Canada - How Long Before Flight to US do I Need to Get to YYZ with Carry-On and Global Entry?

I am going to be flying from YYZ to the US at 13:45 on a Wednesday in July. I will have hand baggage only, and have Global Entry.

How long in advance do I need to get there? Is the Canadian Equivalent of the TSA check before or after US passport control/customs?

I am going to be flying from YYZ to the US at 13:45 on a Wednesday in July. I will have hand baggage only, and have Global Entry.

How long in advance do I need to get there? Is the Canadian Equivalent of the TSA check before or after US passport control/customs?

At peak times the line for US preclearance extends outside the room, I cannot recall if Global entry allows you to bypass that line but I do not think it does. Someone may contradict me, so Sunday PM/Monday AM Thursday and Friday PM leave extra time.

The CATSA security clearance is AFTER the US border services and customs checkpoints.

I am going to be flying from YYZ to the US at 13:45 on a Wednesday in July. I will have hand baggage only, and have Global Entry.

How long in advance do I need to get there? Is the Canadian Equivalent of the TSA check before or after US passport control/customs?

At peak times the line for US preclearance extends outside the room, I cannot recall if Global entry allows you to bypass that line but I do not think it does. Someone may contradict me, so Sunday PM/Monday AM Thursday and Friday PM leave extra time.

The CATSA security clearance is AFTER the US border services and customs checkpoints.

Nexus and GE olders can bypass the line into the CBP hall. just show your card to the hall dragon.

The hold up is the CATSA post CBP. There is no quick lines through that.

midweek early afternoon departures are usually not as crowded. Just to be sure I would use the airline's 90 minutes BUT I have completed the whole process and arrived at departure gate in less than 10 minutes.

I personally plan 90 minutes from parking at the extended parking lot and taking the train back to the terminal. I have priority check in; which is a must for YYZ to US for passport/travel document check.

If you have an american express card u can use the priority line at security

If you have an american express card u can use the priority line at security

Doesn't it have to be the Platinum charge card, rather than just any AMEX card?

Does that work for immigration/customs as well? (turns our my travelling companion may not have a GE card after all.)


If you have an american express card u can use the priority line at security

Does that work for immigration/customs as well? (turns our my travelling companion may not have a GE card after all.)

As long as one is a GE member one can go to the kiosks. The GE card is needed at land borders, not airports. Presenting the AMEX Platinum card is useless and unnecessary in this case.

Sorry, I wasn't clear - not a Global Entry member, he had to cancel his appointment.

As long as one is a GE member one can go to the kiosks. The GE card is needed at land borders, not airports. Presenting the AMEX Platinum card is useless and unnecessary in this case.

Sorry, I wasn't clear - not a Global Entry member, he had to cancel his appointment.

He will have to undergo conventional CBP processing. There is no benefit he can gain from the Platinum Card at immigration or customs.

If you have Nexus/GE you can skip all and any lines and just go to the machines.

For Security, last time i went through (few weeks ago), there was a Nexus Security line.