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title: "Uber and Lyft at O'Hare: which pole at Terminal 2 or 3"
description: "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."
url: "https://ordairportguide.com/guides/uber-lyft-at-ohare-which-pole-at-which-terminal/"
updated: "2026-11-01"
airport: "ORD"
type: "guide"
---

> Independent guide, not the official ORD website. All pages: https://ordairportguide.com/llms.txt

# Uber and Lyft at O'Hare

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.

Updated November 1, 2026

![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.webp)

Entrance vestibule to the curb, Terminal 2

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The airport names [Uber and Lyft pickup poles](https://ordairportguide.com/transport/rideshare/) at Terminal 2 and Terminal 3, both on the upper level. If you landed in Terminal 1 or Terminal 5, the airport names no regular pickup zone for you, so ride the free Airport Transit System to Terminal 2 or 3 first. Wheelchair accessible vehicles and black cars are the exception: they load on the lower level of every terminal.

## Which pole is yours?

Your driver names the pole, and the airport tells riders to wait in the pickup zone for your terminal until the driver arrives.

| Terminal | Pickup zone | Where to wait |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Terminal 2 | Upper level, orange signs marked 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F and 2G | An indoor waiting area sits between vestibules 2A and 2D |
| Terminal 3 | Upper level, green signs marked 3G, 3H, 3J and 3K | No indoor area is listed |
| Terminals 1 and 5 | None named for regular rides | Ride the train to Terminal 2 or 3 |

## Getting to a pole from Terminal 1 or Terminal 5

The [Airport Transit System](https://ordairportguide.com/transport/airport-transit-system/) runs 24 hours a day and stops at Terminals 1, 2, 3 and 5. Trains come every 3 to 5 minutes at peak. The whole run from Terminal 1 to the Multi-Modal Facility takes about 10 minutes, so a hop between terminals is shorter than that. The upper level is the departures roadway.

If the train detour doesn’t suit you, taxi stands sit at the lower-level curb outside baggage claim at every terminal. The airport puts the average taxi fare to downtown at $50, and our [taxi page](https://ordairportguide.com/transport/taxi/) lists the meter rates.

## Wheelchair rides and the Multi-Modal Facility use other spots

Request a wheelchair accessible vehicle in the app, through Access Mode on Lyft or UberWAV on Uber. Beyond the terminals, it loads at the Multi-Modal Facility, where the rental cars and Economy Lot F sit. Rideshare pickup there happens only at the [Kiss ‘n’ Fly](https://ordairportguide.com/transport/kiss-n-fly/), through Door 6.

## Heading to the airport instead

The airport’s drop-off page sends departing passengers to the curb front of the terminal where their airline is located, following the Departures signs to the upper-level roadway. Our [airlines page](https://ordairportguide.com/airlines/) lists which terminal each airline uses. Lyft’s O’Hare page says you can schedule a ride to the airport up to 90 days ahead.

## Sources

- ORD Airport Guide: [rideshare](https://ordairportguide.com/transport/rideshare/), [Terminal 2](https://ordairportguide.com/terminals/terminal-2/), [Terminal 3](https://ordairportguide.com/terminals/terminal-3/), [Airport Transit System](https://ordairportguide.com/transport/airport-transit-system/), [taxis](https://ordairportguide.com/transport/taxi/), [Kiss ‘n’ Fly](https://ordairportguide.com/transport/kiss-n-fly/) and [airlines](https://ordairportguide.com/airlines/)
- Chicago Department of Aviation: the taxi, limo and rideshare page, the drop-off and pick-up page and the Airport Transit System page
- Lyft: rides to ORD