There are a lot of people traveling this holiday season. Some of them will be heading across the U.S.-Canadian border, which is at pre-pandemic staffing levels for the second year in a row.

"Whenever you get to holidays, you're going to have increased traffic,” said Giorgio Fuda, supervisory program manager for the communication management office of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

People going to see friends, family, or just the sights are no stranger to U.S CBP in New York.

Places like the Buffalo-Niagara crossings see millions of cars every year.

"You're going to see an uptick during the peak hours, or what's normally known as rush hour," said Fuda. "That's going to be between the 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. time period."

Fuda said waits over an hour, especially during the winter, are hard to come by.

"When it is high traffic volume, normally you could expect around 30 minutes to be in line, but it could it could fluctuate," he said.

The thing to keep in mind is that it's all for safety.

"CBP won't forego its border security mission, but there are measures and actions that can be taken by the travelers to limit the delays at the border," Fuda said. "Rolling the window down, allowing the officer to see inside, [and] have your documents ready and prepared."

Other tips include leaving presents unwrapped when crossing, in case they need to be inspected. Also, make sure you declare items you’re bringing in. There is a list of what’s allowed online but if you’re not sure, just be honest.

"If something's found or declared that can cannot be entered, it's going to cause some delays for additional processing," said Fuda.

Staffing numbers are adjusted to reflect normal ebbs and flows of traffic.

"We're about 90-98% right now for full staffing," said Fuda.

Spectrum News 1 reporter Viktoria Hallikaar tried crossing the border on five different days, at five different times. The longest waits she experienced were two hours ahead of a Buffalo Bills game and during the weekday morning rush hour.

Both waits were under 25 minutes.

CBP numbers from November do show an average wait time of 7.5 minutes, with only one day, the Sunday after Thanksgiving, having a wait over an hour.

If you want to check wait times ahead of your trip, you can check the:

Spectrum News 1 found that the wait times were occasionally slow to reflect current conditions. At worst, they were off by about 10-15 minutes, but did eventually update.

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