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Rainbow Bridge

Niagara Falls and Niagara Falls

At 10:27 am EDT CBP measured 8 min for cars into the United States. Into Canada, at 10:20 am CBSA officers estimated 1 min for cars.

Cloudy, 19° at the crossing now.

Into the United States

Cars 8 min
Walking Closed

Timed by CBP officers at 10:27 am, Eastern Time.

Into Canada

Cars 1 min

Estimated by CBSA officers at 10:20 am, Eastern Time.

Plan your crossing

Through by 12:00 pm?Join the cars into the United States by 11:40 am, planning 20 min: between the 8 min timed at 10:27 am and the top of the usual range. At 12:00 pm: cloudy, 16°.

Tell me when it drops

One mail when the wait drops under the minutes you choose. No account: a link in the first mail confirms it.

Crossings nearby

Whirlpool Bridge3 km · No estimate now Lewiston Bridge8 km · Into the United States, cars no wait at 10:27 am · into Canada trucks 2 min at 10:20 am Peace Bridge24 km · Into the United States, cars 5 min at 10:27 am · into Canada cars 14 min, trucks 6 min at 10:20 am

Cars into the United States, today against the usual

Usually at this hour, Friday 10 to 11 am: 3 min, median of 8 Fridays.

TodayUsual, 8 weeks

030 min1 h
12 am6 am12 pm6 pm

Cars into the United States, the usual week

The shortest usual wait in the next 24 hours: 2 min, at 12 pm.

Cars into Canada, today against the usual

The usual wait at each hour shows here once 4 weeks of readings are kept: 1 so far.

Hour by hour

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What the number measures

Into the United States: cars are timed by CBP from joining the line to reaching the booth, by Bluetooth; the other lanes are an estimate by CBP officers, by line of sight or by asking drivers. Updated about every hour.

Into Canada: an estimate by CBSA officers of the wait into Canada, in whole minutes, cars and trucks apart. Updated about every hour.

Sources: Canada Border Services Agency and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Map of the Rainbow Bridge crossing Into the United States 8 min
Into Canada 1 min