U.S.–Mexico border wait times by car and on foot

Live northbound wait times for cars and for people walking into the U.S. at the Mexico border crossings reported by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), including Ready Lane and SENTRI. Checked every 15 minutes.

38 + 29
crossings by car and on foot, San Ysidro to Brownsville
15 min
between our checks of the CBP feed
Oct 26
when our car and pedestrian history starts; the slower-than-usual flag needs two weeks of it
Meatball, Cargado's dog mascot, dressed as a border officer at a pedestrian crossing as travelers walk through and cars wait at the inspection booths

Wait times right now

Click any crossing to see its typical wait by hour and the last 30 days.

By car

Wait times load here for cars crossing north into the U.S. at the Mexico border crossings reported by CBP. You can also check them at bwt.cbp.gov.

On foot

Wait times load here for people walking north into the U.S. at the Mexico border crossings reported by CBP. You can also check them at bwt.cbp.gov.

Driving a commercial truck? See truck wait times →

FAQs

How this page works and where the numbers come from.

Shipping freight across the border?

Our team works cross-border freight every day. For truck wait times, see our border crossing status page.

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Where does this data come from?

Every number comes from U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Border Wait Times feed (bwt.cbp.gov) for the passenger-vehicle and pedestrian lanes at the U.S.-Mexico crossings it reports. Cargado pulls the feed every 15 minutes and does not edit the waits.

How often does it update?

We check CBP every 15 minutes. CBP usually posts a new reading for each crossing about once an hour, so a crossing can show the same wait for a while. Reading and refresh times use Central Time; operating hours and the hourly charts use the crossing's local time.

What does "Slower than usual" mean?

We compare the current wait with the median for the same crossing, lane type, weekday and hour over the last four weeks, once that weekday and hour has readings from at least two earlier weeks. A crossing is flagged when the wait is at least 30 minutes and well above that usual level: at least 1.5 times the usual wait and at least 20 minutes longer. Car and pedestrian history starts October 26, 2026, so the flag starts appearing around November 9.

Why isn't southbound traffic shown?

This page uses CBP's feed for cars and people entering the United States. CBP does not report wait times for traffic heading south into Mexico. Wait times for commercial trucks are on our border crossing status page.

What are Ready Lane and SENTRI?

Ready Lane is a CBP lane for travelers who carry an RFID-enabled document, such as a U.S. passport card, an enhanced driver's license, a newer border crossing card or a trusted traveler card. SENTRI lanes are for members of CBP's SENTRI trusted traveler program. Both often move faster than the standard lanes, so we show each one where CBP reports it.

How do I see more detail for one crossing?

Click any crossing in either table. It opens the wait for each lane type, the crossing's CBP hours, the typical wait by hour for today's weekday, the last 30 days, and a link you can copy and share.