---
title: "McDonald's · Terminal 5 · ORD Airport Guide"
description: "McDonald's at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Terminal 5, Arrivals / Baggage Claim. Before security. Restaurants & bars, Coffee, snacks & bakeries."
url: "https://ordairportguide.com/venues/mcdonalds-terminal-5/"
updated: "2026-11-01"
airport: "ORD"
type: "place"
---

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

# McDonald's

McDonald's at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Terminal 5, Arrivals / Baggage Claim. Before security. Restaurants & bars, Coffee, snacks & bakeries.

Updated November 1, 2026

## Location & access

- Dine
- Chicken
- Breakfast
- Burgers
- Salads
- American
- Coffee
- Grab and go
- Pastries

- **Terminal:** Terminal 5
- **Where in the terminal:** Arrivals / Baggage Claim, Baggage Claim
- **Security side:** Before security
- **What it is:**
  - Restaurants & bars
  - Coffee, snacks & bakeries

Source: O'Hare International Airport terminal map

## Other places in Terminal 5

Places in Terminal 5 before security that the airport puts at the same spot or on the same level as McDonald's. The rest of Terminal 5 is on its food and shops page, by gate.

### Arrivals / Baggage Claim, Baggage Claim

- [Baskin Robbins & Dunkin'](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/baskin-robbins-dunkin/): Restaurants & bars · Open 24 hours
- [Hudson](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/hudson-terminal-5-arrivals/): Shops, news & gifts · Every day, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- [Nuts on Clark](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/nuts-on-clark-terminal-5/): Restaurants & bars · Every day, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

[McDonald's has 8 spots at ORD: see all](https://ordairportguide.com/dining/brands/mcdonald-s/)

## Getting to McDonald's

McDonald's is before security in Terminal 5, so you reach it without going through screening.

[Food and shops in Concourse M by gate](https://ordairportguide.com/dining/concourse-m/)

## When McDonald's is closed

- **Before 5 a.m. and after 9 p.m.**: [Baskin Robbins & Dunkin'](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/baskin-robbins-dunkin/) (open 24 hours), in Terminal 5, before security.
- **After 9 p.m.**, when it closes: [The Goddess and Grocer](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/the-goddess-and-grocer/) (until 10 p.m.), in Terminal 5, before security.

## Questions about McDonald's

### Where are the McDonald's locations at Chicago O'Hare International Airport?

The airport lists eight. The earliest to open is Concourse B, gate B11, from 4 a.m.

- One in Concourse B
- One in Concourse C
- One in Concourse F
- Two in Concourse H
- One in Concourse K
- One in Concourse L
- One in Concourse M

[Every McDonald's at ORD](https://ordairportguide.com/dining/brands/mcdonald-s/)

### Can you get to McDonald's before going through security?

Yes. It is before security in Terminal 5, so you can stop there before screening.

## Before you make a detour

Check your gate and security area. A place elsewhere in the airport may not be reachable from your departure area.

[Terminal 5 guide](https://ordairportguide.com/terminals/terminal-5/)

## Opening hours

Published schedule, local time

- Every day, 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.

[All places in Terminal 5](https://ordairportguide.com/dining/?terminal=Terminal%205)[4 lounges in Terminal 5](https://ordairportguide.com/lounges/#lounges-terminal-5)[Checkpoints in Terminal 5](https://ordairportguide.com/security/#security-terminal-5)