--- title: "Sleeping at O'Hare overnight: the 24-hour checkpoint" description: "O'Hare publishes no overnight rule. Only Terminal 5's Checkpoint 10 stays open 24 hours, while two trains and some hotel shuttles run all night." url: "https://ordairportguide.com/guides/sleeping-at-ohare-overnight/" updated: "2026-11-01" airport: "ORD" type: "guide" --- > Independent guide, not the official ORD website. All pages: https://ordairportguide.com/llms.txt # Sleeping at O'Hare overnight O'Hare publishes no overnight rule. Only Terminal 5's Checkpoint 10 stays open 24 hours, while two trains and some hotel shuttles run all night. Updated November 1, 2026 ![Empty blue gate seats beside the glass passenger corridor under the oval-lit ceiling of Concourse M in O'Hare's Terminal 5, late in the evening.](https://ordairportguide.com/images/ord/t5-m24-gate-seating-night-v21.webp) Gate area, Terminal 5 ## Open 24 hours at ORD Open 24 hours 8 - [Baskin Robbins & Dunkin'](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/baskin-robbins-dunkin/) · Terminal 5 · before security - [Dunkin'](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/dunkin-terminal-3/) · Concourse H, Gate H-5 · after security - [Dunkin'](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/dunkin-terminal-5/) · Concourse M, Gate M-16 · after security - [EVOLVE by Hudson](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/evolve-by-hudson/) · Concourse M, Gate M-14 · after security - [Starbucks](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/starbucks-terminal-1-gate-b-9/) · Concourse B, Gate B-9 · after security - [Starbucks](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/starbucks-terminal-1-gate-b-5/) · Concourse B, Gate B-5 · after security - [Starbucks](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/starbucks-terminal-2-gate-e-2/) · Concourse E, Gate E-2 · after security - [Starbucks](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/starbucks-terminal-3-gate-k-4/) · Concourse K, Gate K-4 · after security [Everything open at ORD right now](https://ordairportguide.com/dining/#open-now) From each place's published hours, in ORD local time. Hours change on holidays and at short notice; 208 of 219 listed places publish hours we can read exactly. No published rule covers sleeping in O’Hare’s terminals overnight. The airport’s checkpoint, hotel and transit pages say nothing on it, so there is no policy to quote. What it does publish is hours: [Terminal 5](https://ordairportguide.com/terminals/terminal-5/) is the only terminal whose checkpoint never closes, and two trains run all night, so you can leave for a bed at any hour. ## Which checkpoint is open all night? | Terminal | Checkpoint open longest | Hours | | --- | --- | --- | | Terminal 1 | Checkpoint 1 | 3:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. | | Terminal 2 | Checkpoint 5 | 3:15 a.m. to 11 p.m. | | Terminal 3 | Checkpoint 7A | 3:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. | | Terminal 5 | Checkpoint 10 | Open 24 hours | The airport adds that checkpoint hours are general and day-to-day activity can change them. Our [security page](https://ordairportguide.com/security/) lists the hours of every checkpoint. ## What is open past security at night Terminal 5’s Concourse M has an EVOLVE by Hudson at Gate M14 that lists 24 hours, and a power station at Gate M13 with seats and outlets. In Terminals 1, 2 and 3, these list 24 hours: - Starbucks at Gates B5 and B9 in Terminal 1 - Starbucks at Gate E2 in Terminal 2 - Starbucks at Gate K4 and the Dunkin’ at Gate H5 in Terminal 3 Terminal 2’s [Family Lounge](https://ordairportguide.com/amenities/family-kids/), in the Main Hall near Gate F1, is listed as open 24 hours on the airport’s map. It’s a children’s play space with colorful seating, device charging and stroller parking, and the airport publishes no overnight rule for it. Before security, [Baskin Robbins & Dunkin’](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/baskin-robbins-dunkin/) at Terminal 5 baggage claim lists 24 hours, and the Hilton’s [Caffe Mercato](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/caffe-mercato/) lists 6 a.m. to midnight. A 24-hour listing doesn’t say who may stay after a checkpoint closes. O’Hare also publishes no lockers or left-luggage service, and Travelers Aid says it can’t store luggage, so you’ll carry everything if you leave for a bed. ## Trains and rides that run through the night The [Airport Transit System](https://ordairportguide.com/transport/airport-transit-system/) is free and runs 24 hours a day. The CTA Blue Line serves O’Hare at all times, every day, and it costs $5 to board at O’Hare. Taxi stands sit at the lower-level curb outside baggage claim at every terminal. The city adds a $1.00 overnight surcharge from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., and the airport puts the average fare to downtown at $50. Our [taxi page](https://ordairportguide.com/transport/taxi/) lists the full meter rates. ## Hotel shuttles and which run at night The Hilton Chicago O’Hare Airport sits across from Terminals 1, 2 and 3 and joins them by underground walkways. From Terminal 5, ride the train to the terminal core and pick up the same walkway. An indoor route then carries on to the Blue Line platform. Other hotels send shuttles to the Terminal 2 arrivals curb, and Virtual Concierge Kiosks by baggage claim will call one at no charge. | Hotel | Shuttle hours | How to get it | | --- | --- | --- | | Loews Chicago O’Hare Hotel | 24 hours, every 15 minutes | No booking, lower level at Terminal 2 near door 2C | | Staybridge Suites Chicago O’Hare Airport | 24 hours, every half hour | Book ahead with the hotel, lower level at Terminal 2 door 2E | | Sonesta Simply Suites Chicago O’Hare Airport | 24 hours, on request | Call the hotel once you have your luggage | | Hilton Rosemont/Chicago O’Hare | 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekdays, to 10 p.m. at weekends | Terminal 2 arrivals curb | | Super 8 by Wyndham Chicago O’Hare Airport | Early morning until midnight | Phone the hotel. Nothing runs in the small hours, so budget for a taxi | Our [hotels page](https://ordairportguide.com/hotels/) lists each hotel with how you reach it. ## Sources - ORD Airport Guide: [Terminal 5](https://ordairportguide.com/terminals/terminal-5/), [security checkpoints](https://ordairportguide.com/security/), [Airport Transit System](https://ordairportguide.com/transport/airport-transit-system/), [taxis](https://ordairportguide.com/transport/taxi/) and [hotels](https://ordairportguide.com/hotels/) - Chicago Department of Aviation: Security, Hilton Chicago O’Hare, Shuttles, Public Transit and Airport Transit System - Chicago Transit Authority: Blue Line