CBP Border Wait Times vs El Expreso
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CBP Border Wait Times
This app provides real-time estimated wait times and open lane status for land border crossings into the United States from Canada and Mexico. It helps travelers make informed decisions about when and where to cross by detailing wait times for various lane types at different ports of entry.
- Estimated wait times
- Open lane status
- 24/7 availability
- Ports of entry information
- Lane type breakdown
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Knowing land border wait times at the various ports of entry into the United States from both Canada and Mexico can aid the traveler in making an informed decision on when and where to cross the border. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Border Wait Time (BWT) app provides estimated wait times and open lane status 24/7 at ports of entry that process commercial vehicles, passenger vehicles, and pedestrians. The BWT app breaks down wait times at each crossing by lane type (Standard, Sentri, FAST, Ready Lane, Nexus, etc.). The BWT app is a free service provided by the Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
El Expreso
Easily search, verify availability, and purchase trip services for travel within the U.S. and Mexico. Store your trip information for convenient access on the go. Future updates will add loyalty programs and discount features.
- Search trip services
- Verify availability
- Purchase tickets
- Store trip information
- Travel in U.S. and Mexico
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Thank you and welcome to the El Expreso (TBC Group) Mobile App. Now you can find all the available trip services El Expreso offers to serve the traveling needs for you and your family in the palm of your hands and on the go. Whether in the U.S. or Mexico you can search schedules, verify availability, purchase and store your trip information for easy access. Future revisions will include your Frequent Traveler Access account, discount coupons and terminal and pickup locations. Thank you and we look forward to simplifying your traveling needs further in the near future.
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Verdict
CBP Border Wait Times and El Expreso both sit at 2.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of El Expreso's written reviews are positive against 12% of CBP Border Wait Times's. El Expreso also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 18 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). CBP Border Wait Times's advantage is ratings volume (157 vs 3). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.4 for CBP Border Wait Times against 2.3 for El Expreso. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CBP Border Wait Times has 157 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 12% of CBP Border Wait Times's written reviews are positive against 67% of El Expreso's.
CBP Border Wait Times ships an update every 18 months, El Expreso every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | CBP Border Wait Times | El Expreso |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (157 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 11.6% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 157 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | US Customs and Border Protection | Tornado Bus Company |
Customer experience
CBP Border Wait Times
El Expreso
In-app purchases
CBP Border Wait Times
No in-app purchases
El Expreso
No in-app purchases
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