Best time to cross at Detroit - Windsor

Car wait times reported by CBP, hour by hour, in local time.

Live wait times at Detroit - Windsor →

On saturday, Ambassador Bridge is usually quickest from 5 am for about two hours (~0 min). See by hour

Saturday 17 de october

Ambassador Bridge
6 min
average wait
Peak
23 min4 pm
Best
0 min12 am
Gordie Howe International Bridge
7 min
average wait
Peak
20 min3 pm
Best
0 min2 am
Windsor Tunnel
7 min
average wait
Peak
17 min3 pm
Best
0 min2 am

Wait time by hour

  • Ambassador Bridge
  • Gordie Howe International Bridge
  • Windsor Tunnel

Gaps mean the crossing had no car lanes open.

Show as a table
HourAmbassador BridgeGordie Howe International BridgeWindsor Tunnel
12 am0 min3 min5 min
1 am0 min2 min2 min
2 am0 min0 min0 min
3 am0 min0 min0 min
4 am0 min0 min0 min
5 am0 min0 min0 min
6 am0 min0 min0 min
7 am1 min1 min1 min
8 am1 min1 min1 min
9 am3 min3 min3 min
10 am8 min8 min5 min
11 am17 min13 min12 min
12 pm17 min17 min15 min
1 pm7 min13 min8 min
2 pm8 min17 min15 min
3 pm17 min20 min17 min
4 pm23 min20 min12 min
5 pm7 min20 min15 min
6 pm5 min20 min15 min
7 pm10 min18 min15 min
8 pm5 min0 min5 min
9 pm2 min0 min5 min
10 pm13 min0 min5 min
11 pm10 min0 min8 min

When is the line shortest?

Typical (median) car wait by day and hour over the 4 weeks up to 17 de october.

Typical wait at Ambassador Bridge by weekday and hour
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
12 am 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
1 am 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2 am 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 am 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 am 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 am 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 am 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 am 5 2 2 0 0 0 0
8 am 5 5 5 5 5 5 0
9 am 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
10 am 5 5 5 5 5 10 5
11 am 5 5 5 5 5 12 10
12 pm 5 5 5 5 5 20 10
1 pm 5 5 2 5 5 5 15
2 pm 5 0 0 5 5 10 15
3 pm 5 0 0 0 5 5 10
4 pm 5 0 0 5 5 5 8
5 pm 5 0 0 5 10 5 5
6 pm 5 0 0 0 8 5 5
7 pm 0 0 0 0 2 8 10
8 pm 0 0 0 0 0 5 12
9 pm 0 0 0 0 0 2 10
10 pm 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
11 pm 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Minutes <10 <20 <30 <45 <60 <90 90+
On saturday, Gordie Howe International Bridge is usually quickest from 5 am for about two hours (~0 min).
Typical wait at Gordie Howe International Bridge by weekday and hour
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
12 am · · · · · 5 ·
1 am · · · · · 0 ·
2 am · · · · · 0 ·
3 am · · · · · 0 ·
4 am · · · · · 0 ·
5 am · · · · · 0 ·
6 am · · · · · 0 ·
7 am · · · · · 2 ·
8 am · · · · · 0 ·
9 am · · · · · 5 ·
10 am · · · · · 10 ·
11 am · · · · · 15 ·
12 pm · · · · · 15 ·
1 pm · · · · · 10 ·
2 pm · · · · 15 20 ·
3 pm · · · · 20 20 ·
4 pm · · · · 5 20 ·
5 pm · · · · 5 20 ·
6 pm · · · · 5 20 ·
7 pm · · · · 10 20 ·
8 pm · · · · 10 0 ·
9 pm · · · · 10 0 ·
10 pm · · · · 7 0 ·
11 pm · · · · 0 0 ·
Minutes <10 <20 <30 <45 <60 <90 90+
On saturday, Windsor Tunnel is usually quickest from 5 am for about two hours (~0 min).
Typical wait at Windsor Tunnel by weekday and hour
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
12 am 0 0 0 0 0 6 10
1 am 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2 am 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 am 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 am 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 am 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 am 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 am 5 5 5 5 2 0 0
8 am 5 5 5 5 5 0 0
9 am 5 10 5 5 5 5 5
10 am 5 5 5 5 5 6 5
11 am 5 5 5 5 5 10 8
12 pm 5 5 5 5 5 10 5
1 pm 5 0 5 5 5 8 10
2 pm 5 5 5 2 0 6 10
3 pm 5 5 2 5 5 8 10
4 pm 0 2 2 8 10 10 8
5 pm 0 2 0 5 8 10 8
6 pm 5 8 6 10 10 10 8
7 pm 5 5 2 5 5 10 5
8 pm 0 0 0 0 2 5 5
9 pm 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
10 pm 0 0 0 0 0 5 8
11 pm 0 0 0 0 0 8 5
Minutes <10 <20 <30 <45 <60 <90 90+

Border wait times statistics as a service

Wait times in this graph are the car wait times reported by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for the standard lane (or Ready Lane, when the standard lane is closed). You are free to use this graph as reference as long as you provide a link to our site or mention us as a source.