WSDOT wants to ensure that travelers make it to the U.S.-Canada border safely and efficiently.
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 live in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, or Washington State, and you regularly cross the border, consider applying for a NEXUS card. You will have access to a specialized lane in both directions at Peace Arch and Pacific Highway border crossings, and can skip the lengthy queues.
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 midnight 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
