--- title: "Transport guides · ORD Airport Guide" description: "Every ORD guide on getting to and from the airport: 8 guides, each answering one question." url: "https://ordairportguide.com/guides/getting-to-and-from-the-airport/" updated: "2026-10-31" airport: "ORD" type: "guide" --- > Independent guide, not the official ORD website. All pages: https://ordairportguide.com/llms.txt # Transport guides Every ORD guide on getting to and from the airport: 8 guides, each answering one question. Updated October 31, 2026 How to get between ORD and where you are going: trains, buses, taxis, ride-hail and rental cars, with what each costs and where it picks up as the operators publish it. The guides compare the options for the trips people make most, and the transport pages list every mode in one place. Looking for the listings themselves? They are on the [Transport](https://ordairportguide.com/transport/) page. ![A sound wall of pale concrete panels beside the grey concrete lanes of an O'Hare approach road.](https://ordairportguide.com/images/ord/terminals-123-approach-roadway-v13-800.webp) [Driving to O'Hare: directions and which approach for which terminal](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/driving-ohare-directions-which-approach-which-terminal/) Terminals 1, 2 and 3 share one set of roadways. Terminal 5 has its own signs off I-190, and the Multi-Modal Facility is off Mannheim Road and Zemke. - [Start with your airline](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/driving-ohare-directions-which-approach-which-terminal/#start-with-your-airline) - [Which approach for which place](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/driving-ohare-directions-which-approach-which-terminal/#which-approach-for-which-place) - [Dropping off and picking up](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/driving-ohare-directions-which-approach-which-terminal/#dropping-off-and-picking-up) - [Sources](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/driving-ohare-directions-which-approach-which-terminal/#sources) ![The blue sign at the free cell phone waiting lot at O'Hare, with the airport control tower and terminal on the horizon.](https://ordairportguide.com/images/ord/cell-phone-lot-v9-800.webp) [Dropping off and picking up at O'Hare](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/dropping-off-picking-up-at-ohare-curbs-rules-cell-phone-lot/) Drop off on the upper level, pick up at the outermost lower curb. Curb waiting gets you towed, so use the free cell phone lot on Bessie Coleman Drive. - [Dropping off: the upper level, at your airline’s terminal](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/dropping-off-picking-up-at-ohare-curbs-rules-cell-phone-lot/#dropping-off-the-upper-level-at-your-airlines-terminal) - [Picking up: the lower level, outermost curb](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/dropping-off-picking-up-at-ohare-curbs-rules-cell-phone-lot/#picking-up-the-lower-level-outermost-curb) - [Getting to the cell phone lot](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/dropping-off-picking-up-at-ohare-curbs-rules-cell-phone-lot/#getting-to-the-cell-phone-lot) - [When the lot or the curb doesn’t fit](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/dropping-off-picking-up-at-ohare-curbs-rules-cell-phone-lot/#when-the-lot-or-the-curb-doesnt-fit) - [If your passenger is taking Uber or Lyft](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/dropping-off-picking-up-at-ohare-curbs-rules-cell-phone-lot/#if-your-passenger-is-taking-uber-or-lyft) - [Sources](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/dropping-off-picking-up-at-ohare-curbs-rules-cell-phone-lot/#sources) ![The CTA O'HARE STATION lettering on the tiled fascia above the fare area of the O'Hare Blue Line station.](https://ordairportguide.com/images/ord/blue-line-ohare-fare-area-v7-800.webp) [How to ride the CTA Blue Line from O'Hare](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/how-ride-cta-blue-line-from-ohare/) Follow Trains to City to the Blue Line, or ride the airport train from Terminal 5 first. Boarding at O'Hare costs $5, and downtown is 40-45 minutes away. - [Walk from Terminals 1, 2 or 3](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/how-ride-cta-blue-line-from-ohare/#walk-from-terminals-1-2-or-3) - [Terminal 5 starts with a train ride](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/how-ride-cta-blue-line-from-ohare/#terminal-5-starts-with-a-train-ride) - [Which ticket fits your stay](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/how-ride-cta-blue-line-from-ohare/#which-ticket-fits-your-stay) - [On the platform and on board](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/how-ride-cta-blue-line-from-ohare/#on-the-platform-and-on-board) - [Sources](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/how-ride-cta-blue-line-from-ohare/#sources) ![The Kiss 'n' Fly shelter at the Multi-Modal Facility at O'Hare, seen along its long yellow-columned canopy.](https://ordairportguide.com/images/ord/kiss-n-fly-drop-off-v7-800.webp) [Kiss 'n' Fly at O'Hare: a drop-off away from the terminals](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/kiss-n-fly-at-ohare-drop-off-away-from-terminals/) The Kiss 'n' Fly is at the Multi-Modal Facility; airport pages say northeast or northwest corner. Take I-190 Exit 2A, park up to 15 minutes, ride the train. - [Exit 2A, then two right turns](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/kiss-n-fly-at-ohare-drop-off-away-from-terminals/#exit-2a-then-two-right-turns) - [Dropping off: leave the car, take the train](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/kiss-n-fly-at-ohare-drop-off-away-from-terminals/#dropping-off-leave-the-car-take-the-train) - [Picking up: your passenger comes back to you](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/kiss-n-fly-at-ohare-drop-off-away-from-terminals/#picking-up-your-passenger-comes-back-to-you) - [Kiss ‘n’ Fly or the terminal curb](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/kiss-n-fly-at-ohare-drop-off-away-from-terminals/#kiss-n-fly-or-the-terminal-curb) - [Sources](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/kiss-n-fly-at-ohare-drop-off-away-from-terminals/#sources) ![The empty taxi lane on the lower level at O'Hare Terminal 1, with numbered boards along the yellow kerb and the blue-banded concrete piers.](https://ordairportguide.com/images/ord/t1-taxi-stand-v6-800.webp) [O'Hare taxi fares: metered, shared and suburban cabs](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/ohare-taxi-fares-metered-shared-suburban-cabs/) What the meter charges at O'Hare, the shared flat fares, how suburban cabs are priced and called, and the curb stand at each terminal. - [The stand is on the lower level at every terminal](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/ohare-taxi-fares-metered-shared-suburban-cabs/#the-stand-is-on-the-lower-level-at-every-terminal) - [What the meter charges](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/ohare-taxi-fares-metered-shared-suburban-cabs/#what-the-meter-charges) - [The airport’s $50 and the CTA’s $40](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/ohare-taxi-fares-metered-shared-suburban-cabs/#the-airports-50-and-the-ctas-40) - [Shared rides have a flat fare](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/ohare-taxi-fares-metered-shared-suburban-cabs/#shared-rides-have-a-flat-fare) - [Suburban trips come in two kinds](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/ohare-taxi-fares-metered-shared-suburban-cabs/#suburban-trips-come-in-two-kinds) - [When a cab isn’t the car you want](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/ohare-taxi-fares-metered-shared-suburban-cabs/#when-a-cab-isnt-the-car-you-want) - [Sources](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/ohare-taxi-fares-metered-shared-suburban-cabs/#sources) ![The sloped steel canopy over the lower-level curb at Terminal 3 at O'Hare, where pre-booked drivers meet passengers.](https://ordairportguide.com/images/ord/t3-lane-2-pickup-v4-800.webp) [Pre-booked cars and limousines at O'Hare: where the driver meets you](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/pre-booked-cars-limousines-at-ohare-where-driver-meets-you/) Claim your bags, call the company, then meet on the lower level in lane 2. The plate number, the 5 to 20 minute wait and where to find a company. - [How the pickup works](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/pre-booked-cars-limousines-at-ohare-where-driver-meets-you/#how-the-pickup-works) - [When the driver comes to baggage claim](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/pre-booked-cars-limousines-at-ohare-where-driver-meets-you/#when-the-driver-comes-to-baggage-claim) - [Finding a company when you haven’t booked](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/pre-booked-cars-limousines-at-ohare-where-driver-meets-you/#finding-a-company-when-you-havent-booked) - [Which pickup point goes with which ride](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/pre-booked-cars-limousines-at-ohare-where-driver-meets-you/#which-pickup-point-goes-with-which-ride) - [Sources](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/pre-booked-cars-limousines-at-ohare-where-driver-meets-you/#sources) ![The tall white hall on Level 1 of the Multi-Modal Facility at O'Hare, where the rental car counters are, with its stepped skylights and blue wall sculpture.](https://ordairportguide.com/images/ord/mmf-rental-counters-v4-800.webp) [Renting a car at O'Hare](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/renting-car-at-ohare-where-counters-are-how-reach-them/) Every O'Hare rental counter is in the Multi-Modal Facility, a free Airport Transit System ride from all four terminals. Phone numbers and shuttle notes. - [Which companies have counters, and how to call them](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/renting-car-at-ohare-where-counters-are-how-reach-them/#which-companies-have-counters-and-how-to-call-them) - [Riding the train to the building](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/renting-car-at-ohare-where-counters-are-how-reach-them/#riding-the-train-to-the-building) - [Off-airport companies run their own shuttles](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/renting-car-at-ohare-where-counters-are-how-reach-them/#off-airport-companies-run-their-own-shuttles) - [Driving to the building to return the car](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/renting-car-at-ohare-where-counters-are-how-reach-them/#driving-to-the-building-to-return-the-car) - [Sources](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/renting-car-at-ohare-where-counters-are-how-reach-them/#sources) ![The entrance mat and steel sill of a glass vestibule leading to the curb at O'Hare's Terminal 2.](https://ordairportguide.com/images/ord/t2-rideshare-waiting-area-v10-800.webp) [Uber and Lyft at O'Hare](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/uber-lyft-at-ohare-which-pole-at-which-terminal/) Uber and Lyft pick up on the upper level at Terminal 2 (poles 2A to 2G) and Terminal 3 (3G, 3H, 3J, 3K). From Terminal 1 or 5, ride the free train first. - [Which pole is yours?](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/uber-lyft-at-ohare-which-pole-at-which-terminal/#which-pole-is-yours) - [Getting to a pole from Terminal 1 or Terminal 5](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/uber-lyft-at-ohare-which-pole-at-which-terminal/#getting-to-a-pole-from-terminal-1-or-terminal-5) - [Wheelchair rides and the Multi-Modal Facility use other spots](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/uber-lyft-at-ohare-which-pole-at-which-terminal/#wheelchair-rides-and-the-multi-modal-facility-use-other-spots) - [Heading to the airport instead](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/uber-lyft-at-ohare-which-pole-at-which-terminal/#heading-to-the-airport-instead) - [Sources](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/uber-lyft-at-ohare-which-pole-at-which-terminal/#sources)