--- title: "International arrivals and connections · ORD Airport Guide" description: "Every ORD guide on international arrivals and connections: 7 guides, each answering one question. They include arriving at O'Hare Terminal 5 from abroad." url: "https://ordairportguide.com/guides/international-arrivals-and-connections/" updated: "2026-11-01" airport: "ORD" type: "guide" --- > Independent guide, not the official ORD website. All pages: https://ordairportguide.com/llms.txt # International arrivals and connections Every ORD guide on international arrivals and connections: 7 guides, each answering one question. They include arriving at O'Hare Terminal 5 from abroad. Updated November 1, 2026 Arriving at ORD from abroad, leaving on an international flight, or connecting between the two: passport control and customs, where international flights depart, and how much time a change between a domestic and an international flight needs. The guides follow what the airport and the border agencies publish. ![A stainless baggage claim belt beside a round grey column on the dark terrazzo floor of the Terminal 5 baggage claim hall at O'Hare.](https://ordairportguide.com/images/ord/t5-baggage-claim-belts-v10-800.webp) [Arriving at O'Hare Terminal 5 from abroad](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/arriving-at-ohare-terminal-5-from-abroad-customs-baggage/) How Terminal 5 international arrivals work: passport lines, bags, customs, re-check desks and the curb. O'Hare's traveler page lists no queue times. - [Which passport line can you use?](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/arriving-at-ohare-terminal-5-from-abroad-customs-baggage/#which-passport-line-can-you-use) - [Some preclearance flights go straight to domestic baggage claim](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/arriving-at-ohare-terminal-5-from-abroad-customs-baggage/#some-preclearance-flights-go-straight-to-domestic-baggage-claim) - [After passport control, you claim bags and then clear customs](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/arriving-at-ohare-terminal-5-from-abroad-customs-baggage/#after-passport-control-you-claim-bags-and-then-clear-customs) - [If you’re connecting, re-check your bags before the next security line](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/arriving-at-ohare-terminal-5-from-abroad-customs-baggage/#if-youre-connecting-re-check-your-bags-before-the-next-security-line) - [Getting to Terminals 1, 2 and 3 for the next flight](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/arriving-at-ohare-terminal-5-from-abroad-customs-baggage/#getting-to-terminals-1-2-and-3-for-the-next-flight) - [Leaving Terminal 5: rides from the lower-level curb](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/arriving-at-ohare-terminal-5-from-abroad-customs-baggage/#leaving-terminal-5-rides-from-the-lower-level-curb) - [If something goes wrong](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/arriving-at-ohare-terminal-5-from-abroad-customs-baggage/#if-something-goes-wrong) - [Sources](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/arriving-at-ohare-terminal-5-from-abroad-customs-baggage/#sources) ![The white steel arches and skylights of the Terminal 1 concourse at O'Hare, seen from below.](https://ordairportguide.com/images/ord/t3-k20-gate-area-v10-800.webp) [Changing between United or American and Delta at O'Hare](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/changing-between-united-or-american-delta-at-ohare/) Delta flies from Terminal 5, United from Terminals 1 and 2, American from Terminal 3. Bus and train routes, and what only your airlines can answer. - [Your route, by pair](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/changing-between-united-or-american-delta-at-ohare/#your-route-by-pair) - [When the bus isn’t running](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/changing-between-united-or-american-delta-at-ohare/#when-the-bus-isnt-running) - [Bags and screening: what the airport says](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/changing-between-united-or-american-delta-at-ohare/#bags-and-screening-what-the-airport-says) - [What only your airlines can answer](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/changing-between-united-or-american-delta-at-ohare/#what-only-your-airlines-can-answer) - [Sources](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/changing-between-united-or-american-delta-at-ohare/#sources) ![A row of self-service bag drop positions in the Terminal 5 check-in hall at O'Hare.](https://ordairportguide.com/images/ord/t5-recheck-desks-v5-800.webp) [Connecting from an international flight at O'Hare: the steps in order](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/connecting-from-international-flight-at-ohare-steps-order/) Immigration, bags, customs, recheck, TSA again, then the train or bus to Terminals 1 to 3. O'Hare publishes no minimum connection time for any of it. - [1. Immigration comes first](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/connecting-from-international-flight-at-ohare-steps-order/#1-immigration-comes-first) - [2. Bags, then customs and agriculture](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/connecting-from-international-flight-at-ohare-steps-order/#2-bags-then-customs-and-agriculture) - [3. Recheck your bags](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/connecting-from-international-flight-at-ohare-steps-order/#3-recheck-your-bags) - [4. Train or bus to Terminals 1, 2 and 3](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/connecting-from-international-flight-at-ohare-steps-order/#4-train-or-bus-to-terminals-1-2-and-3) - [5. Screening, and what to pack where](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/connecting-from-international-flight-at-ohare-steps-order/#5-screening-and-what-to-pack-where) - [What only your airline can answer](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/connecting-from-international-flight-at-ohare-steps-order/#what-only-your-airline-can-answer) - [Sources](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/connecting-from-international-flight-at-ohare-steps-order/#sources) ![A bronze mosaic column, sheer curtains and tall windows onto the apron inside the Delta Sky Club in Terminal 5 at O'Hare.](https://ordairportguide.com/images/ord/t5-m11-m14-sky-club-stretch-v9-800.webp) [Lounges in Terminal 5 at O'Hare: Delta, Air France and LOT](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/lounges-terminal-5-at-ohare-delta-air-france-lot/) Delta Sky Club near Gates M11 to M14, Air France near M17, LOT near M18. Hours, who gets in, and what to use now that the Swissport Lounge has closed. - [Who gets into the Delta Sky Club](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/lounges-terminal-5-at-ohare-delta-air-france-lot/#who-gets-into-the-delta-sky-club) - [The Air France Lounge adds Priority Pass, with a gap at midday](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/lounges-terminal-5-at-ohare-delta-air-france-lot/#the-air-france-lounge-adds-priority-pass-with-a-gap-at-midday) - [The LOT lounge has no hours or phone number listed](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/lounges-terminal-5-at-ohare-delta-air-france-lot/#the-lot-lounge-has-no-hours-or-phone-number-listed) - [Wingtips, and the closed Swissport Lounge](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/lounges-terminal-5-at-ohare-delta-air-france-lot/#wingtips-and-the-closed-swissport-lounge) - [Sources](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/lounges-terminal-5-at-ohare-delta-air-france-lot/#sources) ![The rails and mesh-fenced walkway of the elevated O'Hare airport train guideway beneath the terminal building.](https://ordairportguide.com/images/ord/t5-ats-platform-v13-800.webp) [The O'Hare terminal train: Terminal 5 to Terminals 1, 2 and 3](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/ohare-terminal-train-terminal-5-terminals-1-2-3/) The Airport Transit System joins Terminals 1, 2, 3 and 5 at no charge, about 10 minutes end to end. A ride from Terminal 5 ends at a TSA checkpoint. - [Where the ATS stops](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/ohare-terminal-train-terminal-5-terminals-1-2-3/#where-the-ats-stops) - [How long the ride takes](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/ohare-terminal-train-terminal-5-terminals-1-2-3/#how-long-the-ride-takes) - [When the ATS is your only choice](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/ohare-terminal-train-terminal-5-terminals-1-2-3/#when-the-ats-is-your-only-choice) - [Wheelchairs and the ATS](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/ohare-terminal-train-terminal-5-terminals-1-2-3/#wheelchairs-and-the-ats) - [Past the terminals: Blue Line, rental cars and Metra](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/ohare-terminal-train-terminal-5-terminals-1-2-3/#past-the-terminals-blue-line-rental-cars-and-metra) - [Sources](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/ohare-terminal-train-terminal-5-terminals-1-2-3/#sources) ![The main room of the Wingtips Lounge in Terminal 5 at O'Hare, with blue columns, high tables and airfield windows.](https://ordairportguide.com/images/ord/t5-m19-wingtips-stretch-v5-800.webp) [The Swissport Lounge at O'Hare has closed: who can use Wingtips instead](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/swissport-wingtips-lounges-at-ohare-who-can-use-them/) Priority Pass lists the Swissport Lounge as permanently closed. Which airlines Wingtips lists, how Priority Pass works at Terminal 5 now, and where to find the lounges. - [Which lounge takes your airline](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/swissport-wingtips-lounges-at-ohare-who-can-use-them/#which-lounge-takes-your-airline) - [Priority Pass: Wingtips, up to three hours before departure](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/swissport-wingtips-lounges-at-ohare-who-can-use-them/#priority-pass-wingtips-up-to-three-hours-before-departure) - [Where Wingtips is: near Gate M19](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/swissport-wingtips-lounges-at-ohare-who-can-use-them/#where-wingtips-is-near-gate-m19) - [Hours](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/swissport-wingtips-lounges-at-ohare-who-can-use-them/#hours) - [Getting there from another terminal or a landing](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/swissport-wingtips-lounges-at-ohare-who-can-use-them/#getting-there-from-another-terminal-or-a-landing) - [No day pass is listed for Wingtips](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/swissport-wingtips-lounges-at-ohare-who-can-use-them/#no-day-pass-is-listed-for-wingtips) - [Sources](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/swissport-wingtips-lounges-at-ohare-who-can-use-them/#sources) ![The Terminal Transfer Bus standing at its apron stop at Terminal 3 at O'Hare, with its door open.](https://ordairportguide.com/images/ord/t3-g17-gate-area-v4-800.webp) [The Terminal Transfer Bus at O'Hare: who can ride it and when](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-transfer-bus-at-ohare-who-can-ride-it-when/) The secure-side bus between Terminal 5 and Terminals 1 and 3 takes connecting passengers with a same-day boarding pass, 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. - [Who counts as connecting](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-transfer-bus-at-ohare-who-can-ride-it-when/#who-counts-as-connecting) - [Where the bus leaves from](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-transfer-bus-at-ohare-who-can-ride-it-when/#where-the-bus-leaves-from) - [When the bus isn’t running](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-transfer-bus-at-ohare-who-can-ride-it-when/#when-the-bus-isnt-running) - [What the airport doesn’t say](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-transfer-bus-at-ohare-who-can-ride-it-when/#what-the-airport-doesnt-say) - [Sources](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-transfer-bus-at-ohare-who-can-ride-it-when/#sources)