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Champlain Border Wait Time Today — Vehicles

Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle Champlain, Champlain

Wait times for passenger vehicles

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Wait now · General lane
10m
About typical for this hour About typical for this hour

The wait at Champlain is about usual for this hour: 10m right now, close to the typical 11m.

Historical reference · not a forecast

Lane Now Typical 2025 Labor Day
General Fastest 10m 11m 15m
Ready No live reading for this hour no data No historical reading for this hour
NEXUS No live reading for this hour 0m No historical reading for this hour
Open 24 hours per CBP
HOURLY STATISTICS 24 H

What's the best time to cross?

Today vs. a typical Friday at this crossing.

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General Ready NEXUS

Today, Friday, September 4

Hours: 5 AM – 10 PM
30m
Today Typical Usual range No data Closed — never recommended
Source: CBP · Updated at 5:01 AM
BEST HOUR TODAY
5:00 AM
typically 0m · range 0m–0m Usually holds
NEXT OPEN HOUR
6:00 AM · 0m
typical range 0m–0m Usually holds

Of what's left today, this hour is usually the best.

Wait by hour: today, typical and range (minutes)
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 — 0 0 0
6:00 AM — 0 0 0
7:00 AM — 0 0 0
8:00 AM — 0 0 0
9:00 AM — 0 0 0
10:00 AM — 0 0 0
11:00 AM — 0 0 0
12:00 PM — 0 0 0
1:00 PM — 1 0 1
2:00 PM — 0 0 0
3:00 PM — 0 0 0
4:00 PM — 0 0 0
5:00 PM — 0 0 0
6:00 PM — 0 0 0
7:00 PM — 0 0 0
8:00 PM — 0 0 0
9:00 PM — 0 0 0
10:00 PM Closed
11:00 PM Closed

Best hour by day of the week

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Mon
7 PM
5m
Tue
8 AM
4m
Wed
5 AM
5m
Thu
9 AM
4m
Fri
8 PM
5m
Sat
4 PM
4m
Sun
1 AM
8m
Historical reference · CBP

Wait 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
  1. 3 days before
    Average
    9m
    Median
    10m
    Reported range
    0m–20m

    16/24 hours reported

  2. 2 days before
    Average
    9m
    Median
    10m
    Reported range
    0m–20m

    16/24 hours reported

  3. 1 day before
    Average
    3m
    Median
    0m
    Reported range
    0m–10m

    17/24 hours reported

  4. Holiday
    Average
    14m
    Median
    0m
    Reported range
    0m–55m

    23/24 hours reported

  5. 1 day after
    Average
    3m
    Median
    0m
    Reported range
    0m–10m

    16/24 hours reported

  6. 2 days after
    Average
    1m
    Median
    0m
    Reported range
    0m–10m

    18/24 hours reported

  7. 3 days after
    Average
    1m
    Median
    0m
    Reported range
    0m–10m

    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.

LANE SAVINGS

Is NEXUS worth it here?

Based on this crossing's own wait history.

NEXUS
13m
saved per crossing, on average

Every 10 crossings ≈ 2 h less in line with NEXUS.

See the hour-by-hour breakdown
About

About 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 (Friday), the shortest line at Champlain typically falls at 8:00 PM (~5m 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?
Yes, if you cross often: at this crossing, NEXUS saves an average of ~13m per crossing over the General lane, from its own CBP history. See the hour-by-hour breakdown in is NEXUS worth it at Champlain?.
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