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Navigating the airport can be taxing on travelers. There are often many pain points before passengers get on their plane. Fortunately, several services are available to help travelers quickly get through the airport. One of these services is CLEAR® Plus — which lets you skip to the front of the security line at airports, as well as concert venues and stadiums.
Let's review the ins and outs of CLEAR Plus to help you decide if it's worth signing up for a membership — including how you might be able to do so for no out-of-pocket cost.
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What Is The Difference Between CLEAR and CLEAR Plus?
CLEAR is an identity verification platform that provides expedited security screening at airports, stadiums, and arenas. A free CLEAR membership grants fast access to sports and events, allowing you to use designated CLEAR lanes at stadiums, venues, and arenas.
Using CLEAR Sports & Events typically helps you reach your seat faster for concerts, games, and other events. All you need is the free CLEAR app. At an eligible venue, you can log in or enroll by taking a quick selfie. You’ll then receive a QR code to show the ambassador in the CLEAR lane.
CLEAR Plus is an upgraded paid membership that allows travelers to skip to the front of TSA security lines at eligible airports. It verifies a member's identity using biometric data, such as fingerprints or eye scans. Once verified, a CLEAR ambassador escorts the traveler to the front of the TSA line.
While a CLEAR Plus membership includes access to Sports & Events, free CLEAR members cannot use expedited airport lines unless they upgrade to the paid membership.
How Does CLEAR Plus Work?
When you arrive at the entrance to the CLEAR Plus lane, a representative will first check your boarding pass. Next, the representative will direct you to a kiosk for biometric authentication via your fingerprint or eye scan.
Once you've been verified at the kiosk, the representative will bring you to the front of the TSA line, skipping past the rest of the line. If you're enrolled in TSA PreCheck, you'll be brought to the front of that line. Otherwise, you'll go to the front of the general security line.
Related: Why Having Expedited Security Is More Important Than Ever
Where Can You Use CLEAR Plus?
CLEAR Plus can be used at numerous primary airports, stadiums, and venues in the United States. Click here to view the current list of places with CLEAR lanes.
Airport locations
You can use CLEAR Plus at nearly 60 airports in the United States (plus its territories). This list of airports includes some of the biggest gateways in the United States, such as Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
Look for the CLEAR Plus lanes near the security scanning areas at the following airports:
| Airport | City |
|---|---|
| Austin–Bergstrom International Airport | Austin, TX |
| Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport | Baltimore, MD |
| Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Airport | Birmingham, AL |
| Boise Airport | Boise, ID |
| Boston Logan International Airport | Boston, MA |
| Bradley International Airport | Hartford, CT |
| Buffalo Niagara International Airport | Buffalo, NY |
| Chicago Midway International Airport | Chicago, IL |
| Chicago O'Hare International Airport | Chicago, IL |
| Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport | Northern Kentucky (Cincinnati), OH |
| Cleveland Hopkins International Airport | Cleveland, OH |
| Dallas Love Field Airport | Dallas, TX |
| Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport | Dallas, TX |
| Daniel K. Inouye International Airport | Honolulu, HI |
| Denver International Airport | Denver, CO |
| Detroit Metro Airport | Detroit, MI |
| Dulles International Airport | Washington, D.C. |
| Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| George Bush Intercontinental Airport | Houston, TX |
| Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport | Greenville-Spartanburg, SC |
| Harry Reid International Airport | Las Vegas, NV |
| Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport | Atlanta, GA |
| John F. Kennedy International Airport | New York City, NY |
| John Glenn Columbus International Airport | Columbus, OH |
| Kahului Airport | Maui, HI |
| Kansas City International Airport | Kansas City, MO |
| LaGuardia Airport | New York City, NY |
| Long Beach Airport | Long Beach, CA |
| Los Angeles International Airport | Los Angeles, CA |
| Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport | New Orleans, LA |
| Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport | San Juan, PR |
| Miami International Airport | Miami, FL |
| Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport | Milwaukee, WI |
| Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport | Minneapolis, MN |
| Nashville International Airport | Nashville, TN |
| Newark Liberty International Airport | Newark, NJ |
| Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport | San Jose, CA |
| Oakland International Airport | Oakland, CA |
| Ontario International Airport | Ontario, CA |
| Orlando International Airport | Orlando, FL |
| Palm Beach International Airport | Palm Beach, FL |
| Palm Springs International Airport | Palm Springs, CA |
| Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport | Phoenix, AZ |
| Pittsburgh International Airport | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Raleigh-Durham International Airport | Raleigh, NC |
| Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport | Warwick (Providence), RI |
| Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport | Washington, D.C. |
| Sacramento International Airport | Sacramento, CA |
| Salt Lake City International Airport | Salt Lake City, UT |
| San Antonio International Airport | San Antonio, TX |
| San Diego International Airport | San Diego, CA |
| San Francisco International Airport | San Francisco, CA |
| Seattle-Tacoma International Airport | Seattle, WA |
| St. Louis Lambert International Airport | St. Louis, MO |
| Tulsa International Airport | Tulsa, OK |
| Westchester County Airport | New York City, NY |
| Will Rogers World Airport | Oklahoma City, OK |
| William P. Hobby Airport | Houston, TX |
Stadiums, arenas, and venues
You can use CLEAR Plus at nearly 20 stadiums, venues, and arenas within the United States. These locations include Madison Square Garden in New York, Oracle Park in San Francisco, and Coors Field in Denver. Those CLEAR Plus can enter the location via the CLEAR lane, scan their QR code from the CLEAR app, and be allowed into the venue. The CLEAR lane at stadiums, venues, and arenas is also available to free CLEAR members.
CLEAR Plus Membership Pricing: How Much Does It Cost?
CLEAR Plus membership currently costs $199 per year. The primary member can add up to three family members at $119 each. Family members under 18 can join the primary member through the CLEAR Plus line for free.
However, many travelers can avoid paying this list price for CLEAR Plus.
How to get CLEAR Plus for free with credit cards
The easiest way to save on the cost of a CLEAR Plus membership is by carrying a card that reimburses the membership cost. Right now, the following cards (all issued by Amex) offer such a benefit:
- American Express® Green Card
- The Platinum Card® from American Express
- The Business Platinum Card® from American Express
- Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card
- Centurion® Card from American Express
After you enroll in the benefit, charge your CLEAR Plus membership to one of these cards, and you will receive a statement credit (up to $199 for the [CC_AWIN_ShortName slug=AmexGreen], Amex Platinum, Business Platinum Card, and Hilton Aspire; up to $369 for the Amex Centurion Card) within six to eight weeks. The CLEAR Plus membership will automatically renew on that card annually until it is canceled. Enrollment is required for select Amex benefits.
Airline discounts for CLEAR Plus
Travelers can get a discount on CLEAR Plus simply by being a member of certain airline mileage programs. And, depending on your elite status with certain airlines, you can get a free membership or take advantage of even better discounts on the cost of a CLEAR Plus membership.
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
All Mileage Plan members — regardless of elite tier — can enroll at the same discounted price of $189. Elite status members also receive bonus miles when signing up for and renewing their CLEAR Plus membership. MVP, MVP Gold, MVP Gold 75k, and MVP Gold 100k members will receive 1,500 miles for enrolling in CLEAR Plus for the first time at the $189 rate, and 1,250 miles for renewing/reinstating their CLEAR Plus accounts at the $189 rate.
Delta SkyMiles
All Delta SkyMiles members get discounts on CLEAR. General SkyMiles members can get an annual membership for $189. If you have a Delta credit card, Delta Silver, Gold, or Platinum Medallion status, you can get a membership for $159.
Diamond Medallion and Delta 360° members can get a CLEAR Plus membership for free.
HawaiianMiles
General HawaiianMiles members can get an annual membership for $189. You can drop the price to $159 if you have Pualani Gold or Platinum Elite — or have a Premier Club membership.
Pualani Platinum members, who have flown 75,000 or more flight miles within the previous or current calendar year, are eligible for a free CLEAR Plus membership.
United MileagePlus
United's partnership with CLEAR Plus offers general MileagePlus members an annual membership for $189. You can drop the price to $159 if you have a United credit card, United Premier Silver, Gold, or Platinum elite status.
United Premier 1K and Global Services members can get a CLEAR Plus membership for free.
CLEAR Plus enrollment promotions
Occasionally, CLEAR will partner with other brands to offer promotions. Some of the promotions have included bonus miles for signing up for a membership, an Uber gift card, and United TravelBank credit.
How To Sign Up for CLEAR Plus
To sign up for CLEAR Plus, you must be at least 18 years old and a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident. When you sign up for CLEAR Plus, you will need one of these forms of photo identification to complete your enrollment:
- U.S. driver's license
- U.S. passport book
- State-issued ID
You can begin your enrollment online and finish it at a CLEAR Plus location, or you can complete the entire enrollment process at a CLEAR Plus location. The first steps can be done from home and take five to 10 minutes to complete. Enrollment requires answering identity verification questions, showing a photo ID, and providing payment for the membership.
You'll then need to have your fingerprints and eyes scanned at a CLEAR Plus location to add your biometric information to your account.
Curb-to-CLEAR and Curb-to-Gate
CLEAR Plus members can add on one of the paid Ambassador Assist services: Curb-to-CLEAR or Curb-to-Gate. These two paid options are currently available at Denver International Airport (DEN), Dulles International Airport (IAD) near Washington, D.C., and Orlando International Airport (MCO).
With Curb-to-CLEAR, an ambassador will meet you when you arrive, help with your luggage, and take you through the security checkpoint, bringing you through the CLEAR Plus lane. Curb-to-gate does all of the above, but goes one step further with the ambassador bringing you to your gate, a restaurant, or a lounge.
The ambassador will coordinate a meeting point with you via text message before you arrive at the airport. CLEAR is currently offering limited-time special pricing starting at $24.50 for Curb-to-CLEAR and $74.50 for Curb-to-Gate.
You must make a reservation for these services online at least 10 hours in advance. Reservations are refundable if canceled at least 12 hours before the appointment time. All travelers in your party aged 18 and up need to be CLEAR Plus members, but children 17 and younger can join paid members for free. Ambassadors cannot wait with you at the gate, bring you from a lounge to the gate, watch your children or pets, accompany minors, or accept tips.
CLEAR Plus vs. TSA PreCheck: What's the Difference?
CLEAR Plus and TSA PreCheck are two completely different services. Having one of the services does not mean travelers have access to the other service; the traveler must sign up for them separately.
CLEAR Plus allows travelers to move to the front of the security line (either regular or TSA PreCheck) by going through the CLEAR Plus lane and verifying their identity via biometric technology. TSA PreCheck allows travelers to go through a shorter security line (in most cases) and have less intensive security screening.
While CLEAR Plus typically costs $199 per year, TSA PreCheck costs vary depending on which of the three enrollment partners you apply through. For first-time enrollees, a five-year TSA PreCheck membership costs $76.75 via Idemia, $77.95 via CLEAR, or $85 via Telos. Online renewals for another five years of TSA PreCheck membership cost $58.75 via Idemia, $68.95 via CLEAR, or $70 via Telos. In-person renewals cost $66.75 via Idemia, $70 via Telos, or $77.95 via CLEAR.
But to sweeten the deal, CLEAR is offering $199 for the first year of CLEAR Plus membership and a five-year TSA PreCheck membership (thus making TSA PreCheck free for the first five years!) for first-time enrollees. Here's how to take advantage of this offer.
Related: Expedited Security Screening Programs: How To Get Them for Free
Do I need TSA PreCheck if I have CLEAR Plus?
TSA PreCheck and CLEAR Plus complement each other. CLEAR Plus allows travelers to move to the front of the security line (yes, even the TSA PreCheck line).
Once travelers have been verified and allowed into the TSA PreCheck screening area, they can have an expedited scanning process that doesn't involve removing belts or shoes and technology items from luggage. Using both of these programs together can speed travelers through the security sections of the airport.
Is CLEAR Plus Worth the Cost?
CLEAR Plus can be a valuable service that helps travelers speed travelers through the airport. Supplementing CLEAR Plus with other airport security services like TSA PreCheck can accelerate your path from curb to gate even further.
There are also credit cards and airline loyalty programs that can reduce or pay for the membership entirely. Ultimately, CLEAR Plus can be an excellent service if you often fly through airports with CLEAR Plus lanes.
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We’ve been CLEAR members since it started back in 2003. There was a break from 2009-2012 during their bankruptcy. In the mid-2010’s it worked well, sometimes saving 20 or 30 minutes. That is no longer the case. We will not be renewing this month.
We have found CLEAR to be consistently slower at DIA, our home airport, than the regular TSA Pre lanes. One or two CLEAR lanes and 10-15 TSA pre lanes. Guess which lines moves faster! Similar experiences throughout the country.Also, fingerprints and retina scans fail frequently further slowing the CLEAR lines and then waiting for a person to take you to the front of the line, where the one minor advantage of CLEAR, not having to show ID, is not honored due to past security issues with CLEAR, and you are asked for ID! More cumbersome too as you don’t have your ID out and have to dig it out. And, now that TSA is testing biometric facial recognition, a much better and faster system than CLEAR’s retina and fingerprints. CLEAR talked a few years ago about going to facial recognition but doesn’t seem to have followed through. Also way too many CLEAR members now with some AMEX cardholders getting it for free.
I was pleased to see CLEAR devices by the entrance to the Precheck lanes on my first trip through IAD last weekend – only to be told it doesn’t work with Aer Lingus hoarding passes, so my Clear+ membership was no use at all that day! Quite a bizarre and unexpected limitation, hopefully something Clear fixes ASAP.
Naw, I’ll just stay with Global Entry. Never had a long wait.
I’ve always had very fast wait times with TSApre. Personally, I don’t think I’d pay for Clear. If it was free, I’d try it of course. I do think I’d save some time at my home airport (DEN), but usually the TSApre wait is <5 minutes to get to the ID check. Other airports, the wait time for TSApre is even less.
I’ve used the Mobile Passport app to whiz through immigration lines at many US airports successfully – I’m not even American, I’m Canadian. Best part is, it’s free to download!
All the comments I’m seeing are from 2020, when CLEAR did work some of the time to speed you on your way. No more though.
Clearly – 🙂 – there was a hunger for this article. Lots of valuable comments with direct experience across multiple airports.
Any cards that reimburse Clear. It seems expensive.
It is good to know, however, I still think it will go with TSA precheck.
As i already have global entry/tsa pre, the big draw of this for me would be stadiums. i have seen clear at NYC area stadiums, but the line honestly seemed pretty long. just on first glance, i’m not sure how much quicker those people got into the stadium. i’d be curious if there are people here that have actually had a lot of success using clear at stadiums as compared to the regular lines. it seems like most of the comments thus far just highlight that clear is in place at a lot of stadiums, but not necessarily commenting on how helpful it has been. please share your thoughts
Look out big brother
I recently downgraded a Platinum Card to a Green card so I could preserve my membership rewards. Signed up for Clear since it is basically free with Delta status and the Green card. Home airport is Cleveland and our Precheck lines are normally pretty short, so we’ll see how much use it ends up getting. Curious to see how it will work for Indians games this summer.
If I have to choose from just one program, I’d say Global Entry and be done with it, since it includes TSA Precheck domestic routes.
Very well summarized article and evaluation for the CLEAR service. If I find the CLEAR service for a discount, might try it. Otherwise will just wait.
For now I’ll just stick with GE. Don’t see where it would benefit me that much more for the extra outlay.
My home airport normally has reasonably long lines so both my wife and I have really benefitted from Clear. I recommend it if your airport has it or you travel frequently through one that does.
price seen steep since it may not actually save you any time
Price appears to be a little steep given the fact it may actually not save any time at all.
For airports like DEN where the TSA pre line sometiimes is as long as the regular line, Clear has saved me a lot of time. So if your home airport is someething like DEN you will certainly appreciate Clear’s benefit.
You can add the Citi Expedia World Mastercard to the TSA Precheck list. But, with the caveat that it qualifies as one of the somewhat unusual and unclear things included in the annual $100 “Air Travel Fee Credit”, along with Global Entry fee.
The airport we fly out of is small and has little wait, so no reason to risk the hacks for us
When I can use an airport with Clear and the Clear lane is open, it almost always saves time. Only once, in the years I have been a member has the regular (let alone Pre-Check) line been faster. In that case, it seemed it was a case of newer employees combined with a technology issue on Clear’s end. I should also point out, that the main airport I use does not have Clear. However, it is worth the price as most airports I fly back from do have clear.
I have TSA-Pre and had been thinking about Clear but it doesn’t look like it will be that much value add for me from the comments
Sadly my home airport, KLEX doesn’t have this…yet…maybe someday
I have Glabal Entry and have been eyeing CLEAR for years. Over those years, the Prechek lines at the airports I regularly fly from have decreased and Clear had no location there. So, as far as I an concerned Clear is a no go.
My wife and I did the free trial with Clear. We ended up staying with TSA Pre. It always seemed just as fast.
I’m able to go through global reception in Chicago. I registered for CLEAR and think it faster to go through global reception if you can rather than CLEAR.
Has anyone else been able to compare the times for each method?
I got clear on a recommendation and it was well worth the price. At my home as airport (AUS) it saves as lot I f time.
Is clear of any help if you already have global entry and tsa precheck?
I have the Amex Green card with the Clear reimbursement benefit, but unfortunately my home airport doesn’t have Clear.
Hopefully Clear will expand to more airports soon.
CLEAR is pricey and is missing an immigration/customs component similar to global re-entry.
Very “Clear” and informative post. Thanks!!
It’s a win if it also alleviates the regular lines.
Good news. If I already have a global entry, what is the benefit of the program?
Great write up! Thx
I’ve seen this and at my home airport it would probably be helpful if I had a later flight in the day. I usually take early flights and don’t have to wait very long in TSA. I agree with some others, if it saved a good amount of time and was available at more airports and terminals then it might be worth it.
This is the first honest writeup I’ve seen. I did a trial membership, and it was ok, but maybe it saved me an average of 30 seconds each time. And there’s something seriously wrong with a system that should be all tech and automated but is ridiculously manual, with a person guiding you how to use the kiosk every time, then walking you over to another person, who then walks you over past the TSA desk.
If you have CLEAR at your home airport, its definitely worth it, especially if your home airport is like Denver.
I have clear for about 3 years now and it has totally been worth it. Plus, you should never be required to pay the retail $179. The max is $119.
Great program. As a multi-million mile flyer CLEAR saves me a significant amount of time in every airport where they are.
Another “thumbs up” for Clear. Their service has saves me countless hours of time in the past two years.
I did’n know that this service exists… Maybe it’s worth only for very frequent flyers who can take advantage of the time savings. I don’t think it’s worth for tourists.
Thanks for the detailed review. Sounds like something that down the line might be worth it but not right now.
Can see why it doesn’t hurt to sign up if you have a card like that where the fee will be mostly covered, but most of the time I haven’t had big lines at Precheck that make me wish I had clear. Saturday before Christmas at IAD was the first time I saw a large precheck line that Clear would have been significantly faster. We ended up getting lucky as they opened a new line downstairs and grabbed a bunch off the end of the line and directed us there where we were through in a total of 10 min.
How worthwhile is this for a UK national travelling to the US 4-5 times a year?
Clearly not for me (hope I am first).
Anything that can reduce waiting times is valuable. I’m not convinced that CLEAR has met this goal as of yet. TSA pre-check is fine.
There are no CLEAR locations in my state, not worth spending the money for me.
Something bothers me about having to pay extra for a basic government function, so I’m disinclined to do it – what are taxes for?!
Who is CLEAR run by? I’m quite weary of voluntarily giving out biometric data.
I suspect a lot more advancements will come to speed up the process.
Good to know. I find a double-edged sword. Uncertain gain at the expense of further invasion of invidual freedom. I can’t forget Aynd Rand, though some situations seem inevitable to me in 2020 …
Thank you for sharing your experience. I was thinking about signing up but now will reconsider.
Thank you for sharing your experience. Wow I was thinking about signing up but now will reconsider.
It is a no brainer to sign up for these services, when your credit cards reimburse the fees.
I think this is somewhat airport dependent as of now, but I would agree that so far the results aren’t that impressive.
Maybe I’m a bit too doomsday-ish, but I don’t know how I feel about this company having access to my biometric data like a retina scan. I don’t even remember if I’ve ever been finger-printed. Perhaps I took the novel 1984 a bit too seriously, but I feel like there is too much at risk to pay to have any company store records of my scans, especially when you consider how common data breaches are. For now I’ll continue to arrive at the airport early and wait my turn in the line.
My concerns as well. I experienced a minor identity theft incident many years ago. Even though it was minor it still took time and effort to untangle. I can’t imagine the consequences if my biometric data was stolen and then updated or refreshed by an imposter. The imposter then owns my name and ID. I would hate to have to untangle that sort of identity theft.
Thanks for the data points. I’ve wondered about getting a Clear membership, but I usually fly out of LAX and rarely have I seen an indication that using it would be faster than Precheck. I’m intrigued to hear about its use elsewhere, such as ballparks, but I haven’t seen it at any stadium I’ve visited, except perhaps the (fairly) new LAFC stadium. If it were totally free, I’d try it out, but with a minor charge I think I’ll hold off.
Not needed if I have Global Entry.
Cool that you can use these to travel without id
I just registered using the green card benefit, delta discount, and cash back portal for a net of $9. I’ll be in Denver in 2 weeks to check it out but I don’t see it being super useful to me based on location but I figured it was worth a shot for that price.
Yeah, Clear seems like all the bad and none of the good. I suppose I wouldn’t mind skipping ballpark security lines, but I kinda hate the whole idea otherwise. Paying the TSA $17/yr to have a pre-stored security check (and really fast lines everywhere – I don’t think I’ve ever spent more than 10 minutes in a pre-check line, and it’s usually just enough time to fish out my license and boarding pass) is way better than $150/yr to effectively broadcast your “status” by having someone escort you to a kiosk.
It just kinda seems like an obnoxious lifestyle-brand choice to be better than “the rabble”, and the fact that it’s worse than Pre-check for 10x the price seems just about right for a business built around that.
Well said. Seems like a lot of flashy marketing for what I’ve seen so far, no substantial benefit.
Thanks for the overview. I haven’t jumped in to the TSA pre check yet, but I’m sure I will eventually. It’s good to know what is out there to choose from.
When flying out of airports like DEN and SFO clear has been great. I think it really depends on the location you’re flying from.
It really depends on the airport. I’ve found in some DC area airports that the TSA pre-check line is often longer than the non-precheck line, since so many DC area residents have precheck. However, overall I’m happy with pre-check and don’t feel the need for Clear.
I haven’t registered for CLEAR. I would have done so if I had gotten the 45000 Amex Green offer as it’s part of the benefits. This post doesn’t make it seem like it would be worth it, even with the significant discount.
Is there any advantage of having “CLEAR” if you already have Global Entry?
Does CLEAR make the security line shorter? Definitely yes in my home town of NYC where my primary airline, Delta, has a hub! Do I like having my biological data stored in CLEAR computers? No. Who knows if they will be hacked? Is the cost reasonable? Yes, if you’re a frequent traveler using airports that have CLEAR. I got my membership for $50/yr as a family member of a Delta Diamond who gets it for free as a perk of Delta status. Would I recommend it? Yes. Realize that CLEAR lets you skip the TSA security line, but you still have to go through TSA security once through the line the same as everyone else (you just skip the line), and that process (putting your bags through a TSA scanner, waiting for the guy in front of you who forgot to remove his metal belt buckle) can still be inefficient (the non-CLEAR part), but it does make the line much shorter. Further, CLEAR often has a presence at large stadium arenas (e.g. Madison Square Garden) where you can also speed through the security lines. Also, CLEAR employees are always cheerful & friendly.
Very good info! Thanks and happy new year!
This is a great comparison of TSA Pre✓ and Clear. Personally, I’m not going to pay a not insignificant amount for a Clear membership each year when I have Global Entry/Pre✓ that is almost always as fast as Clear in my experience, but that’s me.
At ORD, CLEAR is only available at the United terminal.
Ironically same at DFW. They are clearly avoiding AA for some reason.
I was enrolled for a CLEAR trial in the spring of 2019 at Detroit. On one trip, I was running late getting to the airport (my own fault), & CLEAR was the ONLY reason I was able to get through security fast enough to still make my flight.
It’s been a pleasant experience at my home airport, Washington Dulles as well. Every time I’ve gone to the line, they’ve whisked me through the kiosk, & escorted me to the scanner line.
I also enrolled my wife as part of my membership. We intend on getting Pre-check soon. I know the government is just nickel & diming me here for this stuff, but it certainly cuts down on the potential security screening time, & therefore reduces a stressful part of the equation.
As they say, “Your mileage may vary”, but I’m willing to pay a bit of $ for less stress in life.
I hope this is better than Global Entry. With Global Entry, “trusted Traveler”, they only trust you if you have the baggage check terminal mark that you have globally entry ibn your boarding pass.
Do you mean Precheck? I never saw any Global Entry indicator on a boarding pass.
I have Clear and mostly fly out of BOS (only in terminal A), and there is never a line. Usually Pre-Check can be backed up, especially during peak business travel times.
I have Global Entry through Amex and get discounted Clear through Delta, so it makes a ton of sense for me.
I’ve seen clear at AUS, LAS, LAX, and others… It’s always been a quick way to get past the ID check lines.
I’ve had CLEAR and TSA Pre for a number of years now. It is a time-saver at some airports like Denver or Atlanta but I don’t think it’s worth it if you fly from smaller airports or fly from non-Delta or (now) non-United hubs for the most part. Even being in a different terminal may mean they don’t have CLEAR lines where you need to enter. The other problem is that as more people get CLEAR it will save less time of course. Also don’t forget that CLEAR also works with some Hertz locations and some major events like some NFL and MLB stadiums for example.
My home airport is MCO. Clear member since its inception. There is no other way to get around extreme lines at both standard and precheck lines.
Worth every penny