Madawaska Border Wait Time Today — Vehicles
Wait times for passenger vehicles
The wait at Madawaska is about usual for this hour: 0m right now, close to the typical 1m.
Historical reference · not a forecast
| Lane | Now | Typical | 2025 Labor Day |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Fastest | 0m | 1m | 1m |
| 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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1:00 AM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2:00 AM | Closed | |||
| 3:00 AM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4:00 AM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5:00 AM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6:00 AM | — | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7:00 AM | — | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8:00 AM | — | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| 9:00 AM | — | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 10:00 AM | — | 11 | 0 | 40 |
| 11:00 AM | — | 14 | 0 | 45 |
| 12:00 PM | — | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| 1:00 PM | — | 14 | 0 | 30 |
| 2:00 PM | — | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 3:00 PM | — | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 4:00 PM | — | 11 | 0 | 20 |
| 5:00 PM | — | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 6:00 PM | — | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 7:00 PM | — | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 8:00 PM | — | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 9:00 PM | — | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 10:00 PM | — | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11:00 PM | — | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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
- 0m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–1m
24/24 hours reported
-
2 days before
- Average
- 0m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–5m
24/24 hours reported
-
1 day before
- Average
- 1m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–5m
24/24 hours reported
-
Holiday
- Average
- 0m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–1m
24/24 hours reported
-
1 day after
- Average
- 1m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–5m
24/24 hours reported
-
2 days after
- Average
- 3m
- Median
- 4m
- Reported range
- 0m–10m
24/24 hours reported
-
3 days after
- Average
- 2m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–10m
24/24 hours reported
Commercial · General
6 of 7 days with data-
3 days before
- Average
- 0m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–2m
24/24 hours reported
-
2 days before
- Average
- 0m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–2m
24/24 hours reported
-
1 day before
No usable General-lane observations
-
Holiday
- Average
- 0m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–2m
24/24 hours reported
-
1 day after
- Average
- 1m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–2m
22/24 hours reported
-
2 days after
- Average
- 3m
- Median
- 3m
- Reported range
- 0m–10m
24/24 hours reported
-
3 days after
- Average
- 1m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–3m
24/24 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
The Madawaska–Edmundston crossing joins northwestern New Brunswick with the northern tip of Maine over the Saint John River, in the heart of the francophone Madawaska region. The two paper-mill cities live as one community — the mills on either bank were once even linked by pipelines — and the crossing carries that daily back-and- forth of workers and families. Traffic is local and steady, with waits that rarely pass a few minutes.
Frequently asked questions about Madawaska
- What are Madawaska's hours today?
- Madawaska 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 Madawaska 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 Madawaska?
- Today (Friday), the shortest line at Madawaska typically falls at 12:00 AM (~1m in the General lane, per this weekday's typical pattern). See the best time to cross Madawaska with the whole week's hour-by-hour averages.
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