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1 way to the airport

O'Hare publishes no be-there time of its own: most checkpoints open between 03:15 and 04:00. First departures

Recommended

The cheapest way to the airport. Nothing listed is quicker.

Blue Line train to the Loop

Blue · CTA (Chicago Transit Authority)
42 min rideEvery 8 minRuns all night
Clark/Lake stationCTA O'Hare station
Non-stop24-hour service
US$5total for 1 adultUS$5 eachBuy ticketOn CTA
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Clark/Lake station, a Blue Line train towards O'Hare

$5 from O'Hare, by contactless bank card, phone or Ventra card at the gate, or a Ventra ticket from the machines. It covers two more CTA rides within two hours. Children under 7 ride free with a paying adult.

Price for every party size · Fare source

Fares are the same ticket ridden the other way; the boarding points, hours and, where a ride differs by direction, the ride time are read for this direction. Also runs to the airport, boarding point and hours in town not recorded yet: Welcome Pickups transfer from O'Hare to Chicago, Kiwitaxi transfer from O'Hare to downtown Chicago. Every way from O'Hare airport into Chicago

How do I get from Chicago to O'Hare airport?

For one traveler the Blue Line train to the Loop is the way we recommend: US$5 in total, 42 min, boarding at Clark/Lake station. It runs at any hour. O'Hare publishes no be-there time of its own: most checkpoints open between 03:15 and 04:00, and Terminal 5's checkpoint 10 is open 24 hours. Check with your airline.

First departures

Earliest at the airport first
Blue Line train to the Loop

Any hour.

Arrival times add the recorded ride time to the first departure; no walking or waiting is added.

Early flight?

Blue Line trains run all night, every 15 to 20 minutes from about midnight to 04:00, so the first flights can be reached by train.

Before you leave for O'Hare Airport

From the centre to each way out
How early to be there

O'Hare publishes no be-there time of its own: most checkpoints open between 03:15 and 04:00, and Terminal 5's checkpoint 10 is open 24 hours. Check with your airline.

Early flights

Blue Line trains run all night, every 15 to 20 minutes from about midnight to 04:00, so the first flights can be reached by train.

At the station

At Clark/Lake take a Blue Line train signed O'Hare, about 42 minutes; some trains end at Jefferson Park, so check the sign. From the station, walkways lead to Terminals 1, 2 and 3, and the ATS to Terminal 5.

Questions

How early should I be at O'Hare airport?

O'Hare publishes no be-there time of its own: most checkpoints open between 03:15 and 04:00, and Terminal 5's checkpoint 10 is open 24 hours. Check with your airline.

My flight is early. What runs before the first train?

Blue Line trains run all night, every 15 to 20 minutes from about midnight to 04:00, so the first flights can be reached by train.

Arriving instead? Every way from O'Hare airport into Chicago