Border Wait Times
Whether you're returning home or visiting, CBSA wants to help you plan your trip across the border! CBSA has tools available to avoid border wait times at our 26 busiest land border crossings.
The Current Border Wait Times table displays wait times for reaching the CBSA primary inspection booth when crossing the Canada/U.S. land border and is updated hourly. [More]
The Forecasted Border Wait Times is designed to assist travellers in making travel plans in advance and avoid peak periods and border wait times. [More]
Learn More
- Plan your trip across the border
- Border wait times on other websites
- Border Wait Times on Twitter
- CBSA Directory of Offices and hours of operation
Border Alerts
| CBSA Office | Commercial Flow | Travellers Flow | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Stephen St. Stephen, NB/Calais, ME | Not applicable | No delay | |
| St. Stephen 3rd Bridge St. Stephen, NB/Calais, ME | No delay | No delay | |
| Edmundston Edmundston, NB/Madawaska, ME | No delay | No delay | |
| Woodstock Road Belleville, NB/Houlton, ME | No delay | No delay | |
| Stanstead Stanstead, QC/Derby Line, VT | No delay | No delay | |
| St-Armand/Philipsburg St. Armand, QC/Highgate Springs, VT | No delay | No delay | |
| St-Bernard-de-Lacolle Lacolle, QC/Champlain, NY | No delay | No delay | |
| Cornwall Cornwall, ON/Rooseveltown, NY | No delay | No delay | |
| Prescott Prescott, ON/Ogdensburg, NY | No delay | No delay | |
| Thousand Islands Bridge Lansdowne, ON/Alexandria Bay, NY | No delay | No delay | |
| Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie, ON/Sault Ste. Marie, MI | No delay | No delay | |
| Fort Frances Bridge Fort Frances, ON/International Falls, MN | No delay | No delay | |
| Queenston-Lewiston Bridge Queenston, ON/Lewiston, NY | 1 minute | No delay | |
| Rainbow Bridge Niagara Falls, ON/Niagara Falls, NY | Not applicable | No delay | |
| Peace Bridge Fort Erie, ON/Buffalo, NY | 6 minutes | 6 minutes | |
| Blue Water Bridge Sarnia, ON/Port Huron, MI | 5 minutes | No delay | |
| Windsor and Detroit Tunnel Windsor, ON/Detroit, MI | No delay | No delay | |
| Ambassador Bridge Windsor, ON/Detroit, MI | 10 minutes | No delay | |
| Emerson Emerson, MB/Pembina, ND | No delay | No delay | |
| North Portal North Portal, SK/Portal, ND | No delay | No delay | |
| Coutts Coutts, AB/Sweet Grass, MT | No delay | No delay | |
| Abbotsford-Huntingdon Huntingdon, BC/Sumas, WA | No delay | No delay | |
| Aldergrove Aldergrove, BC/Lynden, WA | No delay | No delay | |
| Pacific Highway Surrey, BC/Blaine, WA | No delay | 7 minutes | |
| Douglas (Peace Arch) Surrey, BC/Blaine, WA | Not applicable | No delay | |
| Boundary Bay Delta, BC/Point Roberts, WA | No delay | No delay |
Other websites for border wait times
Our listing of these sites does not mean that we endorse any referenced businesses.
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection Wait Times
- Ontario Ministry of Transportation
- Transports Québec
- Niagara Falls Bridge Commission Information is updated every five (5) minutes.
- Peace Bridge Information is updated every five (5) minutes.
- Detroit-Windsor Tunnel
- British Columbia
- Washington State
About Border Wait Times
Border Wait Times are:
- Updated at least once an hour, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
- The border crossings are listed geographically from east to west.
- To make sure you have our current information, use your browser's refresh or reload function.
Forecasted Border Wait Times
- Based on a statistical analysis of past traffic volumes and wait times.
- List peak travel dates for each province's across the country.
Service Standards
The estimated wait times for travellers reaching the primary inspection booth, the first point of contact with the CBSA when crossing the Canada/U.S. land border.
- 10 minutes on weekdays (Monday to Thursday)
- 20 minutes weekends and holidays (Friday, Saturday, Sunday and holidays)
- Date modified: