How long does it take to get from terminal 1 to Terminal 5 at O Hare?
The terminals take between 10-20 minutes to walk between depending on your gate. If you're connecting internationally, you can take the shuttle to Terminal 5, which takes 10 minutes between the two farthest points.
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This is the O'Hare International Airport terminals map. Terminal 1, the ANA departure terminal, Terminal 2, Terminal 3, and Terminal 5, the ANA arrival terminal, are connected by the Airport Transit System (ATS), a shuttle service between terminals.
Realistically, the answer is NO. Also, flights board 30 minutes or so (depending on size of the airplane) so they would be in the final stages of boarding AT BEST when you get to the gate.
It's really hard to put an exact number on how long you need for your layover. At a minimum, I'd say you should plan for one hour for domestic layovers and two hours for international layovers. But this is not a hard, fast rule! If you have to go through security again on a domestic layover, you might need more time.
The project increased the terminal's capacity by 25%, and added nearly 350,000ft² to the existing building. The gates have been designed to accommodate larger and wide-body aircraft.
Generally, the first three terminals are considered domestic terminals and are easily traversed. All three of these terminals are connected by pedestrian walkways, making them so much easier to cross than having to wait for transportation to take you to them.
Terminal 5 is also used for non pre–cleared international arrivals, as it currently contains the airport's sole U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility. It contains 40 gates on a single concourse, lettered M.
Arriving at Terminal 1, 2 or 3Passengers can check the screens for their flight number and gate location. The domestic terminals are all connected and are easy to get from one to the other.
Overall, passengers usually have to re-clear security for connecting flights, though there may be some exceptions depending on the airport and flight itinerary. To make this process easier, checking with the airline or airport ahead of time is recommended.
For domestic flights on different airlines where you have to switch terminals, plan for a minimum one hour connection. For international flights where O'Hare is your first port of entry to the US, two hours is safe.
Domestic Terminals 1, 2, and 3 are connected to each other and you can easily walk between them or take moving sidewalks and escalators. The walk from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2 takes about 10 minutes, and from Terminal 1 to Terminal 3 can take up to 20 minutes if you're walking from farthest gate to farthest gate.
The CTA Blue Line provides service directly into O'Hare Airport(Opens in a new window). The accessible O'Hare station is situated in the lower level concourse, which connects directly to Terminals 1, 2 and 3, and can be conveniently accessed from Terminal 5 via a free, airport shuttle train.
Minimum connection times typically range between 30 minutes and two hours for domestic flights within the continental United States. For international flights, the range increases to between one and three hours.
If your itinerary was purchased as one ticket (as in: you have only one itinerary and one confirmation number), and the connection time was too short and you miss the second (or third) flight, you can rest easy, no matter what happens. The airline will simply put you onto the next available flight, free of charge.