As a followup: 1. Global Entry (international travel precheck for American permanent residents and citizens) is $120 and includes TSA precheck. 2. The high-tier credit cards (Amex Plat, Chase Sapphire Reserve) give you credits for Global Entry and/or TSA Precheck. They cost in ~$600, but my Amex Plat pays for itself with:

  - Global Entry for wife, parents (as authorized users)
  - Uber credit $15/month
  - Clear at the airport- I stacked a coupon and got my wife and I Clear for the price of one
  - Streaming app reimbursement

I am not a paid shill, I just like saving people money (Getting a fancy credit card is more of a break-even venture honestly)

Global Entry counts too (for most airports) and includes TSA Precheck for domestic (at most airports).

For people unwilling to invest in Global Entry, Mobile Passport Control [0] is a free program almost as fast as GE at the airports that support it. At the moment it's still sort of a lesser-known "travel hack" but it's becoming increasingly popular.

In my opinion though GE + TSA Pre is still worth it — the only thing better than the shorter preflight security screening is the even shorter GE kiosk line re-entering the US.

[0] https://www.cbp.gov/travel/us-citizens/mobile-passport-contr...

Yes! Especially if you have kids -- minors go through TSA pre-check lines with parents with pre-check, even if the kids don't have pre-check on their own.

Ditto Nexus. Best $50 and has paid for itself many times over crossing the Mexico-US border.

Echoing this! It has made traveling sooooo much more enjoyable and reduces stress.