from Major Regional Cities
Dragon Con draws heavily from the Southeast, and a significant portion of its attendance drives to Atlanta rather than flying. Here's the honest picture from major regional cities within charter bus range. All times assume typical holiday weekend conditions — not best-case, not worst-case.
Birmingham, Alabama sits about 148 miles from downtown Atlanta via I-20 East — a clean 2.5-hour drive under normal conditions. On Labor Day weekend, the I-20 East approach to Atlanta from the Alabama line can slow significantly once you hit the I-285 perimeter interchange near Fulton County, and again through the Downtown Connector where I-75 and I-85 merge. Budget 3 to 3.5 hours with Dragon Con traffic on the road.
Nashville, Tennessee is roughly 250 miles via I-24 East to I-75 South through Chattanooga, then I-75 south into Atlanta — about a 4-hour drive. Nashville groups hit the same Downtown Connector slowdown, and during Dragon Con weekend, that section of I-75/I-85 southbound on Thursday and Friday afternoons can add 45 minutes or more.
Charlotte, North Carolina is about 245 miles from downtown Atlanta via I-85 South — the most heavily Dragon Con-trafficked corridor, since I-85 runs directly past the airport and into downtown Atlanta. Typical drive time is 4 hours, but Labor Day weekend on I-85 between Charlotte and Atlanta is consistently one of the heavier drives of the year. Budget 4.5 to 5 hours.
Chattanooga, Tennessee is just under 120 miles via I-75 South, about 2 hours in standard traffic. The I-75 approach from Chattanooga through Marietta and into Atlanta is another corridor that slows during busy holiday weekends.
Columbia, South Carolina is approximately 215 miles via I-20 West, about 3.5 hours. This route enters Atlanta from the east, which means your group avoids the heaviest southbound I-85/I-75 traffic but hits I-285 and then the Downtown Connector coming in from Stone Mountain.
The common thread across all of these corridors: the last 20 miles into downtown Atlanta — specifically the section of I-75/85 known as the Downtown Connector — is where time gets eaten. Atlanta's Downtown Connector is one of the busiest urban interstate segments in the United States, and on a Labor Day Thursday or Friday afternoon, it routinely backs up from the Five Points interchange all the way past the I-20 split. If your group is in a chartered bus, the route headache is handled for you and nobody in a 12-pound prop sword is folded into a compact sedan for four hours.
Everyone arrives at the same place at the same time — which matters when you're trying to coordinate room drops before the Marriott Marquis registration line opens Thursday afternoon.
Flying In: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Dragon Con Hotels
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (6000 N Terminal Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30320) is the primary airport serving Atlanta, located approximately 10 miles south of the Peachtree Center neighborhood along the I-75/85 corridor. It is the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic, and during Dragon Con weekend, it handles a significant influx of attendees from across the country and internationally.
The fastest airport-to-downtown option for solo travelers is MARTA's Gold and Red Lines, which serve the airport from Airport Station in the domestic terminal. A direct ride to Peachtree Center Station takes approximately 25 to 30 minutes and drops you within one block of the Hyatt Regency and Marriott Marquis. For groups arriving together — especially with large checked bags, costume pieces, or props — the MARTA ride gets complicated: navigating the terminals with a group of 12 or 15 people, stacking luggage on a train car, and hoping everyone's on the same car when the doors close is its own ordeal.
A charter bus or Sprinter Van airport pickup from Hartsfield-Jackson bypasses all of that. The vehicle meets your group at the designated commercial pickup area, luggage goes in the undercarriage storage bays, and your whole crew arrives at the Hyatt or Marriott front door together. This is especially valuable for groups with elaborate costume pieces — full suits of armor, oversized props, structured wings — that don't fit in overhead train bins or rideshare trunks and that riders really don't want to wrestle through a busy airport terminal on their own.
Review the Hartsfield-Jackson ground transportation page for the current commercial pickup zone, which is subject to periodic relocation.
For groups flying in from multiple cities on different flights, a van or minibus airport pickup can consolidate everyone across two or three arrival windows before heading downtown in a single vehicle. Call 470-298-3025 with your flight arrival times and we'll build the pickup schedule around your itinerary.
Charter Bus Drop-Off and Pickup Near the Dragon Con Hotels
Understanding where charter buses actually load and unload around the Dragon Con hotel cluster is one of the most practical things this guide can give you — because the street layout near Peachtree Center is not intuitive, especially during an event that fills those sidewalks with 80,000 people and periodically closes the main arterial road for the parade.
The most practical drop-off corridor for groups arriving at the Dragon Con hotel cluster is Courtland Street NE, which runs north-south and provides direct access to the Hilton Atlanta and Courtland Grand Hotel, with a short interior walk to the Hyatt Regency and Marriott Marquis via the hotel's covered pedestrian connections. For the Hyatt Regency, the main vehicle entrance is on Peachtree Street NE, but during high-traffic convention periods, approaching via Courtland Street and walking through the connected hotel network is often faster than queuing on Peachtree Street proper.
The Marriott Marquis has a circular drive off Peachtree Center Ave NE that can accommodate vehicle drop-off, though it is also heavily congested on Dragon Con arrival days, particularly Thursday and Friday afternoon when thousands of attendees are simultaneously checking in. For groups with heavy luggage or large costume pieces, a Courtland Street drop-off with a walk to the Marriott through the hotel skybridge system keeps your group moving faster than sitting in the circular drive queue.
For the Westin Peachtree Plaza and AmericasMart, buses approach via Peachtree Street NW and Andrew Young International Blvd NW — note that this section of Peachtree is the NW continuation of the street, which runs differently from Peachtree Street NE in the convention cluster. The dual-Peachtree naming convention in Atlanta regularly confuses out-of-town groups; your Party Bus in Atlanta reservation coordinator will have the correct address and approach route confirmed in your booking.
After drop-off, charter bus staging during Dragon Con happens primarily in surface lots along Andrew Young International Blvd NW and in the larger commercial parking areas southwest of the hotel cluster near the Georgia World Congress Center campus. Your coordinator confirms staging logistics as part of the booking — you won't have to figure out bus parking while also trying to check in with two suitcases and a seven-foot prop staff.
The Dragon Con Parade: What Saturday Morning Means for Your Transportation Plan
The Dragon Con Parade is one of the convention's most iconic annual events, launched in 2002 and now one of the largest cosplay parades in the United States. Thousands of costumed participants march down Peachtree Street through downtown Atlanta, with the route running from the Centennial Olympic Park area toward the Marriott Marquis. The parade is televised locally on WUPA-TV and streamed online, drawing tens of thousands of additional spectators onto the sidewalks of Peachtree Street.
For transportation purposes, the Saturday morning parade means one critical thing: Peachtree Street is closed or restricted to through traffic during the parade window. Groups planning to arrive at the Dragon Con hotels on Saturday morning need to plan on accessing the hotels via Courtland Street NE, Baker Street NE, and International Blvd NW rather than expecting standard vehicle access on Peachtree Street. Groups wanting to watch the parade from a prime sidewalk spot need to arrive and be positioned before the street closures and crowds fully settle in — typically by early morning.
A chartered bus for the Saturday parade experience serves a different function than a standard shuttle: it becomes your pre-parade staging area. Your group loads at the hotel, the bus drops you at your chosen parade-viewing position on Peachtree Street before closures begin, and the bus returns to pick up the group when you're ready — coordinated around the actual parade schedule rather than rideshare availability. For groups that have traveled from out of state specifically to see the Dragon Con Parade as part of their convention experience, this is the setup that actually works.
The Hotel-Shuttle Problem: Moving Between Five Hotels Every Day
Even attendees who stay in one of the five Dragon Con host hotels face a daily transportation challenge: your programming schedule will almost certainly take you to multiple hotels in a single day. The panel you want Thursday morning might be in the Hilton. The autograph session you've been planning for months is in the Marriott Marquis Walk of Fame.
The cosplay contest you're competing in is in the Hyatt Regency ballroom. The room party your friends are hosting is in the Westin.
Walking the full hotel circuit in Dragon Con costume — in Atlanta's September heat, on sidewalks packed wall-to-wall with other convention attendees — is genuinely exhausting by day two. Trying to coordinate a group of 15 or 20 people across this circuit via rideshare is a coordination nightmare: split groups, surge pricing on 6-block trips, and drivers who can't find your pickup spot because the cosplay crowds have made the standard curbside location inaccessible.
For groups that want a dedicated convention shuttle for the duration of the event — a vehicle on call for your group from Thursday through Monday — Party Bus in Atlanta can structure a multi-day booking around your schedule. This is the setup that large friend groups and cosplay groups use to solve the multi-hotel problem without spending the convention playing rideshare coordinator. Call 470-298-3025 to discuss what a multi-day dedicated convention shuttle would look like for your group size and how many days you need coverage.
Cosplay and Costumes: Why Charter Buses Solve a Problem Rideshare Can't
A practical reality that Dragon Con transportation guides rarely address directly: elaborate cosplay costumes are genuinely incompatible with most rideshare situations, and they present real challenges on public transit. A standard rideshare sedan may decline a pickup when a seven-foot Gundam frame is waiting on the curb. MARTA trains don't have space for oversized prop wings, full-frame mech suits, or the structured costume frameworks that take two people to assemble — and carrying those pieces through a busy airport terminal or up subway stairs before even reaching the pickup point adds real friction to every departure.
A chartered minibus or Sprinter Van solves all of these problems at once. The undercarriage storage on a full-size charter bus handles oversized costume pieces, prop weapons, spare parts, and the inevitable pile of con merch that accumulates by day three. The climate-controlled cabin means your group arrives at the hotel in presentation condition rather than sweated through from a crowded train and a crammed rideshare.
And the bus holds your whole group together, which matters when you've spent two months coordinating a 12-person group cosplay and need everyone in the same location for the lobby photo you've been planning since January.
Our 14-passenger Sprinter limo is a popular choice for smaller cosplay groups who want a photo-worthy vehicle that matches the effort they've put into their builds. Our 15- to 35-passenger minibuses are the most common Dragon Con booking for medium-size friend groups. For large groups traveling from out of state, our 40- to 56-passenger charter buses have full undercarriage storage bays and onboard restrooms that make the multi-hour drive from Charlotte or Nashville comfortable rather than a logistics exercise.
For groups planning a late-night celebration ride, our 15- to 50-passenger party buses have a built-in bar, LED lighting, and premium sound for the full experience.
Late Nights, Rideshare Surge Pricing, and the 2 AM Problem
Dragon Con doesn't stop at midnight. Room parties, concerts, late-night panels, and the unstructured energy of 80,000 fans in costume keep the convention alive until 3, 4, and 5 in the morning throughout the weekend. This creates a well-known transportation problem that every Dragon Con attendee eventually encounters: trying to get a rideshare out of the Peachtree Center neighborhood at 2 AM on a Friday or Saturday night.
Rideshare surge pricing during Dragon Con peaks late at night, when demand from tens of thousands of attendees leaving simultaneously collides with the limited driver supply willing to navigate a downtown Atlanta convention corridor at that hour. 3x to 5x base rates on Dragon Con Friday and Saturday nights are common, with wait times of 30 to 45 minutes even at elevated prices. On Sunday night — the convention's unofficial closing night, with the largest room parties of the weekend — the surge problem is at its most intense.
A late-night charter bus or party bus with a set pickup time eliminates this entirely. Your group parties until you're ready, the bus is there at the time you agreed to when you booked, and the trip back to your hotel costs what you budgeted — not whatever the algorithm decides at 2:15 AM. For groups staying in hotels outside the convention cluster (Buckhead, Midtown, Sandy Springs, the suburbs), this matters even more: rideshare pricing from downtown to a Perimeter-area hotel on Saturday night can reach $60 to $100 per car, which is not a per-person price.
Our party buses with a built-in bar, LED lighting, and premium sound make the late-night ride back part of the Dragon Con experience rather than a frustrating cap to it. Book the late-night pickup when you book the rest of your Dragon Con transportation — it's the part most groups wish they'd planned ahead of time.
Suburban Hotel Blocks: The Daily Shuttle Solution
Dragon Con hotel blocks sell out extraordinarily fast — often within hours of release, sometimes within minutes for the primary host hotels. Many attending groups end up with rooms in suburban Atlanta: Buckhead, Midtown, Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Decatur, or further out in Cobb, Gwinnett, or Clayton Counties. This is a completely workable situation with the right daily transportation plan.
If your group is staying at a hotel in Buckhead — along Peachtree Road NE north of I-85 — the drive to the Dragon Con hotels is about 4 miles, a 15-minute drive on a normal day. On Labor Day weekend mornings with convention traffic converging from all directions, that same drive can take 40 minutes in a personal vehicle, plus the time searching for downtown parking that costs $25 to $40 per day in surface lots and more in hotel garages. And that's when downtown parking is even available to non-guests, which it often isn't during the convention.
A dedicated daily shuttle solves this completely. Your group gathers at a set time at the suburban hotel, loads the van or minibus, and arrives together at a coordinated drop-off point near the Dragon Con hotels. No parking search, no splitting up, no one stranded because they lost the carpool coordination.
The same bus picks up in the evening at a designated time and location — or on a flexible schedule if your group prefers to stagger returns.
This daily shuttle structure works especially well for larger groups sharing a hotel block outside the convention. The per-person cost of a dedicated daily shuttle often compares favorably to multiple rounds of ridesharing once you account for five days of late-night surge pricing, downtown parking costs, and the reality that someone in the group always needs an unexpected pickup at an inconvenient hour.
Sample Dragon Con Transportation Scenarios and Quotes
Out-of-State Group Trip from Charlotte, NC: A 40-person Dragon Con crew from Charlotte books a 56-passenger motorcoach for the round trip. The bus departs from a central Charlotte meeting point Thursday morning, allowing for the typical 4–5 hour Labor Day corridor drive, drops the group at the Marriott Marquis on Peachtree Center Ave NE, and is booked for a Monday afternoon return. The motorcoach includes WiFi, reclining seats, onboard restrooms, and undercarriage storage for luggage and costume pieces.
For a multi-day round-trip quote on this itinerary, call 470-298-3025 or use our instant online quote tool with your headcount and exact dates.
ATL Airport Group Pickup for 18 Attendees: A Dragon Con crew of 18 flies in from three different cities on Thursday afternoon, arriving on three different flights between 2 PM and 5 PM at Hartsfield-Jackson. A Sprinter Van or small minibus stages at the airport across the arrival window, consolidates the group as each flight lands, and delivers everyone — with full luggage and a set of large prop pieces in the undercarriage — to the Hyatt Regency front entrance. No MARTA navigation with 18 people and oversized bags, no splitting into three rideshares with three different surge prices.
Late-Night Saturday Party Bus: A 25-person Dragon Con group books a party bus for Saturday night pickup outside the Marriott Marquis at 1 AM. The bus has a built-in bar and sound system for the ride back to a Buckhead hotel block. This eliminates the 2 AM surge nightmare and keeps the group together for the Saturday-night energy.
See our 25-passenger party bus fleet page for amenities and pricing, or get an instant quote online.
Multi-Day Suburban Shuttle for 30-Person Group: A large friend group staying in Sandy Springs books a 35-passenger minibus for four days of daily round trips to the convention cluster. The bus departs from their hotel each morning at a set time and makes a coordinated evening pickup. Pricing for a recurring daily shuttle is built as a multi-day contract — call 470-298-3025 with your headcount, hotel location, and daily schedule and we'll build a quote around your specific itinerary.
Frequently Asked Questions About Dragon Con Bus Rentals
When should I book a charter bus for Dragon Con?
As early as possible — ideally 6 to 9 months before the convention. Dragon Con is one of the highest-demand transportation weekends in Atlanta, and vehicle availability mirrors the hotel situation: the best options at the best rates are secured by groups who plan well ahead. Groups booking in January or February for August/September Dragon Con have the best selection, the best pricing, and the most flexibility for multi-day or complex itineraries.
Groups calling in July or August are working with whatever remains. Call 470-298-3025 to check current availability for your Dragon Con dates.
What bus size is right for my Dragon Con group?
For groups of 8 to 14, a Sprinter Van handles airport pickups, hotel shuttles, and day-of coordination efficiently. For 15 to 35 people, a minibus is the most common Dragon Con booking — it fits the typical friend group or cosplay crew comfortably, with enough luggage and costume storage for a multi-day trip. For 40 to 56 people, especially groups driving from out of state, the full motorcoach with full undercarriage storage and onboard restrooms makes the I-85/I-75 run from Charlotte or Nashville comfortable.
For groups specifically planning the late-night party experience, our 15- to 50-passenger party buses have the built-in bar and sound system for the celebration ride.
Where does the charter bus drop off at the Dragon Con hotels?
The most practical drop-off points near the Dragon Con hotel cluster are along Courtland Street NE for access to the Hilton and Courtland Grand, with a short walk to the Hyatt; along Peachtree Center Ave NE for the Marriott Marquis circular drive; and along Peachtree St NW and Andrew Young International Blvd NW for the Westin and AmericasMart. Your Party Bus in Atlanta coordinator confirms the specific drop point and any event-day street restrictions — including Saturday parade closures on Peachtree Street — as part of your booking.
Can a charter bus pick up at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport?
Yes. Atlanta airport charter bus pickups use the designated commercial vehicle staging area at the domestic or international terminal. For groups arriving on multiple flights, we can stage across a window of 2 to 3 hours to consolidate everyone before heading downtown.
Check the Hartsfield-Jackson ground transportation page for current commercial pickup zone locations, which periodically change.
What happens to Peachtree Street during the Dragon Con Parade on Saturday?
The Dragon Con Parade runs annually on Saturday morning along Peachtree Street through the convention district. During the parade window, Peachtree Street is closed or restricted to through traffic. Groups arriving by chartered bus on Saturday morning should plan to approach via Courtland Street NE or Andrew Young International Blvd NW rather than expecting standard access on Peachtree Street.
We coordinate the Saturday approach with awareness of parade timing in every Dragon Con booking.
How much does a charter bus to Dragon Con cost?
Pricing depends on group size, vehicle type, trip length, days needed, and travel distance. For a Atlanta-local group needing a daily hotel shuttle, a Sprinter Van or minibus on a daily booking rate is the typical structure. For out-of-state groups driving from Charlotte, Nashville, Birmingham, or Columbia, a full motorcoach on a multi-day contract is the practical option.
See our Atlanta charter bus prices page for current rates, or use our instant online quote tool to compare pricing in under 30 seconds. For a custom multi-day Dragon Con itinerary, call 470-298-3025 — our team is available 24/7.
Can my group book a bus just for the late-night Dragon Con parties?
Absolutely. Late-night Dragon Con pickup bookings — typically 1 AM to 3 AM on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday — are among our most frequent Dragon Con requests. A party bus booked for a 2 to 3 hour late-night window gives your group a guaranteed pickup at a predetermined price, with the party continuing on board during the ride back to wherever you're staying.
For groups staying in Buckhead, Midtown, or the suburbs, this is usually more cost-effective per person than rideshare alternatives at those hours, and considerably more fun. Book this alongside your other Dragon Con transportation — it's the piece most groups wish they'd planned in advance.
Are ADA-accessible buses available for Dragon Con?
Yes, ADA-accessible charter buses are available at no additional charge. Let us know at booking if any members of your group require a wheelchair lift, wider aisles, or other accessibility features, and we'll match you to a vehicle with those accommodations. We ask for at least 48 hours' advance notice to confirm ADA-accessible availability, so the earlier you include this in your booking, the better.
Book Your Dragon Con Charter Bus Today
Dragon Con is one of the most logistically complex group events in the Southeast, and it happens on one of the most heavily traveled weekends of the year in one of the country's busiest cities. Getting your group there together — from wherever you're starting, in whatever costumes you've been building since January — is the part that makes or breaks the convention experience before you even badge in.
Party Bus in Atlanta coordinates group transportation to Dragon Con every Labor Day weekend, including airport pickups from Hartsfield-Jackson, daily hotel shuttles from Buckhead and the suburbs, multi-day motorcoach trips from Charlotte, Nashville, Birmingham, and beyond, and late-night party bus pickups from the convention hotel corridor. Our reservation team is available 24/7 at 470-298-3025, or use our instant online quote tool to see vehicle availability and pricing for your Dragon Con dates in under 30 seconds. Have your group size, travel dates, and approximate itinerary ready, and we'll build a transportation plan around Dragon Con 2025 (August 28–September 1) or Dragon Con 2026 (September 3–September 7) that gets your whole crew there and back without the scramble.
