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PedWest (San Ysidro) border wait times

PedWest (San Ysidro) is a Mexico land crossing, open 6 am-2 pm. CBP is reporting on 2 lane groups here right now, and this page reads that feed directly, so the numbers change while you watch them.PedWest (San Ysidro) on the Mexico border, live from CBP. 2 lane groups reporting now.

Live from CBP · checked 16:45 UTC on 09 October 2026
PedWest (San Ysidro) wait right now, northbound into the U.S.PedWest (San Ysidro) wait right now
15 min Pedestrian lane, northbound into the U.S.

Only 4 of 14 pedestrian lanes are open right now.

Walk ยท Ready
5 min
1 of 14 open

Which lane should you use?

General 15 min
Open to anyone, no sign-up.
4 of 14 open
Ready lanes 5 min
Free with an RFID document.
1 of 14 open

The nearest crossing

This crossing 15 min, cars · here
vs
Otay Mesa 30 min, cars · 5 mi east

This crossing is about 15 minutes faster than Otay Mesa right now.

Documents you will need

U.S. citizens Passport, passport card, or enhanced driver's license.
Permanent residents Green card (Form I-551).
Visitors Passport plus a visa or ESTA where required.
Children under 16 A birth certificate is accepted by land.

PedWest (San Ysidro) crossing, common questions

How long is the wait at San Ysidro right now?

The figure at the top of this page is the delay CBP itself reports for pedestrians in the general lanes, refreshed every few minutes while the page is open. CBP measures each lane group separately, so cars, pedestrians and trucks can be queueing very differently from one another.

Do NEXUS, SENTRI and Ready lanes actually save time here?

Where CBP staffs them, yes, and this page shows their delay side by side with the general lanes so you can see the gap today rather than in general. When a trusted traveler lane shows no reading it is closed, and the general lane is the only option.

Why does the wait jump around so much?

CBP recalculates from vehicles actually processed, and opens or closes booths through the day. A crossing can go from ten minutes to forty in one update when a lane closes, which is why a number from an hour ago is not worth much.

Live from U.S. Customs and Border Protection; typical-by-hour is CBP's own prior-year average. How these numbers are made.