CLEAR Concierge Live at 14 U.S. Airports: $99-$179 Curb-to-Gate Service Explained

Key Points

• CLEAR Concierge is a paid add-on for existing CLEAR Plus members that puts an Ambassador with you from curbside to security or all the way to the gate, priced at $99 for the Express tier and $179 for the Gate Service tier per use.
• The service is live at 14 U.S. airports as of April 2026 with Atlanta confirmed as the next expansion station, and bookings must be placed at least 10 hours before flight time through the CLEAR app.
• Every adult in the party needs an active CLEAR Plus membership ($209 a year at retail, fully or partially offset by several Amex cards), which makes the concierge fee a true add-on cost rather than the entry point.

TL;DR

CLEAR Concierge is live at 14 U.S. airports as of April 2026, charging $99 for curbside-to-security and $179 for curbside-to-gate. CLEAR Plus members only, booked 10 hours ahead.

CLEAR's premium Concierge service is now operating at 14 U.S. airports as of April 2026, with the company confirming Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson as the next station on the rollout list. The product launched in mid-2025, was first reported by The Points Guy, and detailed in CLEAR's own investor-relations press release. It is an add-on to an existing CLEAR Plus membership, not a standalone subscription, and it is priced per use rather than as a recurring fee. The two tiers, Express at $99 and Gate Service at $179, define a service ladder that runs from a single Ambassador handoff at the front of the CLEAR Plus lane to a full curb-to-gate escort with check-in and bag assistance included.

What CLEAR Announced

CLEAR pitched Concierge as a response to capacity pressure rather than a luxury upgrade, citing the FAA forecast that U.S. airports will absorb roughly one million additional travelers per day by 2030. The service has two tiers and one delivery model.

The Express tier costs $99 per use. A CLEAR Ambassador meets the member at the curb, walks the party to the front of the CLEAR Plus security lane, and assists with carry-on bags through the document check. The Gate Service tier costs $179 per use and adds airline check-in support, checked-baggage handling at the right counter, and a personal escort from the front of security all the way to the departure gate, plus help finding a lounge, a restaurant, or any other airport amenity along the way.

Every adult in the party (anyone 18 or older) must be an active CLEAR Plus member to use either tier. Children under 17 are covered as add-ons under a parent's CLEAR Plus account at no additional CLEAR Plus fee. Bookings are placed through the CLEAR app or website at least 10 hours before scheduled departure; same-day reservations are not available. The service works on any airline operating from a participating airport.

Where It Operates as of April 2026

The 14 launch airports are Austin (AUS), Dallas Love Field (DAL), Denver (DEN), Detroit (DTW), Houston Hobby (HOU), Milwaukee (MKE), Minneapolis-Saint Paul (MSP), Orlando (MCO), Palm Springs (PSP), San Juan (SJU), Salt Lake City (SLC), Tulsa (TUL), Washington Dulles (IAD), and Reagan National (DCA). CLEAR has confirmed Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson as the next station to onboard but has not committed to a public live date for ATL or for the next wave behind it.

Two notable absences from the rollout list are New York's three major airports and the major California hubs. CLEAR has not publicly explained the sequencing, but the operational reality is that the airports where the standard TSA line is the worst pain point (JFK, LGA, EWR, LAX, SFO, ORD) are not yet on the Concierge map. For travelers based in those metros, the service is currently only available at out-of-network destinations.

Why This Matters for Travelers

The value of Concierge is a function of how stressed the airport experience is on a given trip rather than how often the traveler flies. The clearest cases are families moving with multiple bags and kids, travelers with mobility needs, and same-day connections through unfamiliar hubs where a Gate Service escort short-circuits the wayfinding problem. For solo business travelers who already hold CLEAR Plus and TSA PreCheck, the marginal time savings on the Express tier shrink to single-digit minutes at most launch airports, which is a tougher case for $99.

The Gate Service tier is the more interesting product for award-travel readers. The $179 fee sits well below the cash value of most of the airline-branded VIP escort products (United Global Services-style assistance is invitation-only; American's Five Star service runs a comparable price tier and is the closest direct comparison). For families redeeming points for international premium-cabin departures from one of the 14 launch airports, an extra $179 to remove the document-check bottleneck and the gate-finding scramble is a defensible spend. For routine domestic coach trips, it is not.

What to Do With This Now

The first move is to confirm the underlying CLEAR Plus membership is fully offset by an existing card before adding any Concierge spend on top. The Platinum Card from American Express, the Business Platinum Card from American Express, the American Express Green Card, and the Hilton Honors Aspire all carry CLEAR Plus statement credits that cover most of the $209 annual fee. Delta and United co-branded credit cards historically carried discounted CLEAR Plus pricing in the $169 range, and Alaska's Mileage Plan members have access to a member rate. Pricing on those discounted tiers can shift; confirm the current rate inside the CLEAR app before enrolling.

For travelers who do not yet hold CLEAR Plus and are evaluating it on the Concierge case alone, the math is harder. A single Gate Service booking at $179 plus a year of CLEAR Plus at $209 is $388 for one trip, which is a stretch unless the party is large or the airport friction is unusually high. The cleaner path is to bring CLEAR Plus into the mix on a card that already covers it, then layer Concierge selectively for the trips that warrant it, such as holiday departures, family vacations, and unfamiliar transfer hubs.

The forward-looking question is the rollout pace. Atlanta is confirmed; the rest of the schedule is not. Travelers based in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, or San Francisco should not plan around Concierge being available at home in 2026. For everyone else on the launch map, the product is operational today, books in 10 hours, and works on any airline. The decision is per-trip, and that is the right way to evaluate it.

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