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Laredo Bridge I (Gateway to the Americas) border wait times

How long the line is to enter the United States at Laredo Bridge I (Gateway to the Americas), from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas into Laredo, Texas, by car and on foot, as U.S. Customs and Border Protection posts it, and the hours it’s usually shortest. In Mexico it’s called Puente 1 (Puerta de las Américas).

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Cars, standard lanes
Closed
Cars, SENTRI
No wait
Cars, Ready Lane
Closed
Walking, standard lanes
No wait
Walking, Ready Lane
No wait
Posted by CBP
Oct 30, 6:00 AM CDT

Copied Oct 30, 2026, 7:48 AM Michigan time. With JavaScript on, the waits above refresh from CBP when the page opens.

Open 24 hours. Up to 4 car lanes. Up to 12 pedestrian lanes. CBP port number 230401.

Best and worst times to cross

By car (SENTRI), usually quickest on Monday at 12 AM (no wait); usually slowest on Monday at 7 AM (28 min on average).

On foot, usually quickest on Monday at 12 AM (no wait); usually slowest on Monday at 8 AM (22 min).

Every lane Now and usually

LaneNowOpenUsualReadings, 30 days
Cars, standard lanesClosed—0 min CBP3
Cars, SENTRINo wait46 min363
Cars, Ready LaneClosed—0 min CBP4
Walking, standard lanesNo wait35 min291
Walking, Ready LaneNo wait33 min359

“Usual” is the average over the last 30 days; where it says CBP, it’s CBP’s own published average for October, from the year before, because there aren’t enough readings here yet. SENTRI is CBP’s trusted-traveler lane; the Ready Lane is for travelers carrying an RFID-enabled document (a passport card, a border crossing card, an enhanced driver’s license). First reading on record: Sep 14, 2026.

By car: usual wait by day and hour Cars, SENTRI, last 30 days, minutes

HourMonTueWedThuFriSatSun
12 AM0000000
1 AM0000000
2 AM0000000
3 AM0000000
4 AM0000000
5 AM000·000
6 AM000·0·0
7 AM282520272100
8 AM102522188·0
9 AM121272500
10 AM552010·0
11 AM01010250
12 PM5·703102
1 PM51212081015
2 PM122217253528
3 PM102221251404
4 PM·200150270
5 PM0701510250
6 PM0501811·0
7 PM0711220185
8 PM0061815150
9 PM0000090
10 PM00020·0
11 PM0000000
  • Under 10 min
  • 10–29 min
  • 30–59 min
  • 60–89 min
  • 90 min or more

A dot is an hour with no readings: the lane was closed or CBP posted no wait. A closed lane counts as unknown, not as zero, so it never makes a crossing look faster than it is. Average over the last 30 days: 6 min, from 363 readings.

On foot: usual wait by day and hour Walking, Ready Lane, last 30 days, minutes

HourMonTueWedThuFriSatSun
12 AM000000·
1 AM00000·0
2 AM0000000
3 AM0000000
4 AM0000000
5 AM000·000
6 AM000·0·0
7 AM2204200
8 AM2220101010·0
9 AM18121515225
10 AM901278·2
11 AM2047352
12 PM2·250103
1 PM50250510
2 PM50210085
3 PM20258304
4 PM·00002010
5 PM3003355
6 PM02025·5
7 PM00401535
8 PM0000005
9 PM0000005
10 PM00000·0
11 PM0000000
  • Under 10 min
  • 10–29 min
  • 30–59 min
  • 60–89 min
  • 90 min or more

A dot is an hour with no readings: the lane was closed or CBP posted no wait. A closed lane counts as unknown, not as zero, so it never makes a crossing look faster than it is. Average over the last 30 days: 3 min, from 359 readings.

Nearby crossings right now If this one is backed up

CrossingBy carOn footPosted
Laredo Bridge II (Juárez–Lincoln) 40 min — Oct 30, 6:00 AM CDT
Laredo – Colombia Solidarity Closed — —
Anzalduas International Bridge 15 min — Oct 30, 6:00 AM CDT
Del Rio International Bridge No wait — Oct 30, 7:00 AM CDT
Eagle Pass Bridge I Pending — —
Eagle Pass Bridge II 5 min — Oct 30, 6:00 AM CDT
Hidalgo International Bridge 30 min 30 min Oct 30, 6:00 AM CDT
Hidalgo/Pharr – Pharr 15 min — Oct 30, 6:00 AM CDT

By car and on foot: each crossing’s main lane, nearly always the standard lanes.

By car, by hour of day All days, last 30 days

HourAverageBar
12 AM0 min
1 AM0 min
2 AM0 min
3 AM0 min
4 AM0 min
5 AM0 min
6 AM0 min
7 AM19 min
8 AM12 min
9 AM6 min
10 AM4 min
11 AM3 min
12 PM4 min
1 PM8 min
2 PM16 min
3 PM15 min
4 PM12 min
5 PM6 min
6 PM7 min
7 PM9 min
8 PM9 min
9 PM1 min
10 PM0 min
11 PM0 min

The last 7 days Cars, SENTRI · Fri, Oct 23 to Fri, Oct 30

45 min0

Gaps are hours the lane was closed or posted nothing.

Common questions Laredo Bridge I (Gateway to the Americas)

How long is the wait at Laredo Bridge I (Gateway to the Americas) right now?

At CBP’s last reading (Oct 30, 6:00 AM CDT), the line by car (SENTRI) had no wait, and on foot there was no wait. The box at the top refreshes from CBP when you open this page.

What’s the best time to cross?

Over the last 30 days, the car line has usually been shortest on Monday at 12 AM and longest on Monday at 7 AM. On foot it’s usually shortest on Monday at 12 AM. The heat map above shows every hour.

When is it open?

24 hours a day.

For trucks, the commercial lane waits have a board of their own.

About these numbers

Copied Oct 30, 2026, 7:48 AM Michigan time

Officers at each port of entry post every lane’s wait about once an hour to CBP’s Border Wait Times system. A small Cloudflare Worker reads it every half hour and keeps each reading once; the last-30-days averages come from that record. The averages from the year before are CBP’s own.

Times are the crossing’s local time. A closed lane or a pending reading counts as unknown, never as zero. The board has every crossing right now and how it all works, and the data is a CSV download. Esta página en español.

Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection; readings from September 13 to October 20, 2026 as saved by gptcbp/border-crossing-data. The numbers are public; any mistakes in presenting them are mine.

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