Peace Bridge Border Wait Time Today — Vehicles
Wait times for passenger vehicles
The wait at Peace Bridge is about usual for this hour: 4m right now, close to the typical 9m.
Historical reference · not a forecast
| Lane | Now | Typical | 2025 Labor Day |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | 4m | 9m | 27m |
| Ready | No live reading for this hour | no data | No historical reading for this hour |
| NEXUS Fastest | 0m | 1m | 1m |
Construction notice
A Ready Lane is available from 2-6pm Monday through Thursday.
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
Today looks like a typical day. The last recorded hours have held steady. Of what's left today, this hour is usually the best.
| Hour | Today | Typical | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1:00 AM | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 2:00 AM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3:00 AM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4:00 AM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5:00 AM | — | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6:00 AM | — | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7:00 AM | — | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8:00 AM | — | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 9:00 AM | — | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10:00 AM | — | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11:00 AM | — | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 12:00 PM | — | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 1:00 PM | — | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 2:00 PM | — | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3:00 PM | — | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4:00 PM | — | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 5:00 PM | — | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| 6:00 PM | — | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 7:00 PM | — | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8:00 PM | — | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 9:00 PM | — | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 10:00 PM | — | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 11:00 PM | — | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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
- 15m
- Median
- 12m
- Reported range
- 3m–45m
24/24 hours reported
-
2 days before
- Average
- 13m
- Median
- 15m
- Reported range
- 3m–24m
23/24 hours reported
-
1 day before
- Average
- 13m
- Median
- 8m
- Reported range
- 2m–45m
24/24 hours reported
-
Holiday
- Average
- 19m
- Median
- 16m
- Reported range
- 2m–49m
24/24 hours reported
-
1 day after
- Average
- 5m
- Median
- 3m
- Reported range
- 1m–19m
24/24 hours reported
-
2 days after
- Average
- 3m
- Median
- 2m
- Reported range
- 1m–9m
24/24 hours reported
-
3 days after
- Average
- 3m
- Median
- 2m
- Reported range
- 0m–10m
24/24 hours reported
Commercial · General
7 of 7 days with data-
3 days before
- Average
- 5m
- Median
- 2m
- Reported range
- 1m–27m
24/24 hours reported
-
2 days before
- Average
- 4m
- Median
- 3m
- Reported range
- 0m–7m
24/24 hours reported
-
1 day before
- Average
- 4m
- Median
- 2m
- Reported range
- 0m–23m
24/24 hours reported
-
Holiday
- Average
- 21m
- Median
- 9m
- Reported range
- 0m–1h 24m
24/24 hours reported
-
1 day after
- Average
- 3m
- Median
- 2m
- Reported range
- 0m–7m
24/24 hours reported
-
2 days after
- Average
- 4m
- Median
- 4m
- Reported range
- 0m–15m
24/24 hours reported
-
3 days after
- Average
- 3m
- Median
- 2m
- Reported range
- 0m–7m
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.
Is NEXUS worth it here?
Based on this crossing's own wait history.
Every 10 crossings ≈ 2 h less in line with NEXUS.
See the hour-by-hour breakdownAbout this crossing
The Peace Bridge joins Fort Erie, Ontario, with Buffalo, New York, where the Queen Elizabeth Way meets Interstate 190 at the outlet of Lake Erie. It is one of the busiest crossings on the northern border: heavy Toronto–East Coast commerce on its truck lanes, plus Bills game-day crowds and Buffalo-area shoppers. With a NEXUS lane for frequent travelers, its peaks follow holidays and stadium schedules alike.
Frequently asked questions about Peace Bridge
- What are Peace Bridge's hours today?
- Peace Bridge 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 Peace Bridge right now?
- Over the last week, the fastest lane at Peace Bridge has usually been NEXUS: ~3m typical wait vs. ~12m in the General lane, per CBP's official hourly statistics. The fastest lane at this exact moment is flagged automatically above, in the live card.
- What's the best time to cross Peace Bridge?
- Today (Friday), the shortest line at Peace Bridge typically falls at 3:00 AM (~6m in the General lane, per this weekday's typical pattern). See the best time to cross Peace Bridge with the whole week's hour-by-hour averages.
- Is NEXUS worth it at Peace Bridge?
- Yes, if you cross often: at this crossing, NEXUS saves an average of ~9m per crossing over the General lane, from its own CBP history. See the hour-by-hour breakdown in is NEXUS worth it at Peace Bridge?.
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