How Much Does CLEAR® Cost and Is It Worth It?
5 Min Read | Published: December 15, 2025
Is CLEAR® worth it? Learn how much CLEAR+® costs, how it saves you time, and how select Amex® Cards can help cover membership costs.
At-A-Glance
- CLEAR+® speeds up ID checks at 100+ airports, stadiums, and entertainment venues with biometric kiosks that help you skip long lines.
- Membership costs $209 per year, with the option to add up to three adults for $125 each.
- Eligible American Express® Cards offer annual statement credits when you pay for a CLEAR+ Membership with your Card, letting you enjoy time-saving benefits for less.
Traffic on the way to the airport? About to miss the opener at your favorite concert venue? Is the game starting but you're just getting to your entrance gate? CLEAR® fast-tracks your identity verification at airports and event venues by using biometrics instead of traditional ID checks. CLEAR+® paid Membership helps you skip the long lines, gaining back valuable time. You can also add family and friends to the plan, keeping travel flexible and fast for you and your loved ones. Discover whether CLEAR+ Membership is worth it and how select Amex Cards offer a Membership statement credit, allowing you to save more time for less.
What Is CLEAR+?
CLEAR is an identity-verification company that offers a paid CLEAR+ Membership, which can speed up ID checks at airports and venues. Unlike Global Entry or TSA PreCheck®, which reduce customs and airport security lines respectively, CLEAR+ minimizes the time you spend on document checks when flying from 50+ U.S. airports or heading to partnering stadiums and arenas.1 That way, you can get moving faster, whether you’re off to a new city, catching a big game, or walking into the concert that might be your next life-changing experience.
Here’s how it works:
- Enroll online at https://enroll.clearme.com/enroll/.
- Visit a CLEAR airport location with a photo ID and be prepared to have biometric information scanned, such as your eyes, fingers, and face. This data will replace your ID document at partnering establishments.2
- Pay the annual Membership fee.
- Skip long ID lines by identifying yourself with CLEAR+ biometric kiosks at several dozen airports and 15 event spaces nationwide.3
- Get to your gate or event seat faster.
CLEAR+ helps frequent flyers and dedicated eventgoers save valuable time traveling to the places and experiences they love most. If that’s you, it can be a great addition to your travel toolkit.
How Much Does Clear Cost?
CLEAR+ Membership has an annual fee of $209, and you can add up to three adults to your plan for $125 per person.4 Whether they’re family or friends, everyone has the freedom to travel together or separately.5 But like any paid subscription, CLEAR+ has pros and cons that make it more suitable for some travelers. Review the following to decide if a membership is right for you:
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Up to $209 back per year in a statement credit with an eligible American Express Card | Adding members costs $125 each |
| Simple enrollment with biometric scanning | Limited to participating airports and venues |
| Faster airport security when paired with TSA PreCheck or Global Entry | Without TSA PreCheck, you’ll still wait in the TSA line |
| Quicker seating at events so you never miss a moment | |
| Option to add family and friends to your plan |
Terms apply to all benefits listed below. Benefits are subject to change
Amex Cards with CLEAR+ Membership Benefits
Select American Express Cards are eligible for an annual $209 CLEAR statement credit while also offering many other travel and hotel benefits:
- The Platinum Card® which offers The Global Lounge Collection and elite travel credits.6
- The American Express Green Card®, which provides 3X points on travel, transit, and restaurant purchases.7
- The Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card, which lets you earn 14X Hilton Honors Bonus points on eligible Hilton purchases, 7X points on purchases of Flights booked directly with airlines or flights booked through American Express Travel, Car rentals purchased directly from select car rental companies, and 7X points on U.S. restaurant purchases.8
How to Use Your Amex Clear Benefit
CLEAR+ is all about saving your time, which is why claiming your Amex CLEAR+ benefit is quick and simple.
Here’s a step-by-step breakdown of the CLEAR benefit process with American Express:
- Enroll in CLEAR+ Membership.
- Pay for your Membership with your qualifying Card.
- Receive up to $209 back in statement credits, generally no more than 6-8 weeks after making the transaction.9
- Your CLEAR+ Membership will auto-renew each year.
Frequently Asked Questions
Without a statement credit, CLEAR+ Membership costs $209 for one person, and $584 maximum if you add three adults to the plan. With a statement credit, CLEAR+ could cost $0 for one person, and just $375 to add three adults.
CLEAR Lanes are available at 100+ airports, stadiums, and entertainment venues. To check specific CLEAR-compatible locations, visit clearme.com/where-to-use-clear.
The Takeaway
For travelers and eventgoers who value their time, CLEAR+ Membership makes airport and event entry faster and more efficient. And with statement credits covering the $209 annual fee purchased on select Cards, CLEAR+ can be a premium benefit you enjoy at little to no cost. Explore eligible Amex Cards to decide which one is the right fit for you.
1 “Enjoy Every Journey,” CLEAR
2 “What does CLEAR use to verify my identity?,” CLEAR
3 “Introducing eGates—Be Unstoppable,” CLEAR
4,5 “CLEAR+ Pricing,” CLEAR
6,9 Explore Platinum Card benefits, terms, and conditions to learn more.
7 Explore American Express Green Card benefits, terms, and conditions to learn more.
8 Explore Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card benefits, terms, and conditions to learn more.
Liv Gillespie is a Philadelphia-based writer with a double M.A. in English Linguistics & Literature and Secondary Education. Her work focuses on personal finance.
All Credit Intel content is written by freelance authors and commissioned and paid for by American Express.
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