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 El Prado, Tijuana
- Drive
- 8 minutes
- Border wait
- 110 min
- Total estimate
- 118 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 El Prado Quick Facts
- Drive to San Ysidro 8 minutes
- Major Shopping Plaza Valmar, Plaza Emily
- Business District Molino de Harina El Rosal
- Hospitals Hospital Del Prado, International Bio Care Hospital and Wellness Center
- Parks & Recreation Parque El Prado
Welcome to Colonia El Prado, Tijuana
- Distance
- 5.1 miles
- Typical drive
- 8 minutes
- Closest crossing
- San Ysidro
San Ysidro P.O. Box N Ship gives Colonia El Prado 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 El Prado, Tijuana
Colonia El Prado is twelve hectares on Boulevard Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, and almost all of it is medical. Hospital del Prado and the International Bio Care Hospital both stand inside it, surrounded by consulting rooms, an intra-hospital pharmacy, Dermaclub, dental and specialist practices.
The rest of the colonia is what grows around hospitals: a FedEx counter, HSBC and Banregio branches, three small plazas, several hotels used by patients and families — Baja Inn, Hotel Frontiere, Riviera Inn — and the Alianza Francesa de Tijuana with its own café on Avenida Margaritas.
Medical supply is the parcel story here, and it is a supply chain rather than a shopping habit. U.S. distributors of instruments, implants, dental materials, laboratory consumables and devices ship domestically only, so a border address is a standing requirement for practices that buy from them.
Colonia El Prado covers 12 hectares in the La Mesa delegación, bordered by 20 de Noviembre, Agua Caliente, Anexa 20 de Noviembre and El Paraiso. Boulevard Gustavo Díaz Ordaz and Calle José Gallego Lugo carry the colonia, and the routed drive to the store is 5.1 miles — about 8 minutes of driving, with the border wait separate and reported live on this site.
- Hospital del Prado and International Bio Care
- FedEx counter inside the colonia
- Alianza Francesa de Tijuana
- HSBC and Banregio branches
- Boulevard Gustavo Díaz Ordaz frontage
- Parque El Prado 280 m away
Neighbourhood insights
What makes Colonia El Prado, Tijuana distinctive?
El Prado packs two hospitals and a dense belt of specialist practices into twelve hectares, which makes it one of the most concentrated medical addresses in the city.
Why do people here use a U.S. mailbox?
A San Ysidro box converts a blocked distributor order into a routine weekly delivery, and consolidating a month of them into one collection removes repeated handling at the line.
Who uses the service most from this area?
Hospitals, clinics and dental practices ordering instruments and consumables; patients and families staying nearby; and residents of the surrounding colonias.
Nearby landmarks
Two hospitals define the colonia; almost everything else in it exists to serve them or the people visiting them.
Shopping
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Plaza Valmar
Formal retail inside Colonia El Prado, 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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Plaza Emily
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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FedEx
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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Hospital Del Prado
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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International Bio Care Hospital and Wellness Center
Medical provision serving Colonia El Prado, inside the colonia.
Practices order instruments and consumables from U.S. distributors who ship domestically only.
Education
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Alianza Francesa de Tijuana
Teaching provision for the colonia, inside the colonia.
School and course equipment is ordered to a U.S. address and collected at the border.
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Alianza Francesa de Tijuana Infantil
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 El Prado
Green and sporting space for Colonia El Prado, about 281 m outside the colonia.
Equipment for the teams and families who use it arrives at a U.S. address.
Business Districts
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Molino de Harina El Rosal
Industrial and employment land beside Colonia El Prado, inside the colonia.
Manufacturers order components and tooling from U.S. suppliers who ship domestically only.
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Riviera Inn
Working premises serving Colonia El Prado, inside the colonia.
Plants and workshops here treat a border address as part of the supply chain.
Transportation
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San Ysidro Port of Entry
The crossing most collections from Colonia El Prado 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 El Prado, 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. El Prado has hospital and street parking that is busiest in clinic hours.
- Public transport
- Boulevard Gustavo Díaz Ordaz runs along the colonia and carries route traffic toward the Vía Rápida and the crossing.
Travel times
- Distance
- about 5.1 miles
- Estimated driving time
- 8 minutes
- Plus border wait
- Varies at San Ysidro, often by hours. Check current wait times before travelling.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can my practice receive distributor shipments?
Yes, and it is the most common use here. Name the practice on the agreement and U.S. suppliers treat the box as a domestic delivery address.
Do you handle temperature-sensitive or fragile items?
Contact the store before shipping anything that needs special handling so it can be received properly.
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 El Prado, 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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