---
title: "Travel Essentials at ORD: where · ORD Airport Guide"
description: "Travel Essentials at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Terminal 3, Departures / Check-In. After security. Shops, news & gifts."
url: "https://ordairportguide.com/venues/travel-essentials/"
updated: "2026-10-31"
airport: "ORD"
type: "place"
---

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

# Travel Essentials

Travel Essentials at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Terminal 3, Departures / Check-In. After security. Shops, news & gifts.

Updated October 31, 2026

## Location & access

The airport's directory publishes no opening hours for Travel Essentials.

- Shop

- **Terminal:** Terminal 3
- **Where in the terminal:** Departures / Check-In
Concessions move, so check the gate signs.
- **Security side:** After security
- **What it is:**
  - Shops, news & gifts

Source: O'Hare International Airport terminal map

## Other places in Terminal 3

Other places in Terminal 3 after security. Those the airport puts at the same spot or on the same level as Travel Essentials come first.

### Departures / Check-In

- [Windy City Mart Drinks](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/windy-city-mart-drinks/): Shops, news & gifts

### Concourse K · Gate K4

- [B-Smooth, Smoothies & Salads](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/b-smooth-smoothies-salads/): Restaurants & bars · Every day, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

### Concourse G · Gate G1B

- [Barbara's Bookstore](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/barbaras-bookstore-terminal-3-gate-g-1b/): Shops, news & gifts · Every day, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

### Concourse H · Gate H4

- [Barbara's Bookstore](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/barbaras-bookstore-terminal-3-gate-h-4/): Shops, news & gifts · Every day, 5 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

### Concourse K · Gate K18

- [BJ's Gourmet Market](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/bjs-gourmet-market/): Restaurants & bars · Every day, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

### Concourse H · Gate H3

- [Brighton](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/brighton/): Shops, news & gifts · Every day, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

### Concourse G · Departures / Check-In, T3 Rotunda / near Gate G1

- [Brioche Dorée](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/brioche-doree-terminal-3-gate-g-1/): Restaurants & bars · Every day, 5 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

### Departures / Check-In, Near K15

- [Brioche Dorée](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/brioche-doree-terminal-3-departures/): Restaurants & bars · Every day, 5 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

## Getting to Travel Essentials

Travel Essentials is after security, at Terminal 3.

## Nearest other shops, news & gifts

- [Brooks Brothers](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/brooks-brothers/): gate H3 · After security · Every day, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- [Brookstone](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/brookstone-terminal-3/): gate H3 · After security · Every day, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- [Chi Boys](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/chi-boys/): gate H5 · After security · Every day, 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

## Questions about Travel Essentials

### Is there another Travel Essentials at Chicago O'Hare International Airport?

No. The airport's directory lists one Travel Essentials, in Terminal 3. The nearest other place of the same kind is Brooks Brothers (gate H3).

### Can you get to Travel Essentials before going through security?

No. It is after security, so only travelers who have been screened can reach it.

## 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 3 guide](https://ordairportguide.com/terminals/terminal-3/)

[All places in Terminal 3](https://ordairportguide.com/dining/?terminal=Terminal%203)[4 lounges in Terminal 3](https://ordairportguide.com/lounges/#lounges-terminal-3)[Checkpoints in Terminal 3](https://ordairportguide.com/security/#security-terminal-3)