4 Hours to Kill in ORD this Friday
Feb 5, 2008 | 12:14 pm
#1
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4 Hours to Kill in ORD this Friday
I'm changing flights in ORD on Friday (8th) and after I get from terminal 5 to terminal 3, I'll have the best part of 4 hours to waste (in Terminal 3).
Someone please tell me how I can do this without frazzling my brain and numbing my posterior from the boredom - bearing in mind that I will have some heavy carry-on with me.
Thanks,
Stephen
Someone please tell me how I can do this without frazzling my brain and numbing my posterior from the boredom - bearing in mind that I will have some heavy carry-on with me.
Thanks,
Stephen
Feb 5, 2008 | 1:18 pm
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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By the time you clear immigration and customs, ride the train to terminal 3, and reclear security, you'll probably be down to 3 hours. Add on the half hour you need to factor in as when boarding starts, that's only about 2.5 hours of dead time.
I'd just go buy a book or find something to eat. Food selection in terminal 3 isn't great but it is fairly abundant.
I'd just go buy a book or find something to eat. Food selection in terminal 3 isn't great but it is fairly abundant.
Feb 5, 2008 | 3:03 pm
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Throw in the ~1 hour delay of your arriving flight, and you're down to 1.5 hours. This is ORD, after all. 
There's a decent health club facility in the Hilton that's connected to the airport via underground walkway. Not sure if you exercise, but it's a great way to boost the energy level after a presumably long int'l flight.
If you're Hilton Silver and above, it's only like $7.00 to use.
There's a decent health club facility in the Hilton that's connected to the airport via underground walkway. Not sure if you exercise, but it's a great way to boost the energy level after a presumably long int'l flight.
If you're Hilton Silver and above, it's only like $7.00 to use.
Feb 5, 2008 | 4:35 pm
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Throw in the ~1 hour delay of your arriving flight, and you're down to 1.5 hours. This is ORD, after all.
There's a decent health club facility in the Hilton that's connected to the airport via underground walkway. Not sure if you exercise, but it's a great way to boost the energy level after a presumably long int'l flight.
If you're Hilton Silver and above, it's only like $7.00 to use.
There's a decent health club facility in the Hilton that's connected to the airport via underground walkway. Not sure if you exercise, but it's a great way to boost the energy level after a presumably long int'l flight.
If you're Hilton Silver and above, it's only like $7.00 to use.
If you do this, might as well also clear security in T2 and walk to T3 as T2 security is usually pretty quiet.