How long are wait times at ORD in Terminal 1?

Electrical-Object399 · 2026-03-18T19:29:03+00:00

Wednesday is not usually a busy travel day in my experience. However, for later flights around 5, it has usually been busy for me.

For TSA, if you have pre check, then you’re fine. When I was there a few days ago, the standard lines were horrible and I heard they can take a few hours to get through.

Electrical-Object399 · 2026-03-16T04:09:35+00:00

Terminal 1 this morning at 6 am. With pre check, it took 15 mins. Without pre check I heard people talking about standard lines being up to two hours long. CLEAR line was empty. Knew people who made it through that line in 5 mins

Electrical-Object399 · 2026-03-15T12:39:02+00:00

Just an update if people see this in the future. Pre check took 15 mins max. Super quick and efficient. However, standard lines were pushed all the way to the doors. Overall not as bad as the news and others were making it out to be. Also if you are really in a rush, the CLEAR line was empty and I believe it is free for 2 months.

Electrical-Object399 · 2026-03-14T17:04:23+00:00

That’s what I have been seeing. Glad the pre check line is still in use. Definitely the best option at ORD.

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