STL Security Wait Times

TSA checkpoint lines at St Louis Lambert Intl., by day and hour.

Right now

Live · updated 5:21 PM local time

TSA wait this hour
Up to 12 min Friday, 5:21 PM local time
Next few hours
  • 6 PMUp to 5 min
  • 7 PMUp to 4 min
  • 8 PMUp to 3 min

Best time to go through security at STL

Between 5 AM and 10 PM, the security wait at STL can reach 27 minutes at its busiest, on Fridays around 5 AM, and TSA records no wait at the quietest hour.

Wait by day and hour

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SunSunday, 4 AM: up to 14 minSunday, 5 AM: up to 14 minSunday, 6 AM: up to 11 minSunday, 7 AM: up to 11 minSunday, 8 AM: up to 11 minSunday, 9 AM: up to 24 minSunday, 10 AM: up to 6 minSunday, 11 AM: up to 8 minSunday, 12 PM: up to 10 minSunday, 1 PM: up to 6 minSunday, 2 PM: up to 5 minSunday, 3 PM: up to 6 minSunday, 4 PM: up to 5 minSunday, 5 PM: up to 6 minSunday, 6 PM: up to 6 minSunday, 7 PM: up to 4 minSunday, 8 PM: up to 5 minSunday, 9 PM: up to 2 minSunday, 10 PM: up to 1 minSunday, 11 PM: no wait recorded
MonMonday, 4 AM: up to 11 minMonday, 5 AM: up to 14 minMonday, 6 AM: up to 12 minMonday, 7 AM: up to 11 minMonday, 8 AM: up to 16 minMonday, 9 AM: up to 7 minMonday, 10 AM: up to 5 minMonday, 11 AM: up to 6 minMonday, 12 PM: up to 10 minMonday, 1 PM: up to 7 minMonday, 2 PM: up to 6 minMonday, 3 PM: up to 7 minMonday, 4 PM: up to 5 minMonday, 5 PM: up to 4 minMonday, 6 PM: up to 4 minMonday, 7 PM: up to 2 minMonday, 8 PM: up to 3 minMonday, 9 PM: up to 1 minMonday, 10 PM: up to 1 minMonday, 11 PM: no wait recorded
TueTuesday, 4 AM: up to 5 minTuesday, 5 AM: up to 9 minTuesday, 6 AM: up to 7 minTuesday, 7 AM: up to 10 minTuesday, 8 AM: up to 14 minTuesday, 9 AM: up to 8 minTuesday, 10 AM: up to 5 minTuesday, 11 AM: up to 9 minTuesday, 12 PM: up to 4 minTuesday, 1 PM: up to 4 minTuesday, 2 PM: up to 6 minTuesday, 3 PM: up to 3 minTuesday, 4 PM: up to 5 minTuesday, 5 PM: up to 5 minTuesday, 6 PM: up to 4 minTuesday, 7 PM: up to 3 minTuesday, 8 PM: up to 2 minTuesday, 9 PM: up to 1 minTuesday, 10 PM: no wait recordedTuesday, 11 PM: no wait recorded
WedWednesday, 4 AM: up to 14 minWednesday, 5 AM: up to 10 minWednesday, 6 AM: up to 8 minWednesday, 7 AM: up to 10 minWednesday, 8 AM: up to 8 minWednesday, 9 AM: up to 10 minWednesday, 10 AM: up to 6 minWednesday, 11 AM: up to 5 minWednesday, 12 PM: up to 10 minWednesday, 1 PM: up to 10 minWednesday, 2 PM: up to 6 minWednesday, 3 PM: up to 3 minWednesday, 4 PM: up to 3 minWednesday, 5 PM: up to 5 minWednesday, 6 PM: up to 3 minWednesday, 7 PM: up to 3 minWednesday, 8 PM: up to 1 minWednesday, 9 PM: up to 1 minWednesday, 10 PM: no wait recordedWednesday, 11 PM: no wait recorded
ThuThursday, 4 AM: up to 15 minThursday, 5 AM: up to 21 minThursday, 6 AM: up to 14 minThursday, 7 AM: up to 9 minThursday, 8 AM: up to 11 minThursday, 9 AM: up to 8 minThursday, 10 AM: up to 9 minThursday, 11 AM: up to 8 minThursday, 12 PM: up to 13 minThursday, 1 PM: up to 10 minThursday, 2 PM: up to 8 minThursday, 3 PM: up to 5 minThursday, 4 PM: up to 5 minThursday, 5 PM: up to 5 minThursday, 6 PM: up to 4 minThursday, 7 PM: up to 5 minThursday, 8 PM: up to 6 minThursday, 9 PM: up to 2 minThursday, 10 PM: up to 1 minThursday, 11 PM: up to 1 min
FriFriday, 4 AM: up to 18 minFriday, 5 AM: up to 27 minFriday, 6 AM: up to 19 minFriday, 7 AM: up to 12 minFriday, 8 AM: up to 12 minFriday, 9 AM: up to 10 minFriday, 10 AM: up to 14 minFriday, 11 AM: up to 10 minFriday, 12 PM: up to 12 minFriday, 1 PM: up to 12 minFriday, 2 PM: up to 4 minFriday, 3 PM: up to 5 minFriday, 4 PM: up to 7 minFriday, 5 PM: up to 12 minFriday, 6 PM: up to 5 minFriday, 7 PM: up to 4 minFriday, 8 PM: up to 3 minFriday, 9 PM: up to 2 minFriday, 10 PM: up to 1 minFriday, 11 PM: up to 1 min
SatSaturday, 4 AM: up to 15 minSaturday, 5 AM: up to 19 minSaturday, 6 AM: up to 23 minSaturday, 7 AM: up to 17 minSaturday, 8 AM: up to 12 minSaturday, 9 AM: up to 24 minSaturday, 10 AM: up to 9 minSaturday, 11 AM: up to 6 minSaturday, 12 PM: up to 10 minSaturday, 1 PM: up to 20 minSaturday, 2 PM: up to 5 minSaturday, 3 PM: up to 5 minSaturday, 4 PM: up to 2 minSaturday, 5 PM: up to 2 minSaturday, 6 PM: up to 1 minSaturday, 7 PM: up to 1 minSaturday, 8 PM: no wait recordedSaturday, 9 PM: no wait recordedSaturday, 10 PM: no wait recordedSaturday, 11 PM: no wait recorded

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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
Sunday9 PM · Up to 2 min9 AM · Up to 24 min
Monday9 PM · Up to 1 min8 AM · Up to 16 min
Tuesday9 PM · Up to 1 min8 AM · Up to 14 min
Wednesday8 PM · Up to 1 min5 AM · Up to 10 min
Thursday9 PM · Up to 2 min5 AM · Up to 21 min
Friday Today9 PM · Up to 2 min5 AM · Up to 27 min
Saturday8 PM · No wait recorded9 AM · Up to 24 min

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

STL security questions, answered.

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

Security lines at STL are usually shortest around 9 PM and longest around 5 AM. Tuesday tends to be the quietest day, and Friday the busiest.

When is the TSA line longest at STL?

Waits peak on Fridays around 5 AM, when they can reach 27 minutes. Across the week, that hour is usually the busiest.

How early should I get to STL?

Airlines commonly recommend arriving about 2 hours before a domestic flight and 3 hours before an international one. At STL, the security wait can reach 27 minutes at the busiest times between 5 AM and 10 PM, so leave extra time around 5 AM, especially on Fridays.

How long is the TSA line at STL right now?

TSA’s figures put the wait at up to 12 minutes at this hour on Fridays (as of 5:21 PM local time).

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

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 STL local time. Live waits come from the airport or from traveler reports, where available.

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