Airport information
Where you can drop someone off, pick someone up, wait or meet at Chicago O'Hare International Airport, according to the official sources. Each spot lists only the verified actions; anything missing is unknown.
Picking someone up
Where someone can get in, where you can wait or meet inside, and when short-stay parking is needed.
Picking upPermittedArriving passengers are picked up on the lower level, outermost curb.
WaitingNot permittedCurbside waiting is prohibited; unattended vehicles will be ticketed and towed at the owner's expense.
WaitingPermittedAt the Cell Phone Lot at 560 North Bessie Coleman Drive you park free of charge until your party calls to be picked up at the curb front.
Dropping someone off
Where someone can get out quickly, and where you park if you want to come inside.
WaitingNot permittedCurbside waiting is prohibited; unattended vehicles will be ticketed and towed at the owner's expense.
WaitingPermittedAt the Cell Phone Lot at 560 North Bessie Coleman Drive you park free of charge until your party calls to be picked up at the curb front.
This is a selection of verified information. Check the official sources for additional and current conditions.
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Rates and temporary rules change; the airport publishes them itself. We deliberately do not copy them.
