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 Camino Verde, Tijuana
- Drive
- 14 minutes
- Border wait
- 170 min
- Total estimate
- 184 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
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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 Camino Verde Quick Facts
- Drive to San Ysidro 14 minutes
- Major Shopping La Casa del Perfume
- Parks & Recreation Iglesia San José, Parque Lineal Camino Verde
Welcome to Colonia Camino Verde, Tijuana
- Distance
- 8.9 miles
- Typical drive
- 14 minutes
- Closest crossing
- Otay Mesa
San Ysidro P.O. Box N Ship gives Colonia Camino Verde 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 Camino Verde, Tijuana
Camino Verde is the largest colonia in this batch — 392 hectares following the canyon floor and the slopes on either side. Its best-known feature is the Parque Lineal Camino Verde, the linear park laid along the canyon, which is one of the more visible pieces of public investment in western Tijuana.
Avenida Baja California, Avenida Acueducto and Avenida Popocatépetl carry the colonia, with Avenida Sócrates and El Cortez threading the slopes. Schooling is entirely public and dense: the General Lázaro Cárdenas del Río, Emiliano Zapata, Baraquiel Fimbres Durazo, Felipa Vda de Arellano and Lic. Jesús Reyes Heroles primaries, plus the Fundación Educativa La Roca, the Centro Educativo Integral and the Edouard Seguin and Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz preschools.
A colonia of this size and this income profile buys carefully. What crosses the border is chosen — a specific appliance, a specific tool, a phone, school equipment — and the reason it crosses is that U.S. sellers list it cheaper and refuse to ship it south.
Colonia Camino Verde covers 392 hectares in the Sánchez Taboada delegación, bordered by Ampliación Sánchez Taboada, Anexa Durango, Anexa Sánchez Taboada and Chapultepec California. Avenida Baja California and Avenida Acueducto carry the colonia, and the routed drive to the store is 8.9 miles — about 14 minutes of driving, with the border wait separate and reported live on this site.
- The largest colonia in this batch — 392 hectares
- Parque Lineal Camino Verde
- Eight school and preschool campuses
- Avenida Acueducto corridor
- Sánchez Taboada delegación
- Fourteen routed minutes to the store
Neighbourhood insights
What makes Colonia Camino Verde, Tijuana distinctive?
Camino Verde is the largest colonia in this batch and has one of the city's few linear parks running through it, which gives a canyon settlement a spine of public space.
Why do people here use a U.S. mailbox?
A San Ysidro address makes the U.S. price reachable at all, and because the store notifies and holds, the trip is made once for several orders.
Who uses the service most from this area?
Households buying appliances and tools, families with children across eight school campuses, and traders sourcing stock.
Nearby landmarks
The linear park is the colonia's landmark, running along the canyon floor with the school campuses and the Iglesia San José on the slopes above it.
Shopping
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La Casa del Perfume
Formal retail inside Colonia Camino Verde, 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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Sub Comandancia Margarito Saldaña
Municipal or federal offices serving Colonia Camino Verde, about 1.4 km outside the colonia.
Businesses registering here often need a U.S. address for the supplies that follow.
Education
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Baraquiel Fimbres Durazo
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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Emiliano Zapata
A campus inside Colonia Camino Verde, 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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Iglesia San José
Recreation ground used by the colonia, inside 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 Lineal Camino Verde
Green and sporting space for Colonia Camino Verde, inside the colonia.
Equipment for the teams and families who use it arrives at a U.S. address.
Transportation
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Otay Mesa Port of Entry
The crossing most collections from Colonia Camino Verde 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 Camino Verde, Tijuana is Otay Mesa. 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 Otay Mesa crossing, then west along the U.S. side to the store.
- Parking
- Free parking directly outside the store. Camino Verde is canyon settlement and street parking varies sharply between the floor and the slopes.
- Public transport
- Avenida Baja California and Avenida Acueducto run the length of the colonia toward the Vía Rápida and the crossing.
Travel times
- Distance
- about 8.9 miles
- Estimated driving time
- 14 minutes
- Plus border wait
- Varies at Otay Mesa, often by hours. Check current wait times before travelling.
Frequently Asked Questions
Camino Verde is very large — does the whole colonia use the same address?
Yes. The mailbox is a single San Ysidro street address; where you live inside the colonia affects only your drive, not the delivery.
Do you accept parcels from all the main carriers?
UPS, FedEx, USPS and DHL, plus most regional carriers.
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 Camino Verde, 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 Otay Mesa 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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