Tecate border wait time
Mexican border, California. Live CBP-posted waits by lane, refreshed every 10 minutes.
as of 23:00 UTC, October 17, 2026 · CBP feed stamp 2026-10-17 18:55:55 · auto-refreshes every two minutes with JavaScript on
Hours: 6 am-10 pm · port status: Open · Mexican border, California · local time zone: Pacific
- Tecate (California) has a CBP-posted wait of 60 minutes for standard passenger vehicles as of , with 2 of 4 lanes open.
- Pedestrians, standard: 5 minutes (3 lanes open).
- Hours of operation: 6 am-10 pm (Pacific time); port status Open.
- Wait Time Report has tracked this crossing for 45 days, sampling CBP every 10 minutes.
Lanes right now
| Lane | Posted wait | Lanes open | CBP posted at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger vehicles, standard | 60 min | 2 of 4 | At 3:00 pm PDT |
| Commercial vehicles, standard | Lanes closed | – | – |
| Pedestrians, standard | 5 min | 3 of 4 | At 3:00 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).
A typical day at this crossing
Passenger vehicles, standard
Commercial vehicles, standard
Pedestrians, standard
Between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. local time, across the 45 days we have tracked, CBP's posted standard passenger-vehicle wait here has averaged lowest around 6 a.m. (63 minutes) and highest around 5 p.m. (131 minutes).
Other California crossings
- Andrade 60 min
- Calexico East 60 min
- Calexico West 100 min
- Otay Mesa Commercial –
- Otay Mesa Passenger 100 min
- Cross Border Xpress (CBX) –
- San Ysidro 150 min
- San Ysidro PedWest –
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 23:00 UTC, October 17, 2026.