ORD Security Wait Times

TSA checkpoint lines at Chicago O'Hare Intl., by day and hour.

Right now

Live · updated 5:21 PM local time

TSA wait this hour
Up to 24 min Friday, 5:21 PM local time
Next few hours
  • 6 PMUp to 28 min
  • 7 PMUp to 30 min
  • 8 PMUp to 22 min

Best time to go through security at ORD

Between 5 AM and 10 PM, the security wait at ORD can reach 55 minutes at its busiest, on Mondays around 12 PM, and stays within 5 minutes at the quietest hour.

Wait by day and hour

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SunSunday, 4 AM: up to 28 minSunday, 5 AM: up to 28 minSunday, 6 AM: up to 20 minSunday, 7 AM: up to 30 minSunday, 8 AM: up to 21 minSunday, 9 AM: up to 20 minSunday, 10 AM: up to 14 minSunday, 11 AM: up to 19 minSunday, 12 PM: up to 18 minSunday, 1 PM: up to 29 minSunday, 2 PM: up to 28 minSunday, 3 PM: up to 25 minSunday, 4 PM: up to 25 minSunday, 5 PM: up to 25 minSunday, 6 PM: up to 34 minSunday, 7 PM: up to 34 minSunday, 8 PM: up to 20 minSunday, 9 PM: up to 18 minSunday, 10 PM: up to 10 minSunday, 11 PM: up to 15 min
MonMonday, 4 AM: up to 33 minMonday, 5 AM: up to 33 minMonday, 6 AM: up to 24 minMonday, 7 AM: up to 19 minMonday, 8 AM: up to 19 minMonday, 9 AM: up to 27 minMonday, 10 AM: up to 20 minMonday, 11 AM: up to 14 minMonday, 12 PM: up to 55 minMonday, 1 PM: up to 34 minMonday, 2 PM: up to 27 minMonday, 3 PM: up to 32 minMonday, 4 PM: up to 20 minMonday, 5 PM: up to 25 minMonday, 6 PM: up to 30 minMonday, 7 PM: up to 28 minMonday, 8 PM: up to 15 minMonday, 9 PM: up to 6 minMonday, 10 PM: up to 5 minMonday, 11 PM: up to 8 min
TueTuesday, 4 AM: up to 30 minTuesday, 5 AM: up to 18 minTuesday, 6 AM: up to 18 minTuesday, 7 AM: up to 21 minTuesday, 8 AM: up to 20 minTuesday, 9 AM: up to 16 minTuesday, 10 AM: up to 20 minTuesday, 11 AM: up to 21 minTuesday, 12 PM: up to 22 minTuesday, 1 PM: up to 19 minTuesday, 2 PM: up to 22 minTuesday, 3 PM: up to 15 minTuesday, 4 PM: up to 17 minTuesday, 5 PM: up to 12 minTuesday, 6 PM: up to 12 minTuesday, 7 PM: up to 26 minTuesday, 8 PM: up to 10 minTuesday, 9 PM: up to 5 minTuesday, 10 PM: up to 3 minTuesday, 11 PM: up to 9 min
WedWednesday, 4 AM: up to 21 minWednesday, 5 AM: up to 5 minWednesday, 6 AM: up to 18 minWednesday, 7 AM: up to 19 minWednesday, 8 AM: up to 13 minWednesday, 9 AM: up to 18 minWednesday, 10 AM: up to 14 minWednesday, 11 AM: up to 11 minWednesday, 12 PM: up to 16 minWednesday, 1 PM: up to 28 minWednesday, 2 PM: up to 16 minWednesday, 3 PM: up to 27 minWednesday, 4 PM: up to 17 minWednesday, 5 PM: up to 15 minWednesday, 6 PM: up to 19 minWednesday, 7 PM: up to 24 minWednesday, 8 PM: up to 12 minWednesday, 9 PM: up to 7 minWednesday, 10 PM: up to 8 minWednesday, 11 PM: up to 11 min
ThuThursday, 4 AM: up to 28 minThursday, 5 AM: up to 25 minThursday, 6 AM: up to 27 minThursday, 7 AM: up to 14 minThursday, 8 AM: up to 16 minThursday, 9 AM: up to 19 minThursday, 10 AM: up to 25 minThursday, 11 AM: up to 14 minThursday, 12 PM: up to 22 minThursday, 1 PM: up to 33 minThursday, 2 PM: up to 27 minThursday, 3 PM: up to 26 minThursday, 4 PM: up to 20 minThursday, 5 PM: up to 22 minThursday, 6 PM: up to 25 minThursday, 7 PM: up to 28 minThursday, 8 PM: up to 20 minThursday, 9 PM: up to 10 minThursday, 10 PM: up to 5 minThursday, 11 PM: up to 10 min
FriFriday, 4 AM: up to 29 minFriday, 5 AM: up to 26 minFriday, 6 AM: up to 25 minFriday, 7 AM: up to 20 minFriday, 8 AM: up to 16 minFriday, 9 AM: up to 24 minFriday, 10 AM: up to 18 minFriday, 11 AM: up to 12 minFriday, 12 PM: up to 22 minFriday, 1 PM: up to 40 minFriday, 2 PM: up to 34 minFriday, 3 PM: up to 30 minFriday, 4 PM: up to 26 minFriday, 5 PM: up to 24 minFriday, 6 PM: up to 28 minFriday, 7 PM: up to 30 minFriday, 8 PM: up to 22 minFriday, 9 PM: up to 10 minFriday, 10 PM: up to 5 minFriday, 11 PM: up to 8 min
SatSaturday, 4 AM: up to 27 minSaturday, 5 AM: up to 27 minSaturday, 6 AM: up to 26 minSaturday, 7 AM: up to 24 minSaturday, 8 AM: up to 15 minSaturday, 9 AM: up to 22 minSaturday, 10 AM: up to 12 minSaturday, 11 AM: up to 15 minSaturday, 12 PM: up to 15 minSaturday, 1 PM: up to 26 minSaturday, 2 PM: up to 23 minSaturday, 3 PM: up to 27 minSaturday, 4 PM: up to 21 minSaturday, 5 PM: up to 28 minSaturday, 6 PM: up to 16 minSaturday, 7 PM: up to 11 minSaturday, 8 PM: up to 8 minSaturday, 9 PM: up to 5 minSaturday, 10 PM: up to 15 minSaturday, 11 PM: up to 15 min

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From official TSA wait times: the longest standard-lane wait in each hour, in local time.

The quietest and busiest hours, by day

DayQuietest hourBusiest hour
Sunday10 AM · Up to 14 min6 PM · Up to 34 min
Monday9 PM · Up to 6 min12 PM · Up to 55 min
Tuesday9 PM · Up to 5 min7 PM · Up to 26 min
Wednesday5 AM · Up to 5 min1 PM · Up to 28 min
Thursday9 PM · Up to 10 min1 PM · Up to 33 min
Friday Today9 PM · Up to 10 min1 PM · Up to 40 min
Saturday9 PM · Up to 5 min5 PM · Up to 28 min

Between 5 AM and 10 PM, local time, from official TSA wait times.

ORD security questions, answered.

What's the best time to go through security at ORD?

Security lines at ORD are usually shortest around 9 PM and longest around 1 PM. Wednesday tends to be the quietest day, and Monday the busiest.

When is the TSA line longest at ORD?

Waits peak on Mondays around 12 PM, when they can reach 55 minutes. Across the week, 1 PM is usually the busiest hour.

How early should I get to ORD?

Airlines commonly recommend arriving about 2 hours before a domestic flight and 3 hours before an international one. At ORD, the security wait can reach 55 minutes at the busiest times between 5 AM and 10 PM, so leave extra time around 1 PM, especially on Mondays.

How long is the TSA line at ORD right now?

TSA’s figures put the wait at up to 24 minutes at this hour on Fridays (as of 5:21 PM local time).

Can I see TSA PreCheck and CLEAR wait times for ORD?

Yes, in the Flying app. It shows typical security waits for the day and hour you fly, including TSA PreCheck and CLEAR lines, and live waits at select major airports, so you can plan around the actual line.

Where do these wait times come from?

Waits by day and hour come from official TSA wait times: the longest standard-lane wait TSA reports for each hour, in ORD local time. Live waits come from the airport or from traveler reports, where available.

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