United Airlines customer service number: how to reach a real person

Call-tested by OsmO on

  • Difficulty 81/100 · Hard
  • 6 menus · 6 options
  • 6 steps
  • A person answered in our test

Quick answer: call United Airlines at 1-800-864-8331, then say “book a flight”, then say “one-way”, then say “your cities”, then say “a month and day”, then say “one”, then say “no”. When we called on Oct 29, 2026, a real person answered in about 3 min.

Customer service 1-800-864-8331 24 hours daily (per united.com)
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Fastest way to a person:

  1. Say “book a flight”Why you are calling
  2. Say “one-way”Trip type
  3. Say “your cities”From and to
  4. Say “a month and day”Departure date
  5. Say “one”Number of travelers
  6. Say “no”Skip the survey
  7. A reservations agent answers

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The full United Airlines phone menu

Every option we heard when we called on Oct 29, 2026. There are no keys to press: United answers with a voice system that collects your trip details before transferring you. It warns of a non-refundable agent booking fee if you book by phone. When it could not understand an answer, it transferred us anyway.

Fastest pathReal person
  • “Please say in a few words why you are calling”: say “book a flight”“Let me get some information about your trip, then I'll transfer you to an agent to complete the booking.”1 option
    • “One-way or round-trip?”1 option
      • “What city are you departing from?” and “What's your destination?”1 option
        • “Please say the month and date you'd like to depart”1 option
          • “The total number of travelers?”After two misses: “Please hold while I transfer you to an agent who can assist you.”1 option
            • “Would you like to participate in a brief survey?” Say “no”“Thanks for calling reservations desk. This is Chi.”Real person

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United Airlines customer service FAQ

What is United Airlines’s customer service number?

1-800-864-8331. We took it from united.com and called it ourselves on Oct 29, 2026.

What are United Airlines’s customer service hours?

united.com lists this English reservations line for the US and Canada as open 24 hours a day. In our test at about 5:20am Eastern time an agent answered in about 3 minutes.

Is there a United Airlines number that’s open 24/7?

Yes. 1-800-864-8331 is answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

How do I skip the automated menu?

Call 1-800-864-8331, then say “book a flight”, then say “one-way”, then say “your cities”, then say “a month and day”, then say “one”, then say “no”. That reached a person in our test.

How long is the wait to talk to someone?

About 3 min in our test on Oct 29, 2026. Your wait may be shorter or longer.

How hard is the United Airlines phone menu?

We rate it 81/100 (Hard). It took 6 steps to reach a person, across 6 menus with 6 options. Our score adds 10 for every key or spoken step on the way, 10 for every forced wait, 5 per minute until a person and 1 for every menu.

Can someone call United Airlines for me?

Yes. OsmO, an AI phone assistant app, can call United Airlines, press the keys and wait on hold for you.

How do I talk to a person at United Airlines?

Call 1-800-864-8331, say “book a flight”, and answer the trip questions (one-way or round-trip, cities, date, number of travelers). Decline the survey. In our test an agent answered in about 3 minutes.

Does United charge to book by phone?

The phone system says there is a non-refundable agent booking service fee, which you avoid by booking on united.com.

How we tested this

OsmO is not affiliated with United Airlines. The number comes from United Airlines’s own website. Menus change; ours was tested on Oct 29, 2026.

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