San Ysidro Border Wait Time Today — Vehicles
Wait times for passenger vehicles
See all Tijuana border crossingsThe wait at San Ysidro is about usual for this hour: 1h right now, close to the typical 1h 7m.
Historical reference · not a forecast
| Lane | Now | Typical | 2025 Labor Day |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | 1h | 1h 7m | 5m |
| Ready | 30m | 46m | 5m |
| SENTRI Fastest | 5m | 5m | 5m |
What's the best time to cross?
Today vs. a typical Friday at this port.
See the best hour for each day of the weekToday, Friday, September 4
Crossing now or later usually makes little typical difference.
| Hour | Today | Typical | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 60 | 60 | 40 | 125 |
| 1:00 AM | 60 | 63 | 40 | 125 |
| 2:00 AM | — | 67 | 40 | 125 |
| 3:00 AM | — | 72 | 30 | 125 |
| 4:00 AM | — | 69 | 20 | 120 |
| 5:00 AM | — | 78 | 25 | 130 |
| 6:00 AM | — | 81 | 30 | 130 |
| 7:00 AM | — | 86 | 10 | 145 |
| 8:00 AM | — | 94 | 15 | 150 |
| 9:00 AM | — | 96 | 10 | 140 |
| 10:00 AM | — | 96 | 25 | 135 |
| 11:00 AM | — | 93 | 45 | 145 |
| 12:00 PM | — | 96 | 45 | 160 |
| 1:00 PM | — | 98 | 50 | 170 |
| 2:00 PM | — | 101 | 55 | 175 |
| 3:00 PM | — | 106 | 40 | 175 |
| 4:00 PM | — | 99 | 50 | 150 |
| 5:00 PM | — | 98 | 50 | 150 |
| 6:00 PM | — | 94 | 45 | 170 |
| 7:00 PM | — | 85 | 45 | 180 |
| 8:00 PM | — | 71 | 30 | 120 |
| 9:00 PM | — | 66 | 20 | 120 |
| 10:00 PM | — | 59 | 10 | 120 |
| 11:00 PM | — | 62 | 30 | 120 |
Best hour by day of the week
See the full breakdownWait 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-
3 days before
- Average
- 59m
- Median
- 53m
- Reported range
- 5m–2h
24/24 hours reported
-
2 days before
- Average
- 1h 40m
- Median
- 1h 45m
- Reported range
- 10m–2h 45m
24/24 hours reported
-
1 day before
- Average
- 1h 31m
- Median
- 1h 40m
- Reported range
- 30m–2h 10m
24/24 hours reported
-
Holiday
- Average
- 1h 36m
- Median
- 1h 30m
- Reported range
- 10m–3h
23/24 hours reported
-
1 day after
- Average
- 1h 47m
- Median
- 2h 5m
- Reported range
- 20m–2h 50m
24/24 hours reported
-
2 days after
- Average
- 1h 15m
- Median
- 1h 18m
- Reported range
- 5m–2h 30m
24/24 hours reported
-
3 days after
- Average
- 1h
- Median
- 1h
- Reported range
- 15m–1h 40m
23/24 hours reported
Pedestrian · General
7 of 7 days with data-
3 days before
- Average
- 16m
- Median
- 10m
- Reported range
- 5m–50m
24/24 hours reported
-
2 days before
- Average
- 41m
- Median
- 43m
- Reported range
- 5m–1h 20m
24/24 hours reported
-
1 day before
- Average
- 35m
- Median
- 40m
- Reported range
- 5m–1h
24/24 hours reported
-
Holiday
- Average
- 35m
- Median
- 30m
- Reported range
- 5m–1h 10m
24/24 hours reported
-
1 day after
- Average
- 47m
- Median
- 43m
- Reported range
- 5m–2h
24/24 hours reported
-
2 days after
- Average
- 17m
- Median
- 18m
- Reported range
- 5m–40m
24/24 hours reported
-
3 days after
- Average
- 23m
- Median
- 10m
- Reported range
- 5m–1h 20m
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.
Is SENTRI worth it here?
Based on this crossing's own wait history.
Every 10 crossings ≈ 17 h less in line with SENTRI.
See the hour-by-hour breakdownAbout this crossing
San Ysidro is the busiest land border crossing in the Western Hemisphere, connecting central Tijuana with the southern edge of San Diego, where Interstate 5 runs straight to the line. It packs dozens of vehicle lanes with General, Ready Lane and SENTRI service, plus an enormous pedestrian flow split between PedEast and the El Chaparral approach on the Mexican side. At this scale the wait swings hard by hour: pre-dawn and mid-morning tend to be kind, commuter peaks and weekends are not.
Frequently asked questions about San Ysidro
- What are San Ysidro's hours today?
- San Ysidro 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 San Ysidro right now?
- Over the last week, the fastest lane at San Ysidro has usually been SENTRI: ~15m typical wait vs. ~1h 52m 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 San Ysidro?
- Today (Friday), the shortest line at San Ysidro typically falls at 10:00 PM (~59m in the General lane, per this weekday's typical pattern). See the best time to cross San Ysidro with the whole week's hour-by-hour averages.
- Is SENTRI or Ready Lane worth it at San Ysidro?
- Yes, if you cross often: at this crossing, SENTRI or Ready Lane saves an average of ~1h 41m per crossing over the General lane, from its own CBP history. See the hour-by-hour breakdown in is SENTRI or Ready Lane worth it at San Ysidro?.
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