Rainbow Bridge Border Wait Time Today — Vehicles
Wait times for passenger vehicles
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Synced · 2 min ago · CBP
| Lane | Last report | Typical |
|---|---|---|
| General | 20m | 10m |
| Ready | — | — |
| NEXUS | — | — |
How this is calculated
Typical summarizes historical readings for this lane and hour. It is not a forecast.
Historical reference; today’s wait may differ.
The notch is the typical wait at this hour
General lane context The wait at Rainbow Bridge is higher than usual for this hour: 20m right now, versus a typical 10m.
Construction notice
A Ready Lane is available from 3-7pm Monday through Thursday.
Historical pattern
Today vs. a typical Monday at this crossing.
See the best hour for each day of the weekToday looks like a typical day. The last recorded hours have held steady. Crossing now or later usually makes little typical difference.
Today vs. typical · Passenger · General
| Hour | Today | Typical | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 8 | 9 | 1 | 22 |
| 1:00 AM | 4 | 7 | 1 | 23 |
| 2:00 AM | 2 | 6 | 0 | 32 |
| 3:00 AM | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| 4:00 AM | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 5:00 AM | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 6:00 AM | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 7:00 AM | 20 | 10 | 2 | 29 |
| 8:00 AM | — | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 9:00 AM | — | 8 | 2 | 15 |
| 10:00 AM | — | 12 | 3 | 24 |
| 11:00 AM | — | 21 | 7 | 36 |
| 12:00 PM | — | 21 | 2 | 46 |
| 1:00 PM | — | 19 | 3 | 43 |
| 2:00 PM | — | 15 | 3 | 34 |
| 3:00 PM | — | 13 | 3 | 33 |
| 4:00 PM | — | 14 | 3 | 31 |
| 5:00 PM | — | 9 | 2 | 39 |
| 6:00 PM | — | 7 | 2 | 28 |
| 7:00 PM | — | 5 | 2 | 23 |
| 8:00 PM | — | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| 9:00 PM | — | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 10:00 PM | — | 6 | 2 | 20 |
| 11:00 PM | — | 4 | 2 | 14 |
Best hour by day of the week
Cars · General lane
About this crossing
The Rainbow Bridge is the crossing with the view: it links the two Niagara Falls — Ontario and New York — steps from the falls, with the Horseshoe panorama right off the deck. It is a passenger and pedestrian bridge, closed to trucks and ruled by tourism: summers, holidays and the festival-of-lights season stretch the line, while weekday mornings tend to flow. For cargo or NEXUS-only service, the neighboring Whirlpool and Queenston–Lewiston bridges complete the system.
Frequently asked questions about Rainbow Bridge
- What are Rainbow Bridge's hours today?
- Rainbow 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 Rainbow Bridge 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 Rainbow Bridge?
- Today (Monday), the shortest line at Rainbow Bridge typically falls at 4:00 AM (~3m in the General lane, per this weekday's typical pattern). See the best time to cross Rainbow Bridge with the whole week's hour-by-hour averages.
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