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Quick trip snapshot

 Expect about 69 miles and ~1 hr 20 min in light traffic (airport to Ellijay area), then a few local minutes to Garnet Dr  

CHA → 1503 Garnet Dr, Ellijay GA 30540 (step-by-step)

1. Exit Chattanooga Airport (CHA). Follow signs out of the terminal to Airport Rd.
    
2. Turn right onto Airport Rd and go a short distance.
    
3. Merge onto TN-153 S toward I-75 / Chattanooga / Atlanta.
    
4. Stay on TN-153 S until you reach the interchange with I-75.
    
5. Merge onto I-75 South toward Atlanta.
    
6. Continue on I-75 S into Georgia, passing Ringgold and Dalton.
    
7. Take Exit 333 for GA-52 E / Walnut Ave toward Ellijay / Chatsworth.
    
8. At the end of the ramp, turn left onto GA-52 E / Walnut Ave.
    
9. Stay on GA-52 E (often co-signed with US-76 E) through Chatsworth and toward Ellijay.
    
10. As you enter Ellijay, keep following GA-52 / US-76 until your turn for Garnet Dr.
     
11. Turn onto Garnet Dr, then follow the road to 1503 Garnet Drive.

Quick trip snapshot

• Distance: about 87–88 miles total by car.  
• Typical drive time: ~1 hr 20–35 min; Atlanta metro traffic (especially I-285/I-575) is the main variable.  
• Tolls: none on this route.

1. Leave ATL Airport 
   • Follow signs out of the airport to I-85 North toward Atlanta.
     (If you start from rental cars, you’ll be funneled to the same I-85 N access.)
      

1. I-85 North → I-285 North/West
    
   • Stay on I-85 N for ~10 miles.
      
   • Take the exit for I-285 N/W (Perimeter Hwy) toward Chattanooga / Greenville
      

1. I-285 → I-575 North
    
   • Continue on I-285 around the north side of Atlanta ~15 miles.
      
   • Take Exit 20 for I-575 N toward Canton / Jasper.
      

1. I-575 becomes GA-5 / GA-515
    
   • Stay straight as I-575 merges into GA-5 N / GA-515 N.
      
   • Continue north through Canton → Ball Ground → Jasper.
      

1. GA-515 into Ellijay
    
   • Keep following GA-515 N directly into Ellijay.
      
   • This highway approach is the standard fastest way from ATL to Ellijay.
      

1. Last miles to 1503 Garnet Drive
    
   • From central Ellijay, follow your GPS to Garnet Dr and continue to 1503.
      
   • The neighborhood roads can wind a bit, so GPS is best for the final 2–3 miles.