Sweetgrass Border Wait Time Today — Vehicles
Wait times for passenger vehicles
The wait at Sweetgrass is about usual for this hour: 0m right now, close to the typical 5m.
Historical reference · not a forecast
| Lane | Now | Typical | 2025 Labor Day |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Fastest | 0m | 5m | 0m |
| Ready | No live reading for this hour | no data | No historical reading for this hour |
| NEXUS | No live reading for this hour | no data | No historical reading for this hour |
What's the best time to cross?
Today vs. a typical Friday at this crossing.
See the best hour for each day of the weekToday, Friday, September 4
Of what's left today, this hour is usually the best.
| Hour | Today | Typical | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | — | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 1:00 AM | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 2:00 AM | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 3:00 AM | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4:00 AM | — | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 5:00 AM | — | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 6:00 AM | — | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 7:00 AM | — | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 8:00 AM | — | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 9:00 AM | — | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 5:00 PM | — | 36 | 5 | 120 |
| 6:00 PM | — | 53 | 15 | 110 |
| 7:00 PM | — | 44 | 5 | 135 |
| 8:00 PM | — | 44 | 5 | 120 |
| 9:00 PM | — | 33 | 5 | 120 |
| 10:00 PM | — | 19 | 5 | 90 |
| 11:00 PM | — | 26 | 5 | 120 |
Best hour by day of the week
See the full breakdownWait times during Labor Day 2025
Labor Day 2026 falls on Monday, September 7, 2026. For reference, these are the General-lane waits CBP reported from Friday, August 29, 2025 through Thursday, September 4, 2025.
Cars · General
7 of 7 days with data-
3 days before
- Average
- 4m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–20m
16/24 hours reported
-
2 days before
- Average
- 4m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–30m
24/24 hours reported
-
1 day before
- Average
- 8m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–1h
24/24 hours reported
-
Holiday
- Average
- 2m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–15m
17/24 hours reported
-
1 day after
- Average
- 1m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–6m
15/24 hours reported
-
2 days after
- Average
- 1m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–10m
16/24 hours reported
-
3 days after
- Average
- 0m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–5m
18/24 hours reported
Commercial · General
7 of 7 days with data-
3 days before
- Average
- 3m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–30m
10/24 hours reported
-
2 days before
- Average
- 3m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–10m
17/24 hours reported
-
1 day before
- Average
- 5m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–1h
24/24 hours reported
-
Holiday
- Average
- 2m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–10m
17/24 hours reported
-
1 day after
- Average
- 0m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–5m
15/24 hours reported
-
2 days after
- Average
- 5m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–45m
16/24 hours reported
-
3 days after
- Average
- 0m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–5m
13/24 hours reported
Source: CBP · Labor Day 2025 · General lane.
A single week for reference; this is not a forecast. Check live wait times before you travel.
About this crossing
Sweetgrass–Coutts is the main port between Alberta and Montana — the point where Canada's Highway 4 becomes Interstate 15 toward Great Falls. It operates year-round and concentrates the prairies' trade — cattle, grain and machinery — along with travelers on the Calgary–Montana corridor. As the area's only 24/7 crossing, its queue mixes semis and cars alike, peaking with farm seasons and holiday travel.
Frequently asked questions about Sweetgrass
- What are Sweetgrass's hours today?
- Sweetgrass is open 24 hours, per CBP's official schedule (it can vary by lane and season). At the top of this page we show the live status and each lane's wait in minutes; if there's a closure or a construction notice, it appears there.
- Which lane is fastest to cross Sweetgrass right now?
- The fastest lane changes through the day. In the live wait card above we automatically flag the lane with the shortest delay right now, using official CBP data.
- What's the best time to cross Sweetgrass?
- Today (Friday), the shortest line at Sweetgrass typically falls at 3:00 AM (~5m in the General lane, per this weekday's typical pattern). See the best time to cross Sweetgrass with the whole week's hour-by-hour averages.
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