Adding Value to Your Breeze Card is easy:

       At the Breeze Vending Machine

1. Select “Reload Card” from the display menu.
2. Tap your Breeze Card on the round, blue Breeze target.
3. Select the value you would like to put on your card by pressing the button on the menu screen.
4. Insert your payment into the slot – cash, coins or credit/debit card.
5. Tap your Breeze Card on the blue target a second time to load the value onto your card.

* Click here for Breeze Vending Machine orientation for the visually impaired.

       ...or the Breeze Bus Fare Box

1. Tap Breeze Card on the bus farebox
2. Insert cash (bills and/or coins),
3. Tap your card again to load the value and transfer

NOTE: The Bus Fare Box can only load cash value. No trips or passes.

       Using your Breeze Card is easy!

1. Tap your Breeze Card on the round, blue Breeze target located on the station entry gate or bus fare box.
2. The reader will let you know your card has been accepted and flash your remaining balance on the screen.
3. Breeze will open the entry gate for you or signal the bus driver that you have paid.
4. To receive your transfers, tap your card on the Breeze “target” as you exit a rail station. (This step is not necessary on buses.)

The Breeze Vending Machine is a MARTA Breeze card sales and reloading device installed in rail stations. The information below may be helpful in familiarizing individuals, who are blind or visually impaired, with the layout of the machines. To request a copy of the following Orientation in Braille, CD or Cassette please call 404-848-4037.

The viewing Screen

As you face the Breeze vending machine, the viewing screen, made of glass, is at approximately four feet from the bottom and towards the left side of the machine.

The Transaction Buttons

On the left of the screen, a little more than halfway up, there are 5 raised letters “A” through “E” from top to bottom in large print and Braille. The actual transaction buttons are located to the left of the letters. On the right side of the screen, there are 5 raised letters “F” through “J” from top to bottom in large print and Braille. The transaction buttons are located to the right of the letters.

The Cancel Button

Approximately 6 inches to the right of the “I” and “J” buttons is the cancel button. Press that if you need to cancel a transaction. The word “cancel” is written in raised print and Braille above the button.

The Coin Slot

Above the word “cancel” is a round mirror for sighted people to use to see if someone is approaching. Approximately 4 inches to the right of the mirror is the coin slot, which can be used for paying for Breeze cards or tickets. To the immediate left of the coin slot is a button to use for coin return. Below the coin slot is a list in Braille of the different coins that may be used in the machine. They are $1 coins, quarters, dimes, and nickels.

The Bank Card Area

Below the viewing screen, on the left side, is raised print that says “Bank Card” in raised print and “Credit/Debit” in Braille. The keypad, to enter your PIN number, is in a recessed area immediately below the raised print that says Bank Card. To the right of the keypad is the credit and debit card slot. The machine takes Master Card, Visa, American Express and Discover. The card needs to be put in with the magnetic strip on the upper right side.

Tap your Breeze Card

To the right of the credit and debit slot is a smooth plastic blue circle that says “Breeze” in print. This is where you tap your Breeze card when the machine prompts you to do so. Above the circle it says “Tap Card” in raised print and “tap here” in Braille. 

The Bill Accepter

To the right of the smooth plastic blue circle that says “Breeze” is the bill accepter. Bills should be laid flat and placed in the slot either face-up or face-down. To the right of the accepter in raised print and Braille, it states which bill denominations the machine accepts. The accepter takes one, five, ten and twenty dollar bills.

The Audio Button

On the left side of the machine, directly under the bank card keypad is the word “Audio” in raised print and Braille. Below the “A” in “Audio” is the audio button. Push that and the machine will speak the directions. To the right of the button is a headphone jack that you may use if you choose.

Card/Change/Receipt Dispenser

Near the bottom of the machine, about two feet up from the floor, in the center, is the product dispensing unit. Above it in raised letters and Braille it says “Card/Change/Receipt.” This is where you would retrieve your Breeze card, change or receipt by pushing in the plastic flap covering the opening.