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

Friday 6 de november

Ambassador Bridge
4 min
average wait
Peak
10 min5 pm
Best
0 min12 am
Gordie Howe International Bridge
3 min
average wait
Peak
10 min6 pm
Best
0 min1 am
Windsor Tunnel
4 min
average wait
Peak
17 min1 pm
Best
0 min1 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 min2 min2 min
1 am0 min0 min0 min
2 am0 min0 min0 min
3 am0 min0 min0 min
4 am0 min0 min0 min
5 am3 min0 min3 min
6 am2 min0 min5 min
7 am3 min3 min5 min
8 am5 min8 min5 min
9 am5 min7 min5 min
10 am5 min7 min5 min
11 am5 min7 min2 min
12 pm5 min5 min7 min
1 pm5 min5 min17 min
2 pm5 min5 min7 min
3 pm5 min3 min0 min
4 pm7 min2 min5 min
5 pm10 min8 min8 min
6 pm10 min10 min8 min
7 pm3 min3 min3 min
8 pm0 min0 min0 min
9 pm3 min0 min0 min
10 pm2 min0 min3 min
11 pm1 min0 min1 min

When is the line shortest?

Typical (median) car wait by day and hour over the 4 weeks up to 6 de november.

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