Current wait
Passenger
Heavy
70min
Reported 46 min ago by CBP
Toll: none published — confirm with CBP, 877-CBP-5511
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Latest official wait for Calexico West
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Mexico-bound: not reported
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Crossing facts
- U.S.-bound hours
- 24 hours (CBP)
- Mexican side
- Puerto Fronterizo Mexicali I, listed 24 hours (ANAM)
- Lanes reported
- car General / SENTRI / Ready; pedestrian General / Ready
- Commercial trucks
- none — use Calexico East
- Toll
- none published — confirm with CBP, 877-CBP-5511
- U.S. facility
- 1 E 1st Street, Calexico
About this crossing
Calexico West is the downtown crossing between Calexico and Mexicali, open 24 hours for cars and pedestrians. It has carried no road cargo since Calexico East opened in 1996 — trucks use East. For walkers: since February 2026, pedestrians use a temporary building one block east of the old pedestrian areas while the port is rebuilt.
Quick answers
Is Calexico West open 24 hours?
Yes — cars and pedestrians around the clock, and Mexico’s customs lists its side open 24 hours too. Individual SENTRI and Ready lanes keep their own staffing within that, so check the live lane state above. Calexico East closes at 10 p.m.
Where do pedestrians cross during construction?
Through the temporary pedestrian building CBP opened in February 2026, one block east of the old pedestrian areas. It stays the walking entrance until the rebuilt facility arrives — Phase 2B is scheduled for substantial completion in summer 2029.
Can commercial trucks use Calexico West?
No. West has carried no road cargo since Calexico East opened in 1996. Trucks use Calexico East on SR-7, which reports General and FAST commercial waits from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
SENTRI and Ready Lane
CBP reports General, SENTRI and Ready car waits, and General and Ready pedestrian waits. Dedicated Ready Lanes arrived in May 2025; RFID-document holders may use Ready or General, but not SENTRI without SENTRI membership.
Construction
The 1974 port has been under modernization since 2015: Phase 1 (2018) and Phase 2A (spring 2024) rebuilt the car lanes, and Phase 2B — replacing the pedestrian building, with permanent booths doubling from six to twelve — is scheduled for substantial completion in summer 2029. Until then, the temporary pedestrian facility one block east is the walking entrance.
Bikes and scooters
Since 15 June 2026, bicycles, e-bikes, scooters and similar devices not authorized for road use enter the U.S. through pedestrian processing — not the vehicle lanes — at both Calexico crossings.
Busy times
In 2025 the port handled about 5.4 million US-bound personal vehicles and 3.2 million pedestrians (port-level BTS counts). December was the busiest driving month.