Connection time calculator, immigration and security, and how to move between terminals at EWR.
At Newark New Jersey airport, as at every airport in the United States, passengers arriving on an international flight must clear immigration (CBP) and customs, collect their checked bags and re-check them, and go through TSA security again before their connecting flight, even when both flights are on the same ticket.
The airport has 3 terminals or concourses (Terminal A, Terminal B, Terminal C).
Connecting passengers go through a transfer security screening.
Is your layover at EWR long enough? Pick your connection and get an estimate with the times of this airport.
Terminals / concourses: Terminal A, Terminal B, Terminal C
Getting between them: Airside shuttle bus (between Terminal A, Terminal C, and Terminal B drop-off) and landside AirTrain monorail connecting all terminals (Terminal A requires a free connector shuttle or 15-minute covered walk from its AirTrain station).
United Airlines operates an airside shuttle bus between Terminal A (gate A28) and Terminal C (gate C71), with drop-off only at Terminal B (gate B67). All other transfers between terminals require exiting security.
No internal or exit passport control exists; all arriving international passengers clear U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) inspection upon arrival.
Estimate based on typical times at this airport, not your airline's official minimum connection time. Immigration and security lines change with the time of day and season. On a single ticket, the airline must rebook you if you miss the connection; on separate tickets, it does not.
Times are estimates: always check with your airline.
Estimated wait at the security checkpoints of EWR right now. When live data is not available, it shows historical averages.
