--- title: "Parking guides · ORD Airport Guide" description: "Every ORD guide on parking: 5 guides, each answering one question. They include can you reserve parking at O'Hare?" url: "https://ordairportguide.com/guides/parking/" updated: "2026-11-01" airport: "ORD" type: "guide" --- > Independent guide, not the official ORD website. All pages: https://ordairportguide.com/llms.txt # Parking guides Every ORD guide on parking: 5 guides, each answering one question. They include can you reserve parking at O'Hare? Updated November 1, 2026 What parking at ORD costs and which option fits your trip: the garages by the terminals, the cheaper options for a longer trip, and where to wait when you are picking someone up. The guides answer one question each; the parking page lists every lot with its published rates. Looking for the listings themselves? They are on the [Parking](https://ordairportguide.com/parking/) page. ![The coffered concrete ceiling and white columns with red bands of a covered level of the Main Garage at O'Hare.](https://ordairportguide.com/images/ord/main-garage-level-4-v15-800.webp) [Can you reserve parking at O'Hare?](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/can-you-reserve-parking-at-ohare/) Yes. O'Hare holds a covered space for $10 per space per day on top of parking, on Level 2 of the Terminal 5 garage or Level 4 of the Main Garage or Lot F. - [Where the reserved spaces are](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/can-you-reserve-parking-at-ohare/#where-the-reserved-spaces-are) - [How you book](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/can-you-reserve-parking-at-ohare/#how-you-book) - [How the fee adds up](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/can-you-reserve-parking-at-ohare/#how-the-fee-adds-up) - [Reserve, or drive in and look](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/can-you-reserve-parking-at-ohare/#reserve-or-drive-in-and-look) - [What the reserved page doesn’t say](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/can-you-reserve-parking-at-ohare/#what-the-reserved-page-doesnt-say) - [Check your vehicle’s height first](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/can-you-reserve-parking-at-ohare/#check-your-vehicles-height-first) - [Sources](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/can-you-reserve-parking-at-ohare/#sources) ![The red-canopied entry plaza of an O'Hare economy parking lot on an overcast day, with booths, a grass strip and trees behind.](https://ordairportguide.com/images/ord/economy-lots-g-h-bessie-coleman-v27-800.webp) [Cheapest parking at O'Hare for a week away](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/cheapest-parking-at-ohare-week-away/) Seven days at O'Hare's daily rates: $112 in Economy Lot G or H, $210 in Lot F, $301 in the Main Garage, and how the shuttle and train work. - [What a week costs in each lot](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/cheapest-parking-at-ohare-week-away/#what-a-week-costs-in-each-lot) - [Tall vehicles and electric cars](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/cheapest-parking-at-ohare-week-away/#tall-vehicles-and-electric-cars) - [What the airport doesn’t publish for a week](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/cheapest-parking-at-ohare-week-away/#what-the-airport-doesnt-publish-for-a-week) - [Where Lots F, G and H are](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/cheapest-parking-at-ohare-week-away/#where-lots-f-g-and-h-are) - [How the shuttle and train get you to your terminal](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/cheapest-parking-at-ohare-week-away/#how-the-shuttle-and-train-get-you-to-your-terminal) - [Reserving a space costs $10 a day extra](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/cheapest-parking-at-ohare-week-away/#reserving-a-space-costs-10-a-day-extra) - [Sources](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/cheapest-parking-at-ohare-week-away/#sources) ![An electric vehicle charging bay in a parking garage at O'Hare, with a white electric SUV plugged in beside the driving lane.](https://ordairportguide.com/images/ord/t5-garage-ev-level-v8-800.webp) [EV charging and tall vehicles in O'Hare parking](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/ev-charging-tall-vehicles-ohare-parking/) O'Hare lists EV stations in the Main Garage, Terminal 5 garage and Lot F. Clearances run 6 feet 6 inches to 9 feet. Lots D, G and H have no height limit. - [Stations and clearances side by side](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/ev-charging-tall-vehicles-ohare-parking/#stations-and-clearances-side-by-side) - [Which garage suits an electric car?](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/ev-charging-tall-vehicles-ohare-parking/#which-garage-suits-an-electric-car) - [Where does a tall vehicle fit?](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/ev-charging-tall-vehicles-ohare-parking/#where-does-a-tall-vehicle-fit) - [A tall vehicle that needs a charge](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/ev-charging-tall-vehicles-ohare-parking/#a-tall-vehicle-that-needs-a-charge) - [Sources](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/ev-charging-tall-vehicles-ohare-parking/#sources) ![The stacked concrete decks and red railings of the Main Garage at O'Hare, where hourly and daily parking apply.](https://ordairportguide.com/images/ord/main-garage-level-1-v6-800.webp) [Short-term parking at O'Hare: the hourly rates](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/short-term-parking-at-ohare-hourly-rates/) Main Garage Level 1 charges $3 for the first hour and $79 for 8 to 24 hours. The daily levels charge $43 for that band. Rates, payment and clearances. - [What each stay costs](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/short-term-parking-at-ohare-hourly-rates/#what-each-stay-costs) - [If your stay runs past a few hours](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/short-term-parking-at-ohare-hourly-rates/#if-your-stay-runs-past-a-few-hours) - [How to pay and what to watch for](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/short-term-parking-at-ohare-hourly-rates/#how-to-pay-and-what-to-watch-for) - [Sources](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/short-term-parking-at-ohare-hourly-rates/#sources) ![The curved slatted wall of the Terminal 5 parking garage at O'Hare, with the terminal roofline beside it.](https://ordairportguide.com/images/ord/main-garage-exterior-v2-800.webp) [Which O'Hare parking is closest to your terminal?](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/which-ohare-parking-closest-terminal/) Premier is under 300 feet from Terminals 1 and 3 at $63 a day. Terminal 2 uses the Main Garage, Terminal 5 its own garage. Economy lots need a train. - [Where to park for each terminal](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/which-ohare-parking-closest-terminal/#where-to-park-for-each-terminal) - [Premier Parking is covered and takes no bookings](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/which-ohare-parking-closest-terminal/#premier-parking-is-covered-and-takes-no-bookings) - [The Main Garage and Lots B and C](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/which-ohare-parking-closest-terminal/#the-main-garage-and-lots-b-and-c) - [Terminal 5 has its own garage](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/which-ohare-parking-closest-terminal/#terminal-5-has-its-own-garage) - [The economy lots need a train](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/which-ohare-parking-closest-terminal/#the-economy-lots-need-a-train) - [Sources](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/which-ohare-parking-closest-terminal/#sources)