# International to domestic connection through O'Hare **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 14, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-to-domestic-connection-through-ohare/606190 "2011-12-14T17:06:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-to-domestic-connection-through-ohare/606190/21 "2011-12-15T11:40:19Z")
> [@RadicalPi](#): > > \ > The good news in this situation is that you will not have to do any of this, except wait for your bags, when you get to your final destination. You can just leave. And you will likely want to. Oh god, yes. Cab to the train station + train to local city + train to Big City + train to airport + 10 hour flight + 3 hour layover + 2 hour flight = oh god kill me now. I’ll be trying to sweet-talk my way onto an earlier connection in Chicago, but it’s that horrible time of year when every flight is full and honestly I’m not sure I’ll be capable of coherent thought at that point. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-to-domestic-connection-through-ohare/606190/22 "2011-12-15T14:32:11Z")
> [@cormac262](#): > > - you will then proceed to your (domestic) gate. You will not need to go out, and back through security. This is not true. After arriving at the international terminal, you will have to leave the secure area to get to your domestic terminals. You will have to go back through security. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-to-domestic-connection-through-ohare/606190.md?page=1)