International Falls Border Wait Time Today — Vehicles
Wait times for passenger vehicles
The wait at International Falls 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Historical reference · not a forecast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
Today looks like a typical day. The last recorded hours have held steady. Of what's left today, this hour is usually the best.
The line usually drops 22m between 8 AM and 9 AM. Worth waiting if you're not in a hurry.
| Hour | Today | Typical | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1:00 AM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2:00 AM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3:00 AM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4:00 AM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5:00 AM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6:00 AM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7:00 AM | Closed | |||
| 8:00 AM | — | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| 9:00 AM | — | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 10:00 AM | — | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 11:00 AM | — | 13 | 0 | 25 |
| 12:00 PM | — | 34 | 0 | 60 |
| 1:00 PM | — | 29 | 0 | 60 |
| 2:00 PM | — | 22 | 0 | 30 |
| 3:00 PM | — | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4:00 PM | Closed | |||
| 5:00 PM | — | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| 6:00 PM | Closed | |||
| 7:00 PM | Closed | |||
| 8:00 PM | Closed | |||
| 9:00 PM | Closed | |||
| 10:00 PM | Closed | |||
| 11:00 PM | Closed | |||
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
2 of 7 days with data-
3 days before
- Average
- 0m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–1m
22/24 hours reported
-
2 days before
- Average
- 1m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–5m
21/24 hours reported
-
1 day before
No usable General-lane observations
-
Holiday
No usable General-lane observations
-
1 day after
No usable General-lane observations
-
2 days after
No usable General-lane observations
-
3 days after
No usable General-lane observations
Commercial · General
2 of 7 days with data-
3 days before
- Average
- 0m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–1m
22/24 hours reported
-
2 days before
- Average
- 0m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–1m
21/24 hours reported
-
1 day before
No usable General-lane observations
-
Holiday
No usable General-lane observations
-
1 day after
No usable General-lane observations
-
2 days after
No usable General-lane observations
-
3 days after
No usable General-lane observations
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 International Falls–Fort Frances crossing joins northwestern Ontario with Minnesota's shore of the Rainy River. It is the port of the lakes-and-paper country: forestry cargo, the twin communities' passenger traffic, and the anglers-and-cabins flow that animates the area each summer. As the only crossing along hundreds of kilometers of lake border, it gathers all the regional movement, with waits that stay short outside the summer season.
Frequently asked questions about International Falls
- What are International Falls's hours today?
- International Falls 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 International Falls 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 International Falls?
- Today (Friday), the shortest line at International Falls typically falls at 12:00 AM (~1m in the General lane, per this weekday's typical pattern). See the best time to cross International Falls with the whole week's hour-by-hour averages.
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