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Pickup and drop-off at Chicago O'Hare International Airport

Chicago, United StatesIATA: ORDICAO: KORD
Current airport: ORD

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.

  • Terminal curbside

    Kiss & Ride
    Where: Lower level outermost curb (right by the terminal)
    • Picking up: permittedArriving passengers are picked up on the lower level, outermost curb.
    • Waiting: not permittedCurbside waiting is prohibited; unattended vehicles will be ticketed and towed at the owner's expense.

  • Cell Phone Lot

    Park and come inside
    Where: Cell Phone Lot, 560 North Bessie Coleman Drive
    • Waiting: permittedAt 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.

  • Terminal curbside

    Kiss & Ride
    Where: Lower level outermost curb (right by the terminal)
    • Waiting: not permittedCurbside waiting is prohibited; unattended vehicles will be ticketed and towed at the owner's expense.

  • Cell Phone Lot

    Park and come inside
    Where: Cell Phone Lot, 560 North Bessie Coleman Drive
    • Waiting: permittedAt 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.

Rates and current rules

Rates and temporary rules change; the airport publishes them itself. We deliberately do not copy them.

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SourcesWhere this comes fromChecked on the airport's official website on September 15, 2026.