Border Intelligence Center
Official CBP Wait Times • Updated Automatically Throughout the Day
- San Ysidro 110 min SENTRI 10 min Heavy delay
- Otay Mesa 170 min SENTRI 25 min Heavy delay
- Tecate 60 min Current wait Heavy delay
- Pedestrian 30 min at San Ysidro Moderate delay
- USD / MXN 17.0260 Exchange rate
- Best crossing Tecate 60 min
- Updated 6:40 pm Official CBP feed
Detailed Border Wait Times (CBP)
| Port of Entry | General | Sentri | Pedestrian |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Ysidro | 110 min | 10 min | 30 min |
| Otay Mesa | 170 min | 25 min | 90 min |
| Tecate | 60 min | — | 5 min |
Estimated Total Travel Time
- From
- Colonia Juárez, Tijuana
- Drive
- 6 minutes
- Border wait
- 110 min
- Total estimate
- 116 min
Drive time is an estimate; the border wait is live and changes through the day. Check again before you travel.
Mexico Customs Official government resource
Returning to Mexico with purchases? Check Mexico's current traveller allowance (franquicia), declaration requirements and customs guidance before you cross.
U.S. Border Wait Times Official government resource
Check live northbound passenger vehicle and pedestrian wait times at San Ysidro and Otay Mesa before you leave Tijuana.
Trusted Traveler Programs Official government resource
SENTRI and Global Entry members use dedicated lanes at San Ysidro and Otay Mesa. Apply or renew through the official DHS portal.
Electronic I-94 Official government resource
Travellers entering the United States can obtain or review their electronic I-94 arrival record before crossing.
Vehicle Permits Official government resource
Driving beyond the Baja California free zone requires a temporary vehicle import permit, issued by Banjercito.
Medical FastLane Official government resource
Patients attending medical appointments across the border may use the Cruce Agil / Medical FastLane northbound lane.
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Colonia Juárez Quick Facts
- Drive to San Ysidro 6 minutes
- Major Shopping Torre Agua Caliente
- Hospitals Hospital Florence, Hospital de la Salud
- Parks & Recreation Parque Fundadores
Welcome to Colonia Juárez, Tijuana
- Distance
- 3.8 miles
- Typical drive
- 6 minutes
- Closest crossing
- San Ysidro
San Ysidro P.O. Box N Ship gives Colonia Juárez a real U.S. street address for the parcels American retailers will not send across the border — with notification on arrival and holding until you collect.
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About Colonia Juárez, Tijuana
Colonia Juárez climbs the slope south of the historic centre, between Boulevard de los Fundadores and Boulevard Agua Caliente. The Torre Agua Caliente stands at its edge, and Parque Fundadores gives the colonia a green centre that most of its neighbours lack.
Seventy-six hectares of long-settled housing, stepped up the hill on streets like Avenida General Ferreira and Avenida Garibaldi, with Avenida Ramos Millán carrying the through traffic. Two private hospitals — Hospital Florence and Hospital de la Salud — operate inside the colonia, along with the CUPIS UABC campus, Instituto Peninsular and Colegio Jefferson de Tijuana.
Private healthcare and private education together give Juárez a professional resident population and a supply-side parcel pattern: practices ordering instruments and consumables from U.S. distributors who ship domestically only, and households ordering the consumer goods that follow a professional income.
Colonia Juárez covers 76 hectares in the Centro delegación, bordered by Fundadores, Guadalajara, Madero Sur and Madero. Boulevard de los Fundadores and Boulevard Agua Caliente carry the colonia, and the routed drive to the store is 3.8 miles — about 6 minutes of driving, with the border wait separate and reported live on this site.
- Hospital Florence and Hospital de la Salud
- CUPIS UABC campus
- Parque Fundadores
- Torre Agua Caliente on the boundary
- Boulevard de los Fundadores frontage
- 3.8 routed miles to the store
Neighbourhood insights
What makes Colonia Juárez, Tijuana distinctive?
Juárez has two private hospitals and a university campus inside a single residential colonia, which is unusual this close to the centre and gives it both clinical and household demand.
Why do people here use a U.S. mailbox?
U.S. medical and laboratory suppliers ship domestically only. A San Ysidro address converts a blocked order into a routine one, and consolidating several into a single collection removes repeated customs handling.
Who uses the service most from this area?
Clinics and consulting rooms ordering supplies, students and staff at CUPIS UABC, and established households ordering electronics and home goods.
Nearby landmarks
The colonia's landmarks are its two hospitals, its park and the Agua Caliente tower that stands over its eastern edge.
Shopping
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Torre Agua Caliente
The colonia's own supermarket trade, inside the colonia.
Residents compare its shelves against U.S. sellers and order the difference to a border address.
Government Services
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Velatorios DIF
Civic services for Colonia Juárez, inside the colonia.
Offices and the businesses around them order supplies from U.S. vendors that ship domestically.
Healthcare
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Hospital Florence
Medical provision serving Colonia Juárez, inside the colonia.
Practices order instruments and consumables from U.S. distributors who ship domestically only.
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Hospital de la Salud
A clinic used by households across Colonia Juárez, inside the colonia.
Medical supply is one of the clearest cases for a border address: the seller will not ship south.
Education
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Escuela de Humanidades
One of the colonia's school campuses, inside the colonia.
Course materials and devices are cheapest from U.S. sellers, and those sellers need a U.S. address.
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Escuela de Danza Gloria Campobello
A campus inside Colonia Juárez, inside the colonia.
Students and staff order laptops, texts and equipment from U.S. sellers that refuse Mexican addresses.
Parks & Recreation
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Parque Fundadores
Public open space in Colonia Juárez, inside the colonia.
Sports and outdoor equipment is ordered from U.S. sellers and collected at the border.
Transportation
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San Ysidro Port of Entry
The crossing most collections from Colonia Juárez use; the store is on the San Ysidro side.
Routed drive only — border wait is separate, and the Border Intelligence Center reports it live.
Border crossing
The nearest crossing for Colonia Juárez, Tijuana is San Ysidro. Wait times vary considerably by hour and by day, and both pedestrian and vehicle lanes are worth checking before you travel — the pedestrian lane is often much faster when you are collecting a parcel rather than moving goods by car.
Bring the documents the crossing requires of you. A mailbox adds no further requirement of its own: collecting mail is an ordinary errand on the U.S. side.
Driving directions
Toward the San Ysidro crossing, then a short distance to the store.
- Parking
- Free parking directly outside the store. Juárez has street parking that gets tighter on the hospital blocks.
- Public transport
- Boulevard de los Fundadores and Boulevard Agua Caliente carry route traffic along two edges of the colonia, both running toward the centre and the crossing.
Travel times
- Distance
- about 3.8 miles
- Estimated driving time
- 6 minutes
- Plus border wait
- Varies at San Ysidro, often by hours. Check current wait times before travelling.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a clinic here receive supplier deliveries at the box?
Yes. Name the practice on the agreement and U.S. distributors deliver to it as a domestic address, which is what most of them require.
Is Colonia Juárez the same as Ciudad Juárez?
No — this page is about Colonia Juárez in Tijuana, Baja California, a residential colonia in the Centro delegación. Ciudad Juárez is a different city, in Chihuahua.
What do I need to open a mailbox?
Identification and a completed mailbox agreement. The store will tell you exactly what to bring.
Do you accept UPS, USPS, FedEx and DHL?
All four, plus most regional carriers.
Is this a real street address or a PO box number?
A real street address in San Ysidro, which is what U.S. retailers and carriers require.
Why customers from Colonia Juárez, Tijuana choose us
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A real U.S. mailing address
A street address rather than a PO Box number, so retailers and carriers that refuse PO Boxes will still deliver.
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Secure package receiving
Parcels are signed for, logged and held securely until you collect them.
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Border convenience
Positioned for the San Ysidro crossing, so collecting a parcel is an errand rather than an expedition.
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Mail forwarding
Have mail and parcels sent onward when collecting in person is not practical.
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Digital mailbox
See what has arrived without making the trip, and decide what to do with it.
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Bilingual support
Staff who work in English and Spanish, every day, for customers on both sides of the border.
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Business services
Notary, printing and a registered address businesses can use for supplier deliveries.
Why customers trust us
- Secure & Reliable Locked mailboxes and monitored premises
- Bilingual Team English and Spanish, every day
- Every Major Carrier UPS, FedEx, USPS and DHL accepted
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