Champlain Border Wait Time Today — Vehicles
Wait times for passenger vehicles
Latest reported waits
Synced · 2 min ago · CBP
| Lane | Last report | Typical |
|---|---|---|
| General | 0m | 5m |
| Ready | — | — |
| NEXUS | 0m | 0m |
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Historical reference; today’s wait may differ.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 Champlain is about usual for this hour: 0m right now, close to the typical 5m.
Historical pattern
Today vs. a typical Monday at this crossing.
See the best hour for each day of the weekCrossing now or later usually makes little typical difference.
Today vs. typical · Passenger · General
| 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 | Closed | |||
| 7:00 AM | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 8:00 AM | — | 10 | 0 | 15 |
| 9:00 AM | — | 11 | 0 | 25 |
| 10:00 AM | — | 19 | 0 | 35 |
| 11:00 AM | — | 24 | 0 | 45 |
| 12:00 PM | — | 25 | 5 | 45 |
| 1:00 PM | — | 22 | 5 | 50 |
| 2:00 PM | — | 25 | 0 | 45 |
| 3:00 PM | — | 27 | 0 | 60 |
| 4:00 PM | — | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 5:00 PM | — | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 6:00 PM | — | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7:00 PM | Closed | |||
| 8:00 PM | — | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 9:00 PM | Closed | |||
| 10:00 PM | Closed | |||
| 11:00 PM | Closed | |||
Best hour by day of the week
Cars · General lane
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
Champlain–Lacolle is the great gate between Quebec and New York: here Montreal's Autoroute 15 becomes Interstate 87 toward Plattsburgh, Albany and New York City. It is the busiest crossing on the Quebec border — Montreal–NYC cargo, vacationers and each season's snowbirds — with NEXUS and commercial lanes. Quebec's construction holiday, summer weekends and long holidays are its classic peaks.
Frequently asked questions about Champlain
- What are Champlain's hours today?
- Champlain 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 Champlain right now?
- Over the last week, the fastest lane at Champlain has usually been NEXUS: ~1m typical wait vs. ~14m 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 Champlain?
- Today (Monday), the shortest line at Champlain typically falls at 6:00 PM (~2m in the General lane, per this weekday's typical pattern). See the best time to cross Champlain with the whole week's hour-by-hour averages.
- Is NEXUS worth it at Champlain?
- For passenger vehicles, the average saving over the General lane is NEXUS: ~14m per crossing, from this crossing's CBP history. It varies by lane and hour and does not guarantee your saving. See the breakdown in is NEXUS worth it at Champlain?.
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