Border Intelligence Center
Official CBP Wait Times • Updated Automatically Throughout the Day
- San Ysidro 110 min SENTRI 15 min Heavy delay
- Otay Mesa 140 min SENTRI 20 min Heavy delay
- Tecate 90 min Current wait Heavy delay
- Pedestrian 30 min at San Ysidro Moderate delay
- USD / MXN 17.0260 Exchange rate
- Best crossing Tecate 90 min
- Updated 12:30 am Official CBP feed
Detailed Border Wait Times (CBP)
| Port of Entry | General | Sentri | Pedestrian |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Ysidro | 110 min | 15 min | 30 min |
| Otay Mesa | 140 min | 20 min | 40 min |
| Tecate | 90 min | — | 5 min |
Estimated Total Travel Time
- From
- Colonia Salvatierra, Tijuana
- Drive
- 14 minutes
- Border wait
- 110 min
- Total estimate
- 124 min
Drive time is an estimate; the border wait is live and changes through the day. Check again before you travel.
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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 Salvatierra Quick Facts
- Drive to San Ysidro 14 minutes
- Major Shopping Cinemex
- Parks & Recreation Kiosco Salvatierra, Unidad Deportiva Salvatierra
Welcome to Colonia Salvatierra, Tijuana
- Distance
- 9.5 miles
- Typical drive
- 14 minutes
- Closest crossing
- San Ysidro
San Ysidro P.O. Box N Ship gives Colonia Salvatierra 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 Salvatierra, Tijuana
Colonia Salvatierra is organised around its public space in a way few Tijuana colonias are: the Unidad Deportiva Salvatierra, the Parque Padre Salvatierra, the Kiosco Salvatierra, the Cancha Salvatierra and the Juegos Padre Salvatierra all sit inside sixty-three hectares, alongside the parish church.
Boulevard Flores Magón and Avenida Padre Salvatierra carry the colonia, with Avenida Derecho de Huelga and Avenida Ignacio Ramírez behind them. Schooling is the Josefina Rendón Parra primary and the Fray Pedro de Gante and Juan María de Salvatierra preschools; an Oxxo, Farmacias Roma and an Arco station cover daily needs.
A colonia with this much shared sporting life orders accordingly — kit, equipment, footwear and the electronics that follow a household with children. The prices that make those worth ordering are on U.S. sites that will not deliver into Mexico.
Colonia Salvatierra covers 63 hectares in the San Antonio de los Buenos delegación, bordered by Ampliación Salvatierra, Flores Magon, Fracc. El Jibarito and Nuevo Milenio. Boulevard Flores Magón and Avenida Padre Salvatierra carry the colonia, and the routed drive to the store is 9.5 miles — about 14 minutes of driving, with the border wait separate and reported live on this site.
- Unidad Deportiva Salvatierra and kiosco
- Parque Padre Salvatierra
- Boulevard Flores Magón frontage
- Parish church and community courts
- Josefina Rendón Parra primary
- Fourteen routed minutes to the store
Neighbourhood insights
What makes Colonia Salvatierra, Tijuana distinctive?
Salvatierra has a deportiva, a park, a kiosco, courts and a playground all inside one colonia, which makes it a centre for the colonias around it as well as for itself.
Why do people here use a U.S. mailbox?
A U.S. address delivers sports and household goods at U.S. prices, and the store holds them until the next crossing.
Who uses the service most from this area?
Families with children in the local leagues, and households ordering clothing, footwear and electronics.
Nearby landmarks
The Salvatierra sports ground, park and kiosco are the colonia's landmarks, and they serve the neighbouring colonias too.
Shopping
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Cinemex
The colonia's own supermarket trade, about 2.0 km outside the colonia.
Residents compare its shelves against U.S. sellers and order the difference to a border address.
Government Services
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Caseta de Viglancia
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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Josefina Rendon Parra
A campus inside Colonia Salvatierra, inside the colonia.
Students and staff order laptops, texts and equipment from U.S. sellers that refuse Mexican addresses.
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Fray Pedro de Gante
Teaching provision for the colonia, inside the colonia.
School and course equipment is ordered to a U.S. address and collected at the border.
Parks & Recreation
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Kiosco Salvatierra
Green and sporting space for Colonia Salvatierra, inside the colonia.
Equipment for the teams and families who use it arrives at a U.S. address.
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Unidad Deportiva Salvatierra
Public open space in Colonia Salvatierra, 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 Salvatierra 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 Salvatierra, 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. Salvatierra has street parking that fills around the deportiva at weekends.
- Public transport
- Boulevard Flores Magón runs along the colonia and connects it toward Periférico and the crossing.
Travel times
- Distance
- about 9.5 miles
- Estimated driving time
- 14 minutes
- Plus border wait
- Varies at San Ysidro, often by hours. Check current wait times before travelling.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I order sports equipment and kit?
Yes, and it is a common use here. U.S. sellers ship to a U.S. address at domestic rates.
How do I know when something has arrived?
The store notifies you, so the crossing only happens when there is something to collect.
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 Salvatierra, 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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