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 La Jolla, Tijuana
- Drive
- 17 minutes
- Border wait
- 110 min
- Total estimate
- 127 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 La Jolla Quick Facts
- Drive to San Ysidro 17 minutes
- Major Shopping Calimax
- Parks & Recreation Parque patio, Parque privada versalles
Welcome to Colonia La Jolla, Tijuana
- Distance
- 9.5 miles
- Typical drive
- 17 minutes
- Closest crossing
- San Ysidro
San Ysidro P.O. Box N Ship gives Colonia La Jolla 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 La Jolla, Tijuana
Tijuana's La Jolla is a hundred and eighty-nine hectares of hillside housing on the old Ensenada road, and it is not the one in San Diego County. The municipal record spells it La Jolla; OpenStreetMap and much local use spell it La Joya. Both are correct locally, and the Colegio La Joya de Tijuana inside the colonia uses the second.
Calle Benito Juárez and Avenida Lázaro Cárdenas carry the colonia, with Camino Vecinal and Calle Vallecito Sur climbing behind. A Calimax and a Pemex serve it directly, the Delegación La Gloria office is 450 metres away, and education is unusually deep: the Centro Tecnológico Siglo XXI, two COBACH plantels, the Colegio Calmecac Santa Fe, the Instituto Ruiz Quirarte and the Ciudad del Niño Club de Leones.
A colonia this large with this much upper-secondary provision generates both household and student ordering — laptops, course equipment, clothing, tools and appliances — and runs into the same refusal from U.S. sellers as everywhere else in the city.
Colonia La Jolla covers 189 hectares in the San Antonio de los Buenos delegación, bordered by Ejido Lázaro Cárdenas, Jardines de La Gloria, La Gloria and Lagunitas. Carretera Libre Tijuana-Rosarito is the colonia's through-route, and the routed drive to the store is 9.5 miles — about 17 minutes of driving, with the border wait separate and reported live on this site.
- Two COBACH campuses and Centro Tecnológico Siglo XXI
- Calimax inside the colonia
- Delegación La Gloria 450 m away
- Old Ensenada road frontage
- Also written La Joya locally
- Nine routed miles to the store
Neighbourhood insights
What makes Colonia La Jolla, Tijuana distinctive?
Tijuana's La Jolla is a large hillside colonia with two COBACH campuses and a technological centre — and a name that costs its residents search results to the California one.
Why do people here use a U.S. mailbox?
A San Ysidro box gives a genuine U.S. street address, which is what an American checkout is asking for when it rejects a Mexican one.
Who uses the service most from this area?
Students at the COBACH and technological campuses, and households ordering electronics, tools and home goods.
Nearby landmarks
The colonia's landmarks are educational — a technological centre, two COBACH campuses and a children's home — spread along the old Ensenada road.
Shopping
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Calimax
Everyday and bulk shopping for Colonia La Jolla, inside the colonia.
Bulk shopping happens here; range and price comparisons happen at a U.S. address.
Government Services
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Delegación La Gloria
Municipal or federal offices serving Colonia La Jolla, about 448 m outside the colonia.
Businesses registering here often need a U.S. address for the supplies that follow.
Education
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Centro Tecnologico Siglo Xxi
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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Colegio La Joya de Tijuana
A campus inside Colonia La Jolla, 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 patio
Recreation ground used by the colonia, about 1.1 km outside the colonia.
Kit and equipment for the clubs that use it come from U.S. retailers who will not ship south.
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Parque privada versalles
Green and sporting space for Colonia La Jolla, about 1.1 km outside 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 La Jolla 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 La Jolla, 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. La Jolla is hillside and parking depends heavily on the block.
- Public transport
- Calle Benito Juárez and Avenida Lázaro Cárdenas carry the colonia toward the old Ensenada road and the route north.
Travel times
- Distance
- about 9.5 miles
- Estimated driving time
- 17 minutes
- Plus border wait
- Varies at San Ysidro, often by hours. Check current wait times before travelling.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this La Jolla, San Diego?
No. This page is about Colonia La Jolla in Tijuana, Baja California, in the San Antonio de los Buenos delegación. La Jolla, California is a different place across the border — but a San Ysidro mailbox is a U.S. address either way.
Is it spelled La Jolla or La Joya?
Both circulate. The municipal colonia record says La Jolla; OpenStreetMap and several local institutions say La Joya. Either spelling finds this page.
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.
Can I receive Amazon packages?
Yes. A San Ysidro street address is treated as an ordinary U.S. delivery address, including by Amazon.
Why customers from Colonia La Jolla, 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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