Calexico West Border Wait Time
Calexico, CA · Mexico → US (Northbound entry)
Also known as Mexicali Centro
Current wait
Passenger vehicles
- Standard30 min
- SENTRI5 min
- Ready Lane30 min
Commercial vehicles
- StandardN/A
- FASTN/A
Hours: 24 hrs/day
Latest snapshot: 10/29/2026, 12:10:09 PM UTC
Best & worst times to cross
Typical wait times by day of week + hour, averaged from the last four weeks of data. Times are approximate local at the crossing.
Quietest
- Sat 3am–4am6 min avg
- Tue 1am–2am8 min avg
- Wed 1am–2am8 min avg
Busiest
- Sun 6pm–7pm150 min avg
- Sun 7pm–8pm148 min avg
- Sun 8pm–9pm146 min avg
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About this crossing
Calexico, CA (West) is a US Customs and Border Protection port of entry on the Mexican border. Wait times shown are for travelers entering the United States. Numbers come directly from CBP and update roughly every hour while the port is staffed.
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Typical waits at Calexico West
Computed from the waits we recorded at this crossing (standard passenger lane, whenever a wait was reported). Past patterns are not a prediction.
Over the last 90 days (25,429 readings), the standard passenger-vehicle lane at Calexico West averaged 61 min. Weekdays averaged 59 min and weekends 66 min.
Sundays were the busiest day on average (80 min) and Saturdays the quietest (52 min).
The busiest stretch was Sundays 3pm–6pm, averaging 118 min. The quietest was Saturdays 2am–5am, averaging 17 min. Times are local to the crossing.
Waits reached 30 minutes or more in 80% of readings and 60 minutes or more in 54%.
The SENTRI lane averaged 9 min against 61 min in the standard lane over the same hours, about 52 minutes less.
CBP publishes passenger-vehicle wait times here for standard, SENTRI and Ready Lane lanes.
Commercial-truck waits are published for standard and FAST lanes.
Posted hours: 24 hrs/day.
Frequently asked
Do I need a passport to cross at Calexico, CA?
Yes. US citizens need a passport, passport card, enhanced driver's license, or SENTRI card. Non-US citizens need a valid passport plus any required visa.
Are SENTRI lanes always faster?
At this crossing over the last 90 days, the SENTRI lane averaged 9 min versus 61 min for standard. SENTRI lanes are typically much faster than standard lanes, especially at peak times, but they can still see delays when traffic is heavy or when a few lanes are open. SENTRI provides expedited US entry for pre-approved low-risk travelers from Mexico. Apply at ttp.cbp.dhs.gov.
What hours is the Calexico crossing open?
24 hrs/day. Hours are set by CBP and may change for holidays or staffing.
How often is this wait time updated?
CBP officers at each port update their reported wait time roughly every hour while the port is staffed. We re-poll the CBP feed every five minutes and cache the result for both speed and to be kind to the upstream feed.
Why is the wait time blank or "no data"?
CBP doesn't publish a number for that lane right now — usually because the port hasn't reported in over an hour, the lane is closed, or the port is idle. We show whatever CBP publishes without modification.
When is the best time to cross at Calexico, CA?
In our last 90 days of recorded waits, the quietest stretch for standard passenger vehicles was Saturdays 2am–5am (about 17 min on average) and the busiest was Sundays 3pm–6pm (about 118 min). Times are local; today's live wait can differ.