---
title: "Where to buy a SIM card at O'Hare: the spots marked on"
description: "O'Hare's map marks SIM cards at the Terminal 5 and Terminal 3 baggage claims and past security in Terminals 1 and 3. It names no seller or price."
url: "https://ordairportguide.com/guides/where-buy-sim-card-at-ohare/"
updated: "2026-10-31"
airport: "ORD"
type: "guide"
---

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

# Where to buy a SIM card at O'Hare

O'Hare's map marks SIM cards at the Terminal 5 and Terminal 3 baggage claims and past security in Terminals 1 and 3. It names no seller or price.

Updated October 31, 2026

![The wide terrazzo walkway of Concourse M in Terminal 5 at O'Hare, along the line of shops.](https://ordairportguide.com/images/ord/t5-m30-end-stretch-v9.webp)

Concourse M, Terminal 5

SIM cards show up on O’Hare’s map in Terminals 1, 3 and 5, and not in Terminal 2. International travelers clear customs at [Terminal 5](https://ordairportguide.com/terminals/terminal-5/), and it has two points on the baggage claim level, before security. The map names no seller and gives no price or hours, so free Wi-Fi is your connection until you find one.

## Where the map marks SIM cards

| Terminal | Where | Side of security |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Terminal 5 | Baggage claim, two points | Before |
| Terminal 3 | Baggage claim | Before |
| Terminal 3 | Near Gate H9 | After |
| Terminal 3 | Near Gate K12 | After |
| Terminal 1 | Near Gate C23 | After |

Check on the spot what each one sells, because the map doesn’t say.

## Terminal 5 shops that sell chargers and electronics

These Terminal 5 shops sell chargers and electronics. Whether any of them stocks SIM cards isn’t published, so ask at the counter.

| Shop | Where | Hours | Side of security |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hudson | Baggage claim | 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. | Before |
| EVOLVE by Hudson | Gate M14 | Open 24 hours | After |
| Brookstone | Gate M11 | 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. | After |
| InMotion | Gate M30 | 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. | After |
| Hudson | Gate M18 and Gate M20 | 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. | After |

[Sound and Mobile Accessories](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/sound-and-mobile-accessories/) is also past security in Terminal 5, on the Departures and Check-In level. The directory lists it only as a shop, with no gate or hours, so ask what it carries.

## How Wi-Fi covers you when you land

The airport says free, unlimited Wi-Fi is available throughout all terminals, before and after security. That includes Terminal 5’s baggage claim, which is before security. You pick one of the two network names the airport lists, load a new address that isn’t https, and choose Watch Ad to Connect. The [Wi-Fi page](https://ordairportguide.com/amenities/wifi/) has the names and the customer care number.

The airport’s pages don’t mention roaming, data plans or any carrier’s service.

## Sources

- Our pages: [Terminal 5](https://ordairportguide.com/terminals/terminal-5/), [Wi-Fi](https://ordairportguide.com/amenities/wifi/), [EVOLVE by Hudson](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/evolve-by-hudson/), [Brookstone](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/brookstone-terminal-5/), [InMotion](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/inmotion-terminal-5/)
- Chicago Department of Aviation: Technology page (Airport Wi-Fi), shops directory, International Traveler page, terminal map