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How busy is San Ysidro Border Crossing right now?

San Ysidro Border Crossing is a border crossing in San Diego, at San Ysidro Port of Entry. Before you head over, here's the live wait — from the official published feed — plus the best times to go.

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Google's “popular times” is a guess from last year. Tempo shows the live wait at San Ysidro Border Crossing from the official published feed — never a fake number.

Best time to cross San Ysidro Border Crossing

Weekdays
Quietest 10pm 45 min
Worst 11am 130 min
Going at the right hour saves about 85 minutes.
Weekends
Quietest 4am 25 min
Worst 4pm 165 min
Going at the right hour saves about 140 minutes.

Weekday and weekend behave like two different crossings here — the quiet hour moves and the peak is a different height. Plan each one on its own numbers, not on a single "best time".

Typical wait by hour, 29 days of readings

Local timeWeekdaysWeekends
midnight 70 min 105 min
1am 68 min 65 min
2am 80 min 60 min
3am 80 min 48 min
4am 90 min 25 min
5am 95 min 38 min
6am 100 min 60 min
7am 100 min 72 min
8am 115 min 100 min
9am 120 min 105 min
10am 125 min 110 min
11am 130 min 110 min
noon 130 min 120 min
1pm 130 min 142 min
2pm 120 min 152 min
3pm 120 min 152 min
4pm 130 min 165 min
5pm 130 min 165 min
6pm 120 min 155 min
7pm 90 min 155 min
8pm 80 min 150 min
9pm 60 min 140 min
10pm 45 min 145 min
11pm 45 min 145 min

Median published wait per hour, measured by Tempo from the official CBP feed in Pacific time. Typical, not a forecast — a holiday or an incident beats any pattern. The wait right now is in the app.

Common questions about San Ysidro Border Crossing

How long is the wait at San Ysidro Border Crossing right now?
Tempo reads the official U.S. Customs and Border Protection feed and refreshes it about every ten minutes. Open San Ysidro Border Crossing in the Tempo app for the current number, free.
What is the best time to cross at San Ysidro Border Crossing?
On weekdays the quietest hour is around 10pm (typically 45 minutes) and the worst is 11am (130 minutes), and at weekends it's 4am (25 minutes) against 4pm (165 minutes). Median of 865 readings recorded by Tempo over the last 29 days, in local time.
Is San Ysidro Border Crossing busier on weekends?
Yes, and on a different schedule. The weekday peak is 130 minutes around 11am; the weekend peak is 165 minutes around 4pm. Weekend mornings before dawn are often the emptiest the crossing gets all week.
How often does the San Ysidro Border Crossing wait time update?
Tempo reads the official U.S. Customs and Border Protection feed and refreshes it about every ten minutes. Tempo can also alert you when the wait drops below a number you pick, so you can leave when the line is short instead of watching it.

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