Veterans International Border Wait Time Today — Vehicles
Wait times for passenger vehicles
See all Matamoros border crossingsWhat's the best time to cross?
Today vs. a typical Friday at this port.
See the best hour for each day of the weekToday, Friday, September 4
Of what's left, it's usually calmer around 11:00 AM.
| Hour | Today | Typical | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | Closed | |||
| 1:00 AM | Closed | |||
| 2:00 AM | Closed | |||
| 3:00 AM | Closed | |||
| 4:00 AM | Closed | |||
| 5:00 AM | Closed | |||
| 6:00 AM | — | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 7:00 AM | — | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 8:00 AM | — | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 9:00 AM | — | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 10:00 AM | — | 9 | 0 | 30 |
| 11:00 AM | — | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 12:00 PM | — | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 1:00 PM | — | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 2:00 PM | — | 19 | 0 | 100 |
| 3:00 PM | — | 22 | 0 | 45 |
| 4:00 PM | — | 16 | 0 | 45 |
| 5:00 PM | — | 8 | 5 | 30 |
| 6:00 PM | — | 11 | 5 | 20 |
| 7:00 PM | — | 11 | 5 | 30 |
| 8:00 PM | — | 8 | 5 | 15 |
| 9:00 PM | — | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 10:00 PM | — | 11 | 0 | 25 |
| 11:00 PM | — | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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
- 57m
- Median
- 50m
- Reported range
- 15m–2h
17/24 hours reported
-
2 days before
- Average
- 50m
- Median
- 45m
- Reported range
- 10m–1h 30m
17/24 hours reported
-
1 day before
- Average
- 38m
- Median
- 45m
- Reported range
- 5m–1h 5m
11/24 hours reported
-
Holiday
- Average
- 1h
- Median
- 53m
- Reported range
- 0m–2h 30m
18/24 hours reported
-
1 day after
- Average
- 53m
- Median
- 1h
- Reported range
- 5m–2h
17/24 hours reported
-
2 days after
- Average
- 46m
- Median
- 30m
- Reported range
- 10m–2h
18/24 hours reported
-
3 days after
- Average
- 23m
- Median
- 10m
- Reported range
- 0m–1h 30m
15/24 hours reported
Commercial · General
5 of 7 days with data-
3 days before
- Average
- 18m
- Median
- 10m
- Reported range
- 0m–45m
15/24 hours reported
-
2 days before
- Average
- 4m
- Median
- 5m
- Reported range
- 0m–10m
8/24 hours reported
-
1 day before
No usable General-lane observations
-
Holiday
No usable General-lane observations
-
1 day after
- Average
- 23m
- Median
- 30m
- Reported range
- 0m–45m
16/24 hours reported
-
2 days after
- Average
- 18m
- Median
- 10m
- Reported range
- 0m–35m
16/24 hours reported
-
3 days after
- Average
- 26m
- Median
- 35m
- Reported range
- 0m–45m
16/24 hours reported
Pedestrian · General
6 of 7 days with data-
3 days before
- Average
- 2m
- Median
- 1m
- Reported range
- 0m–10m
17/24 hours reported
-
2 days before
- Average
- 0m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–1m
17/24 hours reported
-
1 day before
- Average
- 1m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–10m
11/24 hours reported
-
Holiday
No usable General-lane observations
-
1 day after
- Average
- 0m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–1m
18/24 hours reported
-
2 days after
- Average
- 0m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–1m
18/24 hours reported
-
3 days after
- Average
- 1m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–20m
18/24 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 SENTRI worth it here?
Based on this crossing's own wait history.
Every 10 crossings ≈ 6 h less in line with SENTRI.
See the hour-by-hour breakdownAbout this crossing
The Veterans International Bridge at Los Tomates is Matamoros' modern port: it ties the city's bypass to Brownsville's US-77/83 interchange and concentrates the system's full operation — General, Ready Lane and SENTRI lanes for cars and all of the area's commercial cargo on Standard and FAST lanes. Coming from the beach, the airport or the industrial parks it skips downtown entirely, and for trucks it simply is Matamoros' gate.
Frequently asked questions about Veterans International
- What are Veterans International's hours today?
- Veterans International's official CBP schedule is 6 am-Midnight, local time at the crossing (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 Veterans International right now?
- Over the last week, the fastest lane at Veterans International has usually been SENTRI: ~9m typical wait vs. ~44m 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 Veterans International?
- Today (Friday), the shortest line at Veterans International typically falls at 11:00 PM (~12m in the General lane, per this weekday's typical pattern). See the best time to cross Veterans International with the whole week's hour-by-hour averages.
- Is SENTRI or Ready Lane worth it at Veterans International?
- Yes, if you cross often: at this crossing, SENTRI or Ready Lane saves an average of ~36m per crossing over the General lane, from its own CBP history. See the hour-by-hour breakdown in is SENTRI or Ready Lane worth it at Veterans International?.
Find your crossing
Search using either side of the border.