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Best Time to Cross Otay Mesa Commercial

BEST DAY TO CROSS
Thursday ~5m
Typical wait at night (7–10 PM).
Live times Hourly chart
Avoid: Tuesday in the afternoon — up to ~58m
Every day BEST TO WORST
  1. Thursday The best
    ~5m Fine if you skip the afternoon.
  2. Friday #2
    ~5m Fine if you skip the afternoon.
  3. Saturday #3
    ~5m Fine if you skip the afternoon.
  4. Sunday #4
    ~5m Fine if you skip the afternoon.
  5. Monday #5
    ~11m Fine if you skip the afternoon.
  6. Wednesday #6
    ~12m Fine if you skip the afternoon.
  7. Tuesday The worst
    ~18m The worst of the week. Avoid 10 AM–2 PM.

Historical reference · CBP

Week of Labor Day 2025

General lane · Aug 29–Sep 4

  1. 3 days before
    Average
    32m
    Range
    0m–50m

    16/24 h

  2. 2 days before
    Average
    19m
    Range
    5m–30m

    7/24 h

  3. 1 day before
    Average
    8m
    Range
    5m–15m

    7/24 h

  4. Holiday
    Average
    16m
    Range
    10m–20m

    7/24 h

  5. 1 day after
    Average
    47m
    Range
    25m–1h 10m

    15/24 h

  6. 2 days after
    Average
    32m
    Range
    10m–45m

    15/24 h

  7. 3 days after
    Average
    28m
    Range
    5m–50m

    15/24 h

Source: CBP · Labor Day 2025 · General lane.

A single week for reference; this is not a forecast.

General lane · CBP's official hourly statistics (last 15 days). Closed hours don't count.