Crossing the border on holidays: how to plan
Use hourly patterns, the prior holiday’s reference and CBP schedules to prepare your trip without treating history as a forecast.
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Check your crossing first
Open the port page, choose your mode and lane, and confirm the reported schedule. A holiday does not mean every access changes its operations in the same way.
Read the reference year
For supported holidays with data, Garitas shows the same week from the previous year. That reading describes what happened then. It does not guarantee the same waits, staffing or operating hours this year.
Adjust your departure with current data
Compare the reference with the weekday’s typical profile and check current readings when you leave. Allow for travel and check operational notices. If holiday history is missing, the page keeps the available readings without inventing an estimate.