Ten steps past CHS security, Hudson Nonstop sits on the right
Hudson Nonstop in the Main terminal hits you almost as soon as you clear the single security checkpoint, right at the main concourse intersection. It’s a grab-and-go setup with self-service kiosks, built for a two-minute stop on the way to gates A1–A5 and B1–B5. Think drinks, packaged snacks, and a few travel basics rather than full meals or souvenirs.
Hours here generally track the first and last departures out of CHS, so you’ll usually see it open from around 4:30 a.m. through the final evening bank of flights. Pricing runs typical airport-convenience-store: bottled drinks around $3–$5, chips and candy in the $2–$6 range, and basic toiletries a couple of dollars above street prices. No hot food line, no bar seating, just in-and-out.
The hook is the self-checkout setup: you grab what you want and pay at kiosks without waiting on a staffed register. That’s useful at CHS when several flights to Atlanta, Charlotte, and New York board within 30 minutes of each other and the concourse gets tight. It sits closer to the security exit than the larger newsstand further down toward gate B5, so it works as the first stop for a quick bottle of water before you start walking.
Practical tip: if your boarding time is inside 15 minutes and your gate is A1–A3, hit Hudson Nonstop right at the concourse split, grab a drink and snack, and head straight down the A pier without doubling back.