Tecate Border Wait Time Today — Vehicles
Wait times for passenger vehicles
Latest reported waits
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| Lane | Last report | Typical |
|---|---|---|
| General | — | — |
| Ready | — | — |
| SENTRI | — | — |
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Historical reference; today’s wait may differ.
These notices need refreshing. Removing them from the screen does not confirm that an impact has ended.
Historical pattern
Today vs. a typical Monday at this port.
See the best hour for each day of the weekBetween 7 AM and 8 AM, the typical wait rises from 1h to 1h 15m. This pattern does not guarantee the line will grow today.
Today vs. typical · Passenger · General
| Hour | Today | Typical | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | — | 60 | 0 | 60 |
| 7:00 AM | — | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| 8:00 AM | — | 75 | 45 | 90 |
| 9:00 AM | — | 89 | 35 | 150 |
| 10:00 AM | — | 93 | 30 | 150 |
| 11:00 AM | — | 98 | 30 | 210 |
| 12:00 PM | — | 124 | 30 | 240 |
| 1:00 PM | — | 116 | 30 | 240 |
| 2:00 PM | — | 133 | 30 | 240 |
| 3:00 PM | — | 144 | 45 | 240 |
| 4:00 PM | — | 159 | 60 | 300 |
| 5:00 PM | — | 170 | 80 | 320 |
| 6:00 PM | — | 156 | 20 | 345 |
| 7:00 PM | — | 160 | 30 | 360 |
| 8:00 PM | — | 148 | 30 | 375 |
| 9:00 PM | — | 141 | 20 | 380 |
Best hour by day of the week
Cars · General lane
About this crossing
The Tecate crossing joins Baja California's mountain brewery town with the small community of Tecate, California, in the high country between Tijuana and Mexicali, near the Rumorosa grade and the Valle de Guadalupe wine route. It is the quiet option of the region: few lanes, small-town pace, and waits that rarely resemble San Ysidro's or Otay's. That makes it a favorite for travelers between the wine country and Southern California, though its operating window is shorter than the big ports'.
Frequently asked questions about Tecate
- What are Tecate's hours today?
- Tecate's official CBP schedule is 6 am-10 pm, local time at the crossing (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 Tecate 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 Tecate?
- Today (Monday), the shortest line at Tecate typically falls at 6:00 AM (~1h in the General lane, per this weekday's typical pattern). See the best time to cross Tecate with the whole week's hour-by-hour averages.
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