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US–Canada border

Buffalo–NiagaraBorder wait times

Direction
Passenger · Standard
Traveling by
Lane type

Travel mode

Entering the U.S.

Reported waits

Lowest reported booth wait: Peace Bridge · 13 min

Latest official waits

Peace Bridge

Passenger

Light

13min

Reported 21 min ago by CBP

Hours: 24 hours, every day

Details

Reporting details

Reported

4 lanes open

Down 9 min since 12:17 AM EDT

Rainbow Bridge

Passenger

Moderate

20min

Reported 21 min ago by CBP

Hours: 24 hours, every day

Details

Reporting details

Reported

3 lanes open

Up 3 min since 12:17 AM EDT

Other facilities (1)
Feed-check details

CBP feed checked · Updates roughly hourly

Booth estimates may exclude approach traffic, and readings over an hour old are never ranked.

Tolls and access

Compare the crossings

Eligibility differs more here than in any other corridor on this site. A low number is no use if the bridge will not take you.

The four Buffalo–Niagara crossings compared on hours, tolls, access and eligibility
Feature Peace Rainbow Whirlpool Queenston–Lewiston
Open Peace — 24 hours Rainbow — 24 hours Whirlpool — 7:00 am – 11:00 pm Queenston–Lewiston — 24 hours
Who may cross Peace — No membership needed Rainbow — No membership needed Whirlpool — NEXUS cardholders only Queenston–Lewiston — No membership needed
Car toll, into Canada Peace — $4.00 E-ZPass $8.00 USD by card Rainbow — $6.00 USD · $8.50 CAD Whirlpool — $6.00 USD · $8.50 CAD Queenston–Lewiston — $6.00 USD · $8.50 CAD
On foot Peace — Yes, free Rainbow — Yes, $1.00 USD or $1.25 CAD Whirlpool — No Queenston–Lewiston — No
By bike Peace — Yes, free Rainbow — Yes, $1.00 Whirlpool — No Queenston–Lewiston — Yes, $1.00
Trucks Peace — Yes Rainbow — No Whirlpool — No Queenston–Lewiston — Yes
Dedicated NEXUS lane Peace — Both directions Rainbow — None Whirlpool — Both directions Queenston–Lewiston — Both directions
Passenger lanes Peace — 17 Rainbow — 16 Whirlpool — 2 Queenston–Lewiston — 8

The Peace Bridge is run by a different authority and sits upriver at Buffalo rather than at the falls; the other three belong to the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission. Each linked guide carries that crossing’s full detail.