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title: "Connecting flights at ORD: getting between terminals"
description: "Connecting flights at Chicago O'Hare International Airport: transfers between flights."
url: "https://ordairportguide.com/connections/"
updated: "2026-10-31"
airport: "ORD"
type: "page"
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> Independent guide, not the official ORD website. All pages: https://ordairportguide.com/llms.txt

# Connecting flights

Connecting flights at Chicago O'Hare International Airport: transfers between flights.

Updated October 31, 2026

More in our guide: [How long do you need to connect at O'Hare?](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/how-long-do-you-need-connect-at-ohare/).

## Getting around

- **Airport Transit System:** Stations at Terminal 1, Terminal 2, Terminal 3, Terminal 5 and the Multi-Modal Facility, every 3 to 5 minutes at peak hours, 24 hours a day.
- **Terminal 1 to Terminal 2:** The Airport Transit System runs between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2.
- **Terminal 2 to Terminal 3:** The Airport Transit System runs between Terminal 2 and Terminal 3.
- **Terminal 3 to Terminal 5:** The Airport Transit System runs between Terminal 3 and Terminal 5.
- **Terminal Transfer Bus, Terminal 1 to Terminal 5:** Boards at Terminal 1, Gate C18B, and Terminal 5, Gate M13. The Terminal Transfer Bus runs on the secure side, both ways, every 15 minutes from 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., for connecting passengers with a same-day boarding pass for the terminal they are heading to. Outside those hours, connecting means leaving security, riding the Airport Transit System and being screened again.
- **Terminal Transfer Bus, Terminal 3 to Terminal 5:** Boards at Terminal 3, Gates G17 and K20, and Terminal 5, Gate M13. The Terminal Transfer Bus runs on the secure side, both ways, every 15 minutes from 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., for connecting passengers with a same-day boarding pass for the terminal they are heading to. Outside those hours, connecting means leaving security, riding the Airport Transit System and being screened again.