U.S. Customs and Border Protection – Alburgh Port of Entry

J P

We had a horrific experience at this crossing. They treated my entire family like criminals (including young children). I recommend you avoid this crossing at all costs!

Steven Goff

Easy, old school border crossing, friendly guards

Portia Freeman

We are directed here by Waze, and it’s really small, only one lane, and their computers are extremely slow. They held us up there for about an hour knowing a snow storm was coming. We were trying to beat it on our drive, but them holding us up with their very slow process caught us in the thick of the snow storm. They searched all of our bags and then fined us $500 for forgetting to declare something when it was obvious we didn’t know it was in our bag. Very petty officers, you are way better off going to the customs along the 89 instead - they won’t search your car and probably are a lot faster as there are multiple lanes. They also forgot to put my bag back into our car when we left, but we turned back to get it after they realized their mistake. Overall, pretty terrible experience, but I am sure it was the highlight of those border patrollers’ days.

Richard Pfitzner

Used this border about a dozen times during my stay in Swanton, pre-Covid (2013-2019). Never had any issues going into Canada, but the US agents here are... something. Caught one sleeping once, who proceeded to tell me off in a fit of anger. Most of the time, they'll ask (in a supremely annoyed tone) how you knew of this crossing; and, in winters, Google Maps traffic will show the road as "closed", presumably because someone at CBP doesn't want GPS to direct you there (and yet, it's open). Honestly, unless border wait times at Highgate and/or Rouses Point are truly atrocious, skip this crossing going southbound. It's not worth dealing with an agent supremely annoyed you interrupted his game of solitaire.