The table below shows the estimated wait times for reaching the primary inspection booth, the first point of contact with CBSA when crossing the Canada/U.S. land border. Each border location updates its estimated wait times at least once an hour, and this Web page is refreshed every 10 minutes if some of the information has changed.
A wireless version of Border Wait Times is also available as part of the Government of Canada's Wireless Portal.
Customs Services at Canadian Airports
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Customs Office | Commercial Flow | Travellers Flow | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
All times local. | Canada bound |
U.S. bound |
Canada bound |
U.S. bound |
St. Stephen | No delay | 10 minutes | No delay | 10 minutes |
Woodstock Road | No delay | No delay | No delay | No delay |
Rock Island | No delay | No delay | No delay | No delay |
St-Armand/Philipsburg | No delay | No delay | No delay | No delay |
St-Bernard-de-Lacolle | No delay | No delay | No delay | No delay |
Cornwall | No delay | No delay | No delay | No delay |
Thousand Island Bridge | No delay | No delay | No delay | No delay |
Queenston-Lewiston Bridge | No delay | No delay | 45 minutes | No delay |
Rainbow Bridge | Not applicable | Not applicable | No delay | No delay |
Peace Bridge | No delay | No delay | No delay | No delay |
Ambassador Bridge | No delay | No delay | No delay | No delay |
Detroit and Canada Tunnel | No delay | 10 minutes | No delay | 10 minutes |
Blue Water Bridge | No delay | No delay | No delay | No delay |
Sault Ste. Marie | No delay | No delay | No delay | No delay |
Fort Frances Bridge | 10 minutes | No delay | 10 minutes | No delay |
Emerson | 20 minutes | 10 minutes | 10 minutes | 10 minutes |
North Portal | No delay | 10 minutes | No delay | No delay |
Coutts | No delay | 30 minutes | 60 minutes | 20 minutes |
Pacific Highway | 20 minutes | No delay | No delay | 10 minutes |
Douglas (Peace Arch) | No delay | No delay | 60 minutes | 10 minutes |
Boundary Bay | No delay | No delay | 10 minutes | 10 minutes |
Huntingdon | No delay | No delay | 10 minutes | 20 minutes |
When you arrive at the border, please have ready your photo ID and proof of citizenship.
The standard wait times we have set for travellers are:
10 minutes -- Monday to Thursday
20 minutes -- Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and holidays
In the table, "No delay" means less than 10 minutes.
For various reasons, traffic conditions can vary dramatically. The wait times reported here are estimates we made at the times indicated.
For other traffic reports, you can consult local radio broadcasts and Web sites such as the ones we list below.
Our listing of these sites does not mean that we endorse any referenced businesses.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Wait Times
http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/traveller/
(Ontario Ministry of Transportation)
http://www.mtq.gouv.qc.ca/en/information/cameras/frontieres/index.asp
(Transports Québec)
http://www.peacebridge.com/webcam.php
[Peace Bridge)
http://www.ambassadorbridge.com/bridge-report.php
(Ambassador Bridge)
http://www.dwtunnel.com/traffic.html
(Detroit-Windsor Tunnel)
http://www.borderlineups.com
(British Columbia)
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/border/
(Washington State)