October 2026 border report
How long the lines really were at the Windsor–Detroit crossings this month, from official waits we record every 5 minutes and reports from drivers in line.
Detroit marathon day. With the Tunnel closed and the Ambassador down to one side in the morning, drivers moved to Gordie Howe; then around 11 a.m., as runners and fans headed home after the race, Windsor-bound waits jumped at all three crossings at once.
Crossing by crossing
6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Pick a direction.
Into Detroit
Ambassador Bridge
Detroit-Windsor Tunnel
Gordie Howe Bridge
When to go
Average wait by hour. Green is quick, red is slow.
By day of the week
Into Windsor
Ambassador Bridge
Detroit-Windsor Tunnel
Gordie Howe Bridge
When to go
Average wait by hour. Green is quick, red is slow.
By day of the week
Holidays and events
That day vs the same weekday in other weeks, all three crossings.
Thanksgiving Monday
To Windsor+571%
Detroit marathon
To Detroit+21%
To Windsor+61%
What drivers saw
Reports from drivers in line, compared with the official figure at the time.
matched CBP within 10 minutes
matched CBSA within 10 minutes
Where reports came from: Ambassador 27%Tunnel 22%Gordie Howe 51% In line? Report your wait →
How this report is made
We save the official passenger-lane wait for each crossing and direction every five minutes: U.S. Customs and Border Protection for Detroit-bound traffic and the Canada Border Services Agency for Windsor-bound traffic. Stale readings are left out, and averages cover 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern, when nearly all trips happen. “Quickest of the three” is the share of five-minute slots where that crossing had the shortest official wait. CBSA’s Canada-bound figures can lag the real line by 30 to 90 minutes. Driver reports come from people using this site; reports sent from far from the border are not counted, and we publish shares, never totals.
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