Travel and Transportation
Get There Fast and Easy
Post-exam celebrations or fun weekend dinners call for a day around town. Whether you’re discovering your favorite new coffee shop or searching for a great lunch spot, choose one of these options to explore Auburn.
Uber
Get to your favorite places in Auburn, and explore the greater Opelika area, with Uber! Download the Uber app for easy car pick up and drop off, at the location of your choice.
Walking & Biking
Auburn is a walkable city, with plenty of biking trails and sidewalks. With mild weather, you can use your bike or walk, to easily move about on and off campus.
Tiger Transit
Auburn’s University’s Tiger Transit bus system is available to all students and offers routes on campus and around Auburn. Download the TransLoc app to choose the route that will get you where you want to go!
Airports, Cars, and Buses
Groome Transportation
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Located 7 miles south of Atlanta’s business district, Atlanta’s International Airport is the busiest airport in the world! Offering nonstop service to more than 150 domestic and 70 international destinations, you’ll be able to get anywhere you need to go.
K & S Transportation
More Great Cities to Explore
Auburn is a charming city, with lots to offer. When you’re ready to explore outside Alabama, there are many other Southern cities waiting to be discovered—and all with unique cultures.
Atlanta
Travel by car: 1.5 hours
The largest city in the Southeast is just 1.5 hours away. Atlanta is home to the nation’s busiest airport (making it easy to fly home) and more than a dozen Fortune 500 companies.
New Orleans
Travel by car: 5.5 hours. By plane: 3 hours. By bus: 8 hours.
Nicknamed the “Big Easy,” New Orleans is known for its exciting nightlife, soulful music, and spicy cuisine. It is also host to the world-famous Mardi Gras, a colorful and lively carnival which takes place every March.
Nashville
Travel by car: 5 hours. By plane: 2.5 hours. By bus: 7.3 hours.
The capital of the state of Tennessee, Nashville is the soul of country music, and hosts the historic Grand Ole Opry House. Downtown you’ll find plenty of restaurants with live country music, as well as the Johnny Cash Museum.