Consolidated "Connections / Connecting between terminals at ORD" thread

[iahas]

I will be arriving in ORD on LH (LH403 from FRA) at 12:50 and want to catch UA147 to SFO at 3:15pm (no connex, two separate tickets)
Is 3:25 enough for customs + immigration (non US citizen) and is there any chance of staying inside security and avoiding beeing checked twice?

Thanks!

[JS]

Your layover is only 2:25, not 3:25. I would take a later flight if I were you.

[Sweet Willie]

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by iahas:
is there any chance of staying inside security and avoiding beeing checked twice?</font>

No. You will arrive in terminal 5, which is separate from the UA terminal. After clearing customs, hop on the free shuttle train to the domestic terminals. The United terminal will be the third (and last) stop. plan on 15 minutes for total shuttle transit.

Are you a "star gold" with the star alliance?

If yes AND you do not have a problem with rushing you should be able to make your connection with 2hrs 25 minutes. As there is a prefered line for star gold members at ticketing and going through security.

If not, I would take a later flight.

[jmd001]

When connecting from UA (from SFO) to AA (going to Montreal -- YUL) at ORD, does one have to go outside security?

[Eastbay1K]

I don't believe you have to if you are careful, and WALK, don't take the train between the terminals. I know you can walk between T-1 and T-2, and think you can between 2 and 3 airside. Make sure you don't go past security. Just keep going right.

[ChiFlyer]

You can walk between the terminals 1, 2 and 3. Just follow the signs and be careful - in a couple of places you may leave a secure area by mistake and have to process through security again.

[Guy Betsy]

Questions regarding check in from Terminal 5 when transitting from an international flight. After immigration/customs, are there check-in desks there or do you have to lug your bags through the masses at Terminal 2?

[L Dude 7]

As you have probably already discovered, there are checkin desks at Terminal 5. When you exit customs, one side handles United check in while the other handles American. Since those are both *A carriers, you probably went to the United side...

[zachary]

I am doing this for the first time at ORD. The AA segment is domestic. Do the SAS flights to Europe leave from Terminal 5 or somewhere else? Thanks.

[This message has been edited by zachary (edited 04-22-2003).]

[mordi]

SK leaves from terminal 5

[hemanrulez]

Will 2 hours be enough to transfer from Swiss flying in from Zurich to AA on a domestic flight to STL.

The reason I'm asking is becoz of the new immigration rules. I'm an incoming F-1 student.

If it'll take more than 2 hours I'll book the evening AA flight which departs after 5 hours (sigh)


Greetz

HeMaN

[ChiFlyer]

I cannot answer your question directly because I have not experienced your exact scenario. But one suggestion - if you are concerned that 2 hours is too tight, then book the flight that is 5 hours later and if you get through quickly, fly stand by for earlier flight.

[Vunder31]

Arriving on KLM (T5) at 12.15 pm, leaving on NW (T2) at 1.50 pm. The connecting time (95 minutes) seems awfully short. What do you guys think?
The NWA guidelines says 90 minutes is enough for internation-to-domestic, but that's for NW-to-NW (T2).

[This message has been edited by Vunder31 (edited 06-24-2003).]

[TromsoFlyr]

That's plenty of time. The terminals aren't too far apart.

[LGA_UAL]

That 90 minutes from NW regarding a NW to NW connection would also be T5-T2. At ORD, all international flights (for all airlines), except for pre-cleared Canadian flights, arrive in T5.