Glasgow to Vegas via Chicago ....

Have just read all the posts re. Chicago airport and am slightly worried to say the least!

We%26#39;re flying from Glasgow to Vegas via Chicago on Monday 4th September and have a 1hr 50min change time.

Can anyone tell me what terminal we will be arriving into and which terminal we will be departing to Vegas from?

Also, will our baggage be checked directly from Glasgow to Vegas or will we have to collect it from the carousel in Chicago and transfer it? (We had to do this at Newark last year and it was a pain).

Any other hints or tips to quicken our time would be greatly appreciated.

Glasgow to Vegas via Chicago ....

Hi lacey

sorry but yes you do have to get your luggage in Chicago cos thats your first point of entry into the country.and you have to go thru all the security checks of checking it etc etc and it is a real pain as you already know.BUT on your way home you dont which i suppose is a blessing

Sharon

Glasgow to Vegas via Chicago ....

P.S forgot to add it is a fair way from one terminal to the other for ongoing flights[although ther is a shuttle that takes you] but sorry cant remember the number just now cos we used it last year going to Orlando

Hi Lacey,

We did that trip last year - cant remember the terminal that we arrived into, but if you go to Chicago O%26#39;Hare website i%26#39;m sure it gives you details of what airline flies into and out of what terminal. We did have to pick our luggage up and like you we had a very short turn round time. We managed to find a sympathetic member of airport staff (I think we were lucky) and explained we were short of time - he took our luggage to a holding area and showed us where to get on the (I%26#39;m sure it was a bus) transport. As it went along to the next terminal, there was a recorded message for each stop telling you what airlines went from that stop. I%26#39;m fairly sure that%26#39;s what happened at Chicago - we went through Toronto on our first visit, but weren%26#39;t as pushed for time. We flew with American Airlines who were very good, but did have difficulty locating which gate to go to for our onward flight to Las Vegas as the boards gave you a gate number but when you got to that gate it had changed to somewhere else! Watch out for that, because it also happened on our way home too! Very busy airport. Coming home, our luggage went on at Las Vegas and we didn%26#39;t pick it up again until Glasgow.

Have a great trip - wish it was me!!

Morag.

Hi Lacey

Think we are on the same flight as you from Glasgow on the 4th also heading for Vegas. Also bit worried about missing the connection particularly after immigration took 2 hr 30mins when we we went to NYC earlier this year . However, am hoping for the best as we have gone to Vegas via Chicago for past few years and it has been fine each time. Only problem was coming home last year - we nearly missed the Glasgow flight as our flight sat on the ground at Vegas for over an hour.

As others have said, you do need to pick up your bags and transfer it. Sure last year that didn%26#39;t take that long and really only involved dumping our cases and moving on. Not sure if that will have changed with the increased security though.

becca