Border Intelligence Center
Official CBP Wait Times • Updated Automatically Throughout the Day
- San Ysidro 110 min SENTRI 20 min Heavy delay
- Otay Mesa 140 min SENTRI 25 min Heavy delay
- Tecate 90 min Current wait Heavy delay
- Pedestrian 15 min at San Ysidro Moving well
- USD / MXN 17.0260 Exchange rate
- Best crossing Tecate 90 min
- Updated 3:49 pm Official CBP feed
Detailed Border Wait Times (CBP)
| Port of Entry | General | Sentri | Pedestrian |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Ysidro | 110 min | 20 min | 15 min |
| Otay Mesa | 140 min | 25 min | 60 min |
| Tecate | 90 min | — | 10 min |
Estimated Total Travel Time
- From
- Colonia Cuauhtémoc, Tijuana
- Drive
- 2 minutes
- Border wait
- 110 min
- Total estimate
- 112 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 Cuauhtémoc Quick Facts
- Drive to San Ysidro 2 minutes
- Major Shopping Tacos Varios, Liqui 2 SENTRI
- Hospitals Farmacia La Linea San Ysidro, Farmacia Integra
- Parks & Recreation Parque Las Californias
Welcome to Colonia Cuauhtémoc, Tijuana
- Distance
- 1.3 miles
- Typical drive
- 2 minutes
- Closest crossing
- San Ysidro
San Ysidro P.O. Box N Ship gives Colonia Cuauhtémoc 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 Cuauhtémoc, Tijuana
No colonia in this batch is closer to the store than Cuauhtémoc: 1.3 routed miles, two minutes' drive. It occupies the ground immediately south of the line, and the Puerta Este pedestrian gate into San Ysidro opens directly off it.
Twelve hectares, and most of what is in them exists because of the crossing. The federal presence is unusually heavy for a residential colonia — customs baggage inspection, self-declaration and duty payment, migration inspection and SAGARPA all operate here. Mexicoach, Zona Shuttle and Taxis Línea Internacional run from the same few blocks, and two of the pharmacies trade under the names Farmacia La Línea San Ysidro and Farmacia La Línea Frontier.
For residents this proximity changes the arithmetic entirely. A parcel at a San Ysidro address is not a trip, it is a walk across the gate and a short distance on the other side. That makes small, frequent orders practical in a way they are not anywhere else in the city.
Colonia Cuauhtémoc covers 12 hectares in the Centro delegación, bordered by Libertad and Zona Urbana Río Tijuana. Avenida Ferrocarril and Avenida Alfonso Reyes carry the colonia, and the routed drive to the store is 1.3 miles — about 2 minutes of driving, with the border wait separate and reported live on this site.
- The closest colonia in this batch — 1.3 routed miles
- Puerta Este pedestrian gate
- Mexicoach and Zona Shuttle services
- Federal customs and migration offices
- Walkable to the crossing
- Two-minute routed drive
Neighbourhood insights
What makes Colonia Cuauhtémoc, Tijuana distinctive?
Cuauhtémoc is the colonia the pedestrian gate opens onto. Everything about how residents here use a U.S. address is shaped by being able to walk to it.
Why do people here use a U.S. mailbox?
At two routed minutes there is no consolidation problem to solve: collect when it suits, as often as it suits, and let the store hold anything you cannot fetch immediately.
Who uses the service most from this area?
Residents who cross on foot regularly, people working on the U.S. side, and anyone who would rather receive a package than queue for it.
Nearby landmarks
Cuauhtémoc's landmarks are the crossing infrastructure itself — the gate, the federal inspection offices, and the shuttle and taxi services that work alongside them.
Shopping
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Tacos Varios
Formal retail inside Colonia Cuauhtémoc, inside the colonia.
What it does not stock is what crosses the border — a U.S. address makes those orders possible at all.
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Liqui 2 SENTRI
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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Puerta Este Tijuana San Ysidro
Municipal or federal offices serving Colonia Cuauhtémoc, inside the colonia.
Businesses registering here often need a U.S. address for the supplies that follow.
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Policiaca Tijuana
Public administration for the surrounding colonias, inside the colonia.
Administrative errands and a border collection are commonly combined into one trip.
Healthcare
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Farmacia La Linea San Ysidro
Health services for the colonia and its neighbours, inside the colonia.
Clinical supplies arrive at a U.S. address and are collected in a single consolidated trip.
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Farmacia Integra
Medical provision serving Colonia Cuauhtémoc, inside the colonia.
Practices order instruments and consumables from U.S. distributors who ship domestically only.
Education
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Baja California Heroica
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.
Parks & Recreation
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Parque Las Californias
Green and sporting space for Colonia Cuauhtémoc, about 1.0 km outside the colonia.
Equipment for the teams and families who use it arrives at a U.S. address.
Transportation
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Taxis Linea Internacional
A route and access point for Colonia Cuauhtémoc, inside the colonia.
This is the route most collections take toward the crossing.
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Zona Shuttle
How traffic leaves and enters Colonia Cuauhtémoc, inside the colonia.
The drive to the store starts here; the border wait is separate from it.
Border crossing
The nearest crossing for Colonia Cuauhtémoc, 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. Parking inside Cuauhtémoc is scarce and most residents cross on foot.
- Public transport
- Mexicoach, Zona Shuttle and Taxis Línea Internacional all operate from the colonia, and the Viaducto Tijuana runs along its edge.
Travel times
- Distance
- about 1.3 miles
- Estimated driving time
- 2 minutes
- Plus border wait
- Varies at San Ysidro, often by hours. Check current wait times before travelling.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I walk across and collect?
Many customers here do. The pedestrian gate is at the colonia; the store is a short distance on the U.S. side of San Ysidro Boulevard.
Does being this close mean shorter border waits?
No. Wait times depend on the lane and the hour, not on where you started. The Border Intelligence Center on this site shows current reported waits for both crossings.
Can more than one person collect?
Yes, once each person is named on the mailbox agreement.
Can I receive Amazon packages?
Yes. A San Ysidro street address is treated as an ordinary U.S. delivery address, including by Amazon.
Will I be told when a parcel arrives?
Yes — you are notified, so the crossing happens when there is something to collect.
Why customers from Colonia Cuauhtémoc, 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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