Question 1

Where do northbound wait times come from?

Accepted Answer

Directly from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Each port officer reports current conditions; we refresh the feed every 15 minutes.

Question 2

How are southbound delays estimated?

Accepted Answer

CBP does not publish southbound wait times. Border Pulse estimates delay at major crossings using live routing conditions and crossing-specific baseline travel times.

Question 3

What does no current wait time mean?

Accepted Answer

It means the crossing does not currently have a wait time available. The port may still be open, so check the official port status and hours shown on the card.

Question 4

Do you track me?

Accepted Answer

No accounts, no cookies, no personal tracking. We use privacy-first analytics (Umami) that collects only anonymous page views. Your preferences stay in your browser.