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Dunkin drive-thru

About 70 percent of Dunkin stores have a drive-thru and it accounts for most of their sales. The full menu is available at the window, hours often run later than the lobby, and mobile order lanes at newer stores skip the line. Here is how it works.

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Fastest drive-thru orders

Drive-thru hours

Typical
Opens Same as store, 5 AM weekdays, 6 AM weekends
Closes 10 PM or 11 PM, one hour after lobby
24 hours Some highway and hospital-adjacent stores
Holidays Often the only part of the store open on Christmas

What you can order

Everything. Drinks, sandwiches, donuts by the dozen, Munchkins boxes, Box O’ Joe, K-Cups and packaged coffee. Large orders take a few minutes to box, so for anything over a dozen items the store will ask you to pull forward or order ahead.

Mobile order lane

At Next Generation stores, opened or remodeled since 2019, there are two drive-thru lanes. One has a speaker. The other is for mobile orders: you pull up, say your name at the window, and go. At single-lane stores, tell the speaker “mobile order for [name]” and they hand it out at the window.

Order ahead in the app before you leave. Orders are made when you tap “I’m on my way” or when you arrive, depending on the store setting, so a 5 minute drive is enough.

Faster ordering

  • Know the size names. Small, medium, large. Not tall or grande.
  • Say the drink in this order: size, hot or iced, drink, flavor, milk. “Medium iced coffee, caramel swirl, oat milk.”
  • Ask for the meal deal by name. “$6 Meal Deal” or “the wrap combo.”
  • Pay in the app. Scan at the window, no card handling.
  • Avoid 7 to 9 AM on weekdays if you can. 6 AM and 10 AM are quiet.

Drive-thru only stores

Dunkin has opened a number of walk-up and drive-thru only stores since 2021 with no indoor seating. They are labeled “Drive-Thru Only” in the app. Menu is the same, and they tend to be faster because staff focus on one channel.

Frequently asked questions

What time does the Dunkin drive-thru close?

Usually 10 PM or 11 PM, one hour later than the lobby at most stores. Some drive-thrus are 24 hours.

Can you order the whole menu at the Dunkin drive-thru?

Yes. Everything on the menu, including Box O' Joe and dozen donuts, can be ordered at the speaker.

Does Dunkin have a mobile order drive-thru lane?

Stores built or remodeled since 2019 have a second lane for app orders where you skip the speaker. Older stores have one lane and you tell the speaker it is a mobile order.

How long is the Dunkin drive-thru wait?

About 3 to 5 minutes on average. Weekday mornings 7 to 9 AM can be 8 to 10 minutes. Ordering ahead in the app cuts it to about 1 minute.