Otay Mesa Passenger border wait time
Mexican border, California. Live CBP-posted waits by lane, refreshed every 10 minutes.
as of 20:22 UTC, September 2, 2026 · CBP feed stamp 2026-9-2 16:18:39 · auto-refreshes every two minutes with JavaScript on
Hours: 24 hrs/day · port status: Open · Mexican border, California · local time zone: Pacific
- Otay Mesa Passenger (California) has a CBP-posted wait of 110 minutes for standard passenger vehicles as of , with 2 of 13 lanes open.
- Passenger vehicles, NEXUS/SENTRI: 10 minutes (3 lanes open).
- Passenger vehicles, Ready Lane: 75 minutes (5 lanes open).
- Pedestrians, standard: 10 minutes (6 lanes open).
- Hours of operation: 24 hrs/day (Pacific time); port status Open.
Lanes right now
| Lane | Posted wait | Lanes open | CBP posted at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger vehicles, standard | 110 min | 2 of 13 | At 1:00 pm PDT |
| Passenger vehicles, NEXUS/SENTRI | 10 min | 3 of 13 | At 1:00 pm PDT |
| Passenger vehicles, Ready Lane | 75 min | 5 of 13 | At 1:00 pm PDT |
| Pedestrians, standard | 10 min | 6 of 6 | At 1:00 pm PDT |
"CBP posted at" is CBP's own stamp, shown as published; its time-zone label is not reliable for every port. This crossing keeps Pacific time (America/Los_Angeles).
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Wait Times, bwt.cbp.gov (public domain).
Other Otay Mesa crossings
Standard passenger-vehicle wait at each, live.
Other California crossings
- Andrade 10 min
- Calexico East Lanes closed
- Calexico West 30 min
- Cross Border Xpress (CBX) –
- San Ysidro 110 min
- San Ysidro PedWest –
- Tecate 40 min
About these numbers
CBP officers at the port estimate the wait from the end of the line to primary inspection and post it, usually hourly; the figure is for travelers entering the United States. See all border crossings for how to read each status, and CBP's own bwt.cbp.gov for alerts. Numbers baked into this page are from 20:22 UTC, September 2, 2026.