WSDOT wants to ensure that travelers make it to the U.S.-Canada border safely and efficiently. We have made more than $250 million in improvements to state highways to improve safety and keep drivers moving.
Are you planning a trip to Canada? Do you know what identification you need to cross the border? Or what types of items you must declare when entering or leaving the U.S.? Or what items you must pay a duty on? Know before you go. Before crossing the border, make sure you have both a government-issued ID, such as a driver's license, and proof of citizenship, like a birth certificate.
If you're planning to travel up north, but don't feel like driving, you have options. Check out Amtrak, or B.C. and Washington State Ferries.
In Whatcom County, there are four border crossings:
- Hours of operation: 24 hours a day, daily
- NEXUS hours: 7 a.m. to midnight daily (into Canada)
- Restrictions: No commercial vehicles
- Hours of operation: 24 hours a day, daily
- NEXUS hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily (into Canada)
- Restrictions: None
- Hours of operation: 8 a.m. to 12 a.m., daily
- NEXUS hours: Not available
- Restrictions: None
- Hours of operation: 24 hours a day, daily
- NEXUS hours: Not available
- Restrictions: None
