Border wait times: United States to Canada
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Current border wait times
This table displays wait times for reaching the CBSA primary inspection booth when crossing the land border from the U.S. to Canada. The table:
- is updated at least once an hour, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week
- lists border crossings geographically from east to west
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| 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 | 9 minutes | 2 minutes | |
| Rainbow Bridge Niagara Falls, ON/Niagara Falls, NY | Not applicable | 2 minutes | |
| Peace Bridge Fort Erie, ON/Buffalo, NY | No delay | 4 minutes | |
| Blue Water Bridge Sarnia, ON/Port Huron, MI | No delay | No delay | |
| Windsor and Detroit Tunnel Windsor, ON/Detroit, MI | No delay | No delay | |
| Ambassador Bridge Windsor, ON/Detroit, MI | No delay | 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 Abbotsford, BC/Sumas, WA | No delay | No delay | |
| Aldergrove Aldergrove, BC/Lynden, WA | No delay | No delay | |
| Pacific Highway Surrey, BC/Blaine, WA | No delay | No delay | |
| 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
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- U.S. Customs and Border Protection wait times
- Ontario Ministry of Transportation
- Transports Québec
- Niagara Falls Bridge Commission Information is updated every 5 minutes.
- Peace Bridge Information is updated every 5 minutes.
- Detroit-Windsor Tunnel
- British Columbia
- Washington State
Mobile and online travel applications
Use ArriveCAN to submit test results, proof of vaccination, travel and quarantine plans (mandatory before entering Canada by air or land).
Use the CanBorder app to help plan your next cross-border trip.
Service standards
Visit Service standards: Fiscal year 2020 to 2021 for border wait times for:
- highway traveller primary processing
- highway commercial primary processing
Related links
- COVID-19: Current border measures and requirements
- Plan your trip across the border
- CBSA Directory of Offices and hours of operation
- Canada to U.S. border wait times - Travel.gc.ca
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