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Peace Arch Border Wait Time Today — Vehicles

Surrey Peace Arch, Blaine

Wait times for passenger vehicles

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Wait now · General lane
5m
About typical for this hour About typical for this hour

The wait at Peace Arch is about usual for this hour: 5m right now, close to the typical 5m.

Historical reference · not a forecast

Lane Now Typical 2025 Labor Day
General 5m 5m 0m
Ready No live reading for this hour no data No historical reading for this hour
NEXUS No live reading for this hour 0m 0m
Open 24 hours per CBP
HOURLY STATISTICS 24 H

What's the best time to cross?

Today vs. a typical Friday at this crossing.

See the best hour for each day of the week
General Ready NEXUS

Today, Friday, September 4

30m
1h
Today Typical Usual range No data
Source: CBP · Updated at 2:08 AM
BEST HOUR TODAY
2:00 AM
typically 5m · range 5m–5m Usually holds
NEXT OPEN HOUR
3:00 AM · 5m
typical range 5m–5m 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 5 11 5 30
1:00 AM 5 6 5 10
2:00 AM 5 5 5 5
3:00 AM 5 5 5 5
4:00 AM — 5 5 5
5:00 AM — 5 5 5
6:00 AM — 5 5 5
7:00 AM — 7 5 15
8:00 AM — 14 5 30
9:00 AM — 8 5 20
10:00 AM — 21 5 50
11:00 AM — 34 5 60
12:00 PM — 49 10 80
1:00 PM — 46 10 80
2:00 PM — 48 10 80
3:00 PM — 37 0 80
4:00 PM — 36 0 80
5:00 PM — 41 0 90
6:00 PM — 38 0 80
7:00 PM — 35 0 85
8:00 PM — 26 0 75
9:00 PM — 15 0 20
10:00 PM — 16 0 20
11:00 PM — 10 0 25

Best hour by day of the week

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Mon
1 AM
5m
Tue
1 AM
5m
Wed
12 AM
5m
Thu
12 AM
5m
Fri
2 AM
5m
Sat
3 AM
5m
Sun
2 AM
5m
Historical reference · CBP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
    14m
    Median
    10m
    Reported range
    0m–50m

    24/24 hours reported

  2. 2 days before
    Average
    31m
    Median
    25m
    Reported range
    0m–1h 20m

    24/24 hours reported

  3. 1 day before
    Average
    30m
    Median
    30m
    Reported range
    0m–1h 10m

    24/24 hours reported

  4. Holiday
    Average
    27m
    Median
    30m
    Reported range
    0m–1h 5m

    24/24 hours reported

  5. 1 day after
    Average
    9m
    Median
    5m
    Reported range
    0m–35m

    24/24 hours reported

  6. 2 days after
    Average
    5m
    Median
    5m
    Reported range
    0m–10m

    24/24 hours reported

  7. 3 days after
    Average
    7m
    Median
    5m
    Reported range
    0m–15m

    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.

LANE SAVINGS

Is NEXUS worth it here?

Based on this crossing's own wait history.

NEXUS
15m
saved per crossing, on average
up to ~36m at the worst hour (1 PM)
Ready
20m
saved per crossing, on average
up to ~44m at the worst hour (12 PM)

Every 10 crossings ≈ 3 h less in line with NEXUS.

See the hour-by-hour breakdown
About

About this crossing

Peace Arch — the Douglas crossing — joins White Rock/Surrey with Blaine, Washington, around the iconic peace monument planted right on the line between Canada's Highway 99 and Interstate 5. It is metro Vancouver's passenger crossing par excellence: cars only — trucks use Pacific Highway — with a NEXUS lane and an international park for a backdrop. Long weekends on either side of the border blow up the line; the hourly statistics help you route around them.

Frequently asked questions about Peace Arch

What are Peace Arch's hours today?
Peace Arch 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 Peace Arch right now?
Over the last week, the fastest lane at Peace Arch has usually been Ready: ~0m typical wait vs. ~20m 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 Peace Arch?
Today (Friday), the shortest line at Peace Arch typically falls at 2:00 AM (~5m in the General lane, per this weekday's typical pattern). See the best time to cross Peace Arch with the whole week's hour-by-hour averages.
Is NEXUS worth it at Peace Arch?
Yes, if you cross often: at this crossing, NEXUS saves an average of ~15m per crossing over the General lane, from its own CBP history. See the hour-by-hour breakdown in is NEXUS worth it at Peace Arch?.
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