Customs at YVR airport

[MudderBear]

Hello.  I have a 7:00am flight out of YVR to Chicago.  Will I have to go through customs first?  The reason I am asking is that I have a 1.5 hour connection in Chicago and need to know if I'll have to go through Customs in Chicago, or is it taken care of in Vancouver.

 

Also, is 7:00am too early?  I will be staying at the Fairmont Airport Hotel.

 

Thank you.

[cruiseryyc]

Yes you will go through US Immigration at the Vancouver Airport, for a 7:00 a.m. flight you should be there between 5:00 and 5:30 a.m.  Luckily staying at the Fairmont you can just take the elevator down to the airport.

[martincath]

I'd agree with everything above - it's basically pointless arriving before 5am as CBP are still dealing with the backlog of folks who started queuing before they opened at 4:30am, but since we got the Kiosks installed several years ago even huge queue of folks is processed within the first half hour.

 

Chicago - even though O'Hare (no flights from YVR to Midway) can involve a lengthy walk to the next gate you should be fine with 90mins, it's just as if you were on a Domestic transfer since you Precleared at YVR. If your flight lands on time, you may even be able to grab a quick bite (I always try to grab a Torta at Frontera whenever I pass through O'Hare, it's one of the better foodie airports especially thanks to the 'same price as downtown' policy).

[MudderBear]

Thanks all. I think I got my Chicago airport mixed up in this post , but all good.

 

[diesel1973]

If the connecting flight in Chicago is on the same airline the gate should be in the same terminal. If not you, you will have to take a shuttle bus to different terminal which will result in more time. 1 1/2 hrs. should be plenty of time.