I will be arriving from Tokyo on UA at 2:50PM in a couple of weeks time. From the airport I will be making my way downtown to the Travelodge hotel for a couple of nights stay and was planning to get the train in.

My question is I will be arriving with quite a lot of luggage and some of which is for onward sending within the US via either the regular postal service or Fedex etc..

Rather than lugging it all the way downtown I was hoping to send it off from the airport immediately on arrival. I have been browsing the airport website and it seems there is a Post Office but only in the departures area. As i will be arriving internationally and need to clear customs and immigration before collecting my checked baggage am I correct in assuming I wont then be able to access this Post Office.?

thanks for your help from anybody in the know..!

This is what I found:

"U.S. Post Office:The U.S. Post Office has a facility on the upper level of Terminal Two, through security -must be a ticketed passenger. A stamp machine and mail slots are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The post office is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; closed Saturday and Sunday."

You will be arriving at the international terminal, which is Terminal 5. Therefore, no dice, as you'd have to go through security again.

Take a cab will all the luggage, and mail it from town.

JP

From the Blue Line:
- exit at Clark/Lake. Go up to street level, turn left into the atrium, turn right, and you'll find a small post office (open to 5:30 PM). To get to the hotel from there, either take a cab (right outside on LaSalle), or take a bus: go back to the station, exit, turn right and walk along Lake (under the tracks) two blocks to State, cross Lake, and take a #146 south. You'll want off at Harrison, across from the Travelodge.
- if you're running late, exit at Jackson. Take the elevator up, cross the street and the plaza to the Loop post office, open until 6 PM. (I usually think this one has longer lines.) From here, you'd get the #146 at State and Jackson, half a block south and one block east.
- if you're really late, the Travelodge (65 E. Harrison) is 1/2 mile east of the city's main, 24-hour post office (358 W. Harrison).

Great Info

thanks to both

I just used the ORD Post Office today, overheard two postal employees talking about having to move somewhere. When I asked where to at ORD, they said there will be no more USPS facilities at ORD as of December 14th, 2007 these employees were being relocated to another branch.

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I hope they still keep the mailboxes in the concourses. I use those more than anything else.

BillJ

This doesn't surprise me as the USPS seems to be cutting back hours or closing branch offices system-wide. I never saw many people using the ORD post office, and probably most people just needed a stamp which could easily be provided with a vending machine. I'm sure they will keep the drop-boxes as these seem to be standard in major airports nationwide.

just checked the ORD website and found this, although i've never used (or noticed, for that matter) it. it may be set up more for smaller items that aren't allowed through security - not sure if you can send luggage from there.

EDIT: duh, this thread is über-old. but in case anyone else is interested...