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 El Rubí, Tijuana
- Drive
- 10 minutes
- Border wait
- 110 min
- Total estimate
- 120 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 Rubí Quick Facts
- Drive to San Ysidro 10 minutes
- Major Shopping Calimax, Arbodomo
- Parks & Recreation Parque San Antonio
Welcome to Colonia El Rubí, Tijuana
- Distance
- 6.2 miles
- Typical drive
- 10 minutes
- Closest crossing
- San Ysidro
San Ysidro P.O. Box N Ship gives Colonia El Rubí 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 Rubí, Tijuana
Colonia El Rubí is the administrative centre of the San Antonio de los Buenos delegación: the delegación offices and the municipal police station both stand inside it, on ninety hectares straddling Boulevard de los Fundadores.
Around the civic core sits a full complement of services — Banamex and BBVA Bancomer branches, a Calimax, Farmacias Roma, a Rendichicas fuel station and the Parque San Antonio. Education runs from the Cenicienta and Iberoamericano preschools through Secundaria 3 Belisario Domínguez to CBTIS 155, with the Colegio Monterrey, Colegio Nueva España and Centro Educativo Siglo XXI alongside.
Being the delegación seat gives El Rubí a working population as well as a residential one: municipal staff, the businesses that serve them, and households across the surrounding colonias who come here for paperwork. All of them run into the same U.S. shipping wall.
Colonia El Rubí covers 90 hectares in the San Antonio de los Buenos delegación, bordered by Anexa Pro-hogar, Cañón de San Antonio, Fundadores and Guadalajara. Boulevard de los Fundadores and Avenida Miraflores carry the colonia, and the routed drive to the store is 6.2 miles — about 10 minutes of driving, with the border wait separate and reported live on this site.
- Delegación San Antonio de los Buenos offices
- Municipal police station
- Banamex and BBVA Bancomer branches
- CBTIS 155 campus
- Calimax and Parque San Antonio
- Six routed miles to the store
Neighbourhood insights
What makes Colonia El Rubí, Tijuana distinctive?
El Rubí is the seat of its delegación — the offices, the police station, the bank branches and the CBTIS campus are all in one colonia.
Why do people here use a U.S. mailbox?
A U.S. address turns a refused order into a delivered one, and at six routed miles the collection is a short trip rather than an expedition.
Who uses the service most from this area?
Municipal staff and local businesses, students at CBTIS 155, and households across the surrounding colonias.
Nearby landmarks
The delegación offices and the police station are the colonia's landmarks, with the CBTIS campus and Parque San Antonio alongside.
Shopping
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Calimax
Everyday and bulk shopping for Colonia El Rubí, inside the colonia.
Bulk shopping happens here; range and price comparisons happen at a U.S. address.
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Arbodomo
Formal retail inside Colonia El Rubí, inside the colonia.
What it does not stock is what crosses the border — a U.S. address makes those orders possible at all.
Government Services
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Policia Municipal
Municipal or federal offices serving Colonia El Rubí, inside the colonia.
Businesses registering here often need a U.S. address for the supplies that follow.
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Delegacion San Antonio de los Buenos
Public administration for the surrounding colonias, inside the colonia.
Administrative errands and a border collection are commonly combined into one trip.
Education
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Centro Educativo Avante
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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Centro de Bachillerato Tecnologico Industrial Y de Servicios Num. 155
A campus inside Colonia El Rubí, 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 San Antonio
Green and sporting space for Colonia El Rubí, inside the colonia.
Equipment for the teams and families who use it arrives at a U.S. address.
Transportation
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San Ysidro Port of Entry
The crossing most collections from Colonia El Rubí 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 Rubí, 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 Rubí has street parking that is busiest around the delegación offices on weekday mornings.
- Public transport
- Boulevard de los Fundadores runs through the colonia and connects it north to the centre and the crossing.
Travel times
- Distance
- about 6.2 miles
- Estimated driving time
- 10 minutes
- Plus border wait
- Varies at San Ysidro, often by hours. Check current wait times before travelling.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the same as Valle del Rubí?
No. Valle del Rubí Secc. Lomas and Secc. Terrazas are separate colonias, as is Jardines del Rubí. This page covers Colonia El Rubí, where the delegación offices are.
Can a business here receive supplier shipments?
Yes. Put the business name on the agreement and U.S. suppliers deliver to it as a domestic address.
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.
Can more than one person collect?
Yes, once each person is named on the mailbox agreement.
Why customers from Colonia El Rubí, 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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