--- title: "Terminals and getting around ยท ORD Airport Guide" description: "Every ORD guide on terminals and getting around: 5 guides, each answering one question. They include o'Hare terminals and concourses explained." url: "https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminals-and-getting-around/" updated: "2026-11-03" airport: "ORD" type: "guide" --- > Independent guide, not the official ORD website. All pages: https://ordairportguide.com/llms.txt # Terminals and getting around Every ORD guide on terminals and getting around: 5 guides, each answering one question. They include o'Hare terminals and concourses explained. Updated November 3, 2026 How the terminals at ORD fit together: which airlines use which building, how to move between them on foot, by train or by bus, and what is in each. Each guide answers one question about finding your way; the terminal pages list the gates and places in each. ![Neon tubes in red, orange and blue looping across the mirrored ceiling of O'Hare's Terminal 1 passage between Concourses B and C, above glowing coloured glass walls.](https://ordairportguide.com/images/ord/t3-l1-concourse-start-v33-800.webp) [O'Hare terminals and concourses explained](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/ohare-terminals-concourses-explained/) O'Hare's terminals are 1, 2, 3 and 5. B and C are in Terminal 1, E and F in 2, G, H, K and L in 3, M in 5. How to read a gate, plus the MMF and Hilton. - [Which letter is in which terminal](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/ohare-terminals-concourses-explained/#which-letter-is-in-which-terminal) - [A gate number is a concourse letter plus a gate](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/ohare-terminals-concourses-explained/#a-gate-number-is-a-concourse-letter-plus-a-gate) - [Your airline decides your terminal](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/ohare-terminals-concourses-explained/#your-airline-decides-your-terminal) - [The Multi-Modal Facility is a separate building you reach by train](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/ohare-terminals-concourses-explained/#the-multi-modal-facility-is-a-separate-building-you-reach-by-train) - [The Hilton is the one hotel inside the airport](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/ohare-terminals-concourses-explained/#the-hilton-is-the-one-hotel-inside-the-airport) - [Sources](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/ohare-terminals-concourses-explained/#sources) ![The white steel arches and glass roof of the barrel-vaulted concourse in Terminal 1 at O'Hare.](https://ordairportguide.com/images/ord/t1-concourse-c-barrel-vault-v4-800.webp) [Terminal 1 at O'Hare: Concourses B and C, checkpoints and links](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-1-at-ohare-concourses-b-c-checkpoints-links/) Terminal 1 has Gates B1 to B24 and C1 to C31, Checkpoints 1, 2 and 3, a secure walk to Terminals 2 and 3 and a bus to Terminal 5 from Gate C18B. - [Checkpoints 1, 2 and 3](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-1-at-ohare-concourses-b-c-checkpoints-links/#checkpoints-1-2-and-3) - [Concourse B: Gates B1 to B24](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-1-at-ohare-concourses-b-c-checkpoints-links/#concourse-b-gates-b1-to-b24) - [Concourse C: Gates C1 to C31](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-1-at-ohare-concourses-b-c-checkpoints-links/#concourse-c-gates-c1-to-c31) - [Polaris Lounge, near Gate C18](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-1-at-ohare-concourses-b-c-checkpoints-links/#polaris-lounge-near-gate-c18) - [Walking to Terminals 2 and 3](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-1-at-ohare-concourses-b-c-checkpoints-links/#walking-to-terminals-2-and-3) - [The bus to Terminal 5 from Gate C18B](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-1-at-ohare-concourses-b-c-checkpoints-links/#the-bus-to-terminal-5-from-gate-c18b) - [Information desks](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-1-at-ohare-concourses-b-c-checkpoints-links/#information-desks) - [Getting here and away](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-1-at-ohare-concourses-b-c-checkpoints-links/#getting-here-and-away) - [Sources](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-1-at-ohare-concourses-b-c-checkpoints-links/#sources) ![The World War II Wildcat fighter replica on display in Terminal 2 at O'Hare, near Gate E1.](https://ordairportguide.com/images/ord/t2-main-hall-v5-800.webp) [Terminal 2 at O'Hare: Concourses E and F, the Family Lounge and the chapel](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-2-at-ohare-concourses-e-f-family-lounge-chapel/) Terminal 2 has one checkpoint, Gates E1 to E17 and F1 to F28, a Family Lounge past security, and a chapel and USO before it. Hours and links inside. - [Checkpoint 5](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-2-at-ohare-concourses-e-f-family-lounge-chapel/#checkpoint-5) - [Concourse E: Gates E1 to E17](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-2-at-ohare-concourses-e-f-family-lounge-chapel/#concourse-e-gates-e1-to-e17) - [Concourse F: Gates F1 to F28](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-2-at-ohare-concourses-e-f-family-lounge-chapel/#concourse-f-gates-f1-to-f28) - [The Family Lounge](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-2-at-ohare-concourses-e-f-family-lounge-chapel/#the-family-lounge) - [The chapel and the USO](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-2-at-ohare-concourses-e-f-family-lounge-chapel/#the-chapel-and-the-uso) - [Information desks and Travelers Aid](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-2-at-ohare-concourses-e-f-family-lounge-chapel/#information-desks-and-travelers-aid) - [Terminals 1 and 3 on foot, Terminal 5 by bus or train](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-2-at-ohare-concourses-e-f-family-lounge-chapel/#terminals-1-and-3-on-foot-terminal-5-by-bus-or-train) - [Getting here and away](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-2-at-ohare-concourses-e-f-family-lounge-chapel/#getting-here-and-away) - [Sources](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-2-at-ohare-concourses-e-f-family-lounge-chapel/#sources) ![Looking up the glass vault of the passage from the Rotunda toward Concourses H and K in Terminal 3 at O'Hare, hung with national flags.](https://ordairportguide.com/images/ord/t3-k2-info-desk-stretch-v4-800.webp) [Terminal 3 at O'Hare: Concourses G, H, K and L and the Rotunda](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-3-at-ohare-concourses-g-h-k-l-rotunda/) Terminal 3 has four concourses, four checkpoints (6, 7, 7A, 8), a Rotunda with the Yoga Room and USO, and bus gates G17 and K20 to Terminal 5. - [Checkpoints 6, 7, 7A and 8](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-3-at-ohare-concourses-g-h-k-l-rotunda/#checkpoints-6-7-7a-and-8) - [The Rotunda: Yoga Room and USO](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-3-at-ohare-concourses-g-h-k-l-rotunda/#the-rotunda-yoga-room-and-uso) - [Concourse G: Gates G1A to G21](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-3-at-ohare-concourses-g-h-k-l-rotunda/#concourse-g-gates-g1a-to-g21) - [Concourse H: Gates H1A to H18](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-3-at-ohare-concourses-g-h-k-l-rotunda/#concourse-h-gates-h1a-to-h18) - [Concourse K: Gates K1 to K20](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-3-at-ohare-concourses-g-h-k-l-rotunda/#concourse-k-gates-k1-to-k20) - [Concourse L: Gates L1A to L28](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-3-at-ohare-concourses-g-h-k-l-rotunda/#concourse-l-gates-l1a-to-l28) - [Lounges: Admirals Clubs and the Flagship](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-3-at-ohare-concourses-g-h-k-l-rotunda/#lounges-admirals-clubs-and-the-flagship) - [The information desk at Gate K2](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-3-at-ohare-concourses-g-h-k-l-rotunda/#the-information-desk-at-gate-k2) - [The bus to Terminal 5 from Gates G17 and K20](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-3-at-ohare-concourses-g-h-k-l-rotunda/#the-bus-to-terminal-5-from-gates-g17-and-k20) - [Check-in, parking and the Blue Line](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-3-at-ohare-concourses-g-h-k-l-rotunda/#check-in-parking-and-the-blue-line) - [Sources](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-3-at-ohare-concourses-g-h-k-l-rotunda/#sources) ![The long white ceiling and clerestory windows of Concourse M at O'Hare's Terminal 5.](https://ordairportguide.com/images/ord/t5-concourse-m-view-v9-800.webp) [Terminal 5 at O'Hare: Concourse M, customs and the parking garage](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-5-at-ohare-concourse-m-customs-parking-garage/) Terminal 5 has Gates M1 to M40, a 24-hour Checkpoint 10, the customs arrival point for international flights and a garage joined by an enclosed bridge. - [Checkpoint 10](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-5-at-ohare-concourse-m-customs-parking-garage/#checkpoint-10) - [Concourse M: Gates M1 to M40](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-5-at-ohare-concourse-m-customs-parking-garage/#concourse-m-gates-m1-to-m40) - [Food, shops and ATMs before security](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-5-at-ohare-concourse-m-customs-parking-garage/#food-shops-and-atms-before-security) - [The lounges](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-5-at-ohare-concourse-m-customs-parking-garage/#the-lounges) - [Arriving from abroad: customs](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-5-at-ohare-concourse-m-customs-parking-garage/#arriving-from-abroad-customs) - [Leaving for Chicago after customs](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-5-at-ohare-concourse-m-customs-parking-garage/#leaving-for-chicago-after-customs) - [Meeting someone who has landed](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-5-at-ohare-concourse-m-customs-parking-garage/#meeting-someone-who-has-landed) - [The garage and Lot D](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-5-at-ohare-concourse-m-customs-parking-garage/#the-garage-and-lot-d) - [Leaving Terminal 5 for the other terminals](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-5-at-ohare-concourse-m-customs-parking-garage/#leaving-terminal-5-for-the-other-terminals) - [Information desk and checking in](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-5-at-ohare-concourse-m-customs-parking-garage/#information-desk-and-checking-in) - [Sources](https://ordairportguide.com/guides/terminal-5-at-ohare-concourse-m-customs-parking-garage/#sources)