Look at an online or print copy of a North American road map to plan your driving route and decide where you would like to cross into Canada. Select the border crossing closest to your hometown if you want to travel across part of Canada or choose the border crossing closest to your Canadian destination if you want to take a partial U.S. road trip. Alternatively, you can cross the border halfway between your hometown and Canadian destination to travel across part of the United States and part of Canada.
Cross from Blaine, Washington into Douglas, British Columbia, if you would like to see the commemorative Peace Arch at the border crossing. Take the I-5 to get to Blaine. Other border crossings between Washington and British Columbia that are open 24 hours a day are from Sumas, WA, via the WSR-9, into Hungtingdon, BC, and from Oroville, WA, via US Route 97, into Osoyoos, BC. Take US Route 95 to Eastport if you are leaving from Idaho. This border crossing will bring you into Kingsgate, BC and is also open 24 hours a day.
Take the I-15 to Sweetgrass, Montana if you would like to drive into Alberta (AB). This border crossing operates 24 hours a day and will bring you into Coutts, AB. There are three 24-hour crossing points on the North Dakota border. The crossing at Portal, ND, via US Route 52, will bring you into Estevan, AB; take US Route 281 to Dunselth, ND, to enter into Boissevain, Manitoba (MB); cross from Pembina, ND, via the I-29, into Emerson, MB.
Take the International Bridge if you wish to leave Minnesota and enter Ontario. Take the US Route 53 to International Falls, MN and drive into Fort Frances, ON. You can also enter Ontario by crossing over from either the Detroit, Michigan, tunnel or Ambassador bridge. A third option for entering Ontario is leaving from New York state. A highlight is taking the Rainbow Bridge, via the I-90 and Route 290 W, to see Niagara Falls on both sides of the border.
Drive to Champlain, New York, via the NYSR 276, if you want to drive into Quebec (PQ). This border crossing will take you into Lacolle, PQ, which is just outside Montreal. If you are interested in visiting Quebec city, drive to Jackman, Maine, via US Route 201, which crosses into Armstrong Quebec, the closest Quebec border crossing to the French province's capital.
Take border crossings from Maine if you would like to visit New Brunswick and the other Atlantic (East coast) provinces. If you are leaving from the northern portion of Maine, you will locate 24-hour border crossings in Fort Kent, Madawaska, Van Buren and Limestone. From southern Maine, you can access the border via Calais and Houlton.
