Ambassador Bridge Border Wait Time Today — Vehicles
Wait times for passenger vehicles
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Synced · 1 min ago · CBP
| Lane | Last report | Typical |
|---|---|---|
| General | 5m | 6m |
| Ready | — | — |
| NEXUS | 0m | 0m |
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Historical reference; today’s wait may differ.
The notch is the typical wait at this hour
General lane context The wait at Ambassador Bridge is about usual for this hour: 5m right now, close to the typical 6m.
Construction notice
A Ready Lane is available from 11am-2pm Monday through Friday. More at: https://www.cbp.gov/travel
Historical pattern
Today vs. a typical Monday at this crossing.
See the best hour for each day of the weekToday looks like a typical day. The last recorded hours have held steady. Crossing now or later usually makes little typical difference.
Today vs. typical · Passenger · General
| Hour | Today | Typical | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 0 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 1:00 AM | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2:00 AM | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3:00 AM | Closed | |||
| 4:00 AM | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 5:00 AM | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 6:00 AM | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 7:00 AM | 5 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 8:00 AM | — | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| 9:00 AM | — | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| 10:00 AM | — | 7 | 5 | 25 |
| 11:00 AM | — | 7 | 5 | 25 |
| 12:00 PM | — | 8 | 5 | 25 |
| 1:00 PM | — | 8 | 5 | 25 |
| 2:00 PM | — | 7 | 5 | 10 |
| 3:00 PM | — | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 4:00 PM | — | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 5:00 PM | — | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 6:00 PM | — | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| 7:00 PM | — | 10 | 0 | 15 |
| 8:00 PM | — | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 9:00 PM | — | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 10:00 PM | — | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 11:00 PM | Closed | |||
Best hour by day of the week
Cars · General lane
About this crossing
The Ambassador Bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan, is the most important commercial crossing on the Canada–US border: an enormous share of bilateral trade rolls over its deck, with the auto industry in the lead role. Alongside the semis run Windsor–Detroit commuters with a NEXUS lane. Its queues live on assembly-plant schedules and just-in-time logistics, which makes the hourly pattern on this page especially useful.
Frequently asked questions about Ambassador Bridge
- What are Ambassador Bridge's hours today?
- Ambassador Bridge 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 Ambassador Bridge right now?
- Over the last week, the fastest lane at Ambassador Bridge has usually been NEXUS: ~3m typical wait vs. ~7m 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 Ambassador Bridge?
- Today (Monday), the shortest line at Ambassador Bridge typically falls at 2:00 AM (~5m in the General lane, per this weekday's typical pattern). See the best time to cross Ambassador Bridge with the whole week's hour-by-hour averages.
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