Lewiston Bridge Border Wait Time Today — Vehicles
Wait times for passenger vehicles
The wait at Lewiston Bridge is about usual for this hour: 3m right now, close to the typical 3m.
Historical reference · not a forecast
| Lane | Now | Typical | 2025 Labor Day |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Fastest | 3m | 3m | 2m |
| 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.
| Hour | Today | Typical | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 7 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 1:00 AM | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 2:00 AM | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 3:00 AM | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4:00 AM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5:00 AM | — | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 6:00 AM | — | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 7:00 AM | — | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| 8:00 AM | — | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 9:00 AM | — | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| 10:00 AM | — | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 11:00 AM | — | 9 | 4 | 28 |
| 12:00 PM | — | 14 | 4 | 34 |
| 1:00 PM | — | 14 | 2 | 24 |
| 2:00 PM | — | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 3:00 PM | — | 9 | 1 | 22 |
| 4:00 PM | — | 13 | 3 | 24 |
| 5:00 PM | — | 13 | 6 | 26 |
| 6:00 PM | — | 10 | 2 | 24 |
| 7:00 PM | — | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| 8:00 PM | — | 13 | 0 | 22 |
| 9:00 PM | — | 14 | 0 | 47 |
| 10:00 PM | — | 16 | 0 | 47 |
| 11:00 PM | — | 5 | 0 | 9 |
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
- 5m
- Median
- 4m
- Reported range
- 0m–15m
24/24 hours reported
-
2 days before
- Average
- 3m
- Median
- 2m
- Reported range
- 0m–14m
24/24 hours reported
-
1 day before
- Average
- 6m
- Median
- 5m
- Reported range
- 0m–22m
24/24 hours reported
-
Holiday
- Average
- 11m
- Median
- 5m
- Reported range
- 0m–41m
24/24 hours reported
-
1 day after
- Average
- 1m
- Median
- 1m
- Reported range
- 0m–6m
24/24 hours reported
-
2 days after
- Average
- 0m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–3m
24/24 hours reported
-
3 days after
- Average
- 8m
- Median
- 2m
- Reported range
- 0m–46m
24/24 hours reported
Commercial · General
7 of 7 days with data-
3 days before
- Average
- 3m
- Median
- 3m
- Reported range
- 0m–8m
24/24 hours reported
-
2 days before
- Average
- 0m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–2m
24/24 hours reported
-
1 day before
- Average
- 2m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–8m
24/24 hours reported
-
Holiday
- Average
- 8m
- Median
- 2m
- Reported range
- 0m–1h 13m
24/24 hours reported
-
1 day after
- Average
- 3m
- Median
- 2m
- Reported range
- 0m–12m
24/24 hours reported
-
2 days after
- Average
- 3m
- Median
- 1m
- Reported range
- 0m–15m
24/24 hours reported
-
3 days after
- Average
- 8m
- Median
- 3m
- Reported range
- 0m–53m
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 Queenston–Lewiston bridge is the Niagara system's heavy-highway crossing: it connects Ontario's Highway 405 with New York's Interstate 190 downstream of the falls. The bulk of the Toronto–New York corridor's commercial cargo rolls here, along with travelers avoiding the touristy downtown bridges. With NEXUS and commercial lanes, its queues answer to holidays and shopping seasons more than to the falls themselves.
Frequently asked questions about Lewiston Bridge
- What are Lewiston Bridge's hours today?
- Lewiston 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 Lewiston 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 Lewiston Bridge?
- Today (Friday), the shortest line at Lewiston Bridge typically falls at 4:00 AM (~1m in the General lane, per this weekday's typical pattern). See the best time to cross Lewiston Bridge with the whole week's hour-by-hour averages.
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