What this page says about Athens was read from the Georgia Department of Driver Services' own page for it, its locations list and its office closures page on October 21, 2026, and those pages are linked beside each fact.
Athens at 1505 US Highway 29 North, Athens, GA 30601: its hours, the services DDS lists for it, appointments and the online route, and the other DDS locations nearby.
In this guide: Address and telephone, Hours at Athens, What Athens handles, Appointments and what you can do online, The notice DDS shows for Athens, Other DDS locations near Athens, Before you go to Athens, Questions about Athens
Address and telephone
Athens
1505 US Highway 29 North, Athens, GA 30601
Telephone: (678) 413-8400
The Georgia Department of Driver Services keeps a page of its own for Athens, read October 21, 2026, with the address, the week's hours and the services offered; it is listed on the DDS locations list with every other center and kiosk.
The DDS page places Athens at 34.0166115, -83.3247857.
Hours at Athens
DDS publishes no hours on the page for Athens, so this page carries no day table rather than a guessed one.
Athens closes on the dates DDS lists on its office closures page for every customer service center in 2026, the Saturday before a Monday holiday included.
What Athens handles
DDS lists 10 services offered at Athens:
- First Issuance
- Renewals
- Replace Stolen/Lost
- Out of State Transfers
- Non-Commercial Road Test
- Reinstatements
- Georgia Driving History Reports (MVR)
- Regular Knowledge Exam
- Motorcycle Knowledge Exam
- CDL Written Exams
Athens is a DDS customer service center, the counter for a first license, permit or ID, a renewal in person, a REAL ID, a transfer from another state, the knowledge exams and, where listed above, the road tests. Titles, registration and plates are not done at Athens or any DDS center: they belong to the Department of Revenue's county tag office, and the county tag office guide says which errand goes where.
DDS asks every customer visiting Athens to complete its online license, ID or permit form before the visit, the note it puts at the top of the center's page, and takes cash, major cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay at the counter.
Appointments and what you can do online
DDS takes walk-ins at Athens for everything except a road test: the helpful links on its page say appointments are required for road tests only, and those are booked on the DDS road test page. Before any visit to Athens DDS asks for its online license, ID or permit form.
A renewal, a replacement, an address change and a driving history for someone near Athens can be done without the trip through DDS online services or the DDS 2 GO app, with a $5 discount DDS gives on eligible online transactions; the renewal guide says who qualifies.
The notice DDS shows for Athens
DDS puts this note on the page for Athens: This location has officially closed and moved to our Oconee Location.
Other DDS locations near Athens
DDS lists 1 other DDS locations in Athens besides Athens:
- Oconee County Kroger, 1720 Epps Bridge Pkwy, Athens, GA 30606
By straight line distance from the map point for Athens, the 5 nearest are:
- New Holland Market Kroger, 1931 Jesse Jewell Parkway SE, Gainesville, GA 30601, about 1 miles
- Oconee County Kroger, 1720 Epps Bridge Pkwy, Athens, GA 30606, about 10 miles
- Oconee, 1627 McNutt Creek Road, Bogart, GA 30622, about 14 miles
- Jackson County Publix, 1685 Old Pendergrass Rd, Jefferson, GA 30549, about 18 miles
- Barrow County Publix, 916 Loganville Hwy, Bethlehem, GA 30620, about 25 miles
All 195 Georgia DDS locations, Athens among them, are on the Georgia DDS location list.
Before you go to Athens
For a first license, a REAL ID or a transfer at Athens take the documents on the DDS REAL ID page: identity, Social Security number, two proofs of Georgia residence and, where it applies, lawful status. The Georgia REAL ID guide and the identity and residency guide set them out for a visit to Athens.
What a transaction at Athens costs is on the DDS fees and terms page, $32 for an eight year license and $10 for a learner's permit among them, and in the Georgia fee guide, which also carries the Department of Revenue's title, tag and TAVT figures for the county tag office.
Calling (800) 436-7442, or the (678) 413-8400 number DDS prints on the page for Athens, reaches the DDS call center, not a telephone inside Athens, because DDS publishes no direct line for any location.
Questions about Athens
Where is Athens?
DDS lists Athens at 1505 US Highway 29 North, Athens, GA 30601.
What are the hours at Athens?
DDS publishes no hours for Athens.
What is the telephone number for Athens?
DDS gives (678) 413-8400.
What can you do at Athens?
DDS lists 10 services for Athens, the first being first issuance.
What kind of office is Athens?
DDS lists Athens as a Customer Service Center.
Are there other DDS locations in Athens besides Athens?
Yes, 1 more in Athens besides Athens: Oconee County Kroger.
More Georgia DDS pages
Other offices and the rules behind them: all 195 Georgia DDS offices and the Georgia DDS guide.
What to bring and what it costs before you go: the Georgia vehicle registration and how a Georgia car title is transferred.
The public records of the same place, kept by the county and the city, not the DMV: Oconee County public records.