Border Intelligence Center
Official CBP Wait Times • Updated Automatically Throughout the Day
- San Ysidro 75 min SENTRI 10 min Heavy delay
- Otay Mesa 70 min Current wait Heavy delay
- Tecate Unavailable Current wait Not reported
- Pedestrian 10 min at San Ysidro Moving well
- USD / MXN 17.0260 +0.04%
- Best crossing Otay Mesa 70 min
- Updated 10:34 am Official CBP feed
Detailed Border Wait Times (CBP)
| Port of Entry | General | Sentri | Pedestrian |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Ysidro | 75 min | 10 min | 10 min |
| Otay Mesa | 70 min | — | No delay |
| Tecate | — | — | — |
Estimated Total Travel Time
- From
- Colonia Leandro Valle, Tijuana
- Drive
- 12 minutes
- Border wait
- 75 min
- Total estimate
- 87 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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Colonia Leandro Valle Quick Facts
- Drive to San Ysidro 12 minutes
- Major Shopping Walmart Supercenter, Calimax Montesinos
- Parks & Recreation Parque Lomas Hipódromo
Welcome to Colonia Leandro Valle, Tijuana
- Distance
- 7.5 miles
- Typical drive
- 12 minutes
- Closest crossing
- San Ysidro
San Ysidro P.O. Box N Ship gives Colonia Leandro Valle 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 Leandro Valle, Tijuana
Leandro Valle covers 210 hectares between Boulevard Salvador Rosas Magallón and Boulevard Cuauhtémoc Sur, and its most-used landmark is a Walmart Supercenter standing inside the colonia — the anchor for a wide catchment of colonias around it.
The British American School and British American Institute give the colonia a bilingual education option that draws pupils from beyond its boundaries, with the José Ma Morelos y Pavón and Héroe de Cuautla primaries alongside. Calle La Paz and Calle Leandro Valle carry the residential streets; two fuel stations sit on the boulevard.
A colonia with a Supercenter has its bulk shopping solved and its range problem unsolved: sizes, models, specialist equipment and anything the Walmart floor does not carry. Those are U.S. orders, and U.S. sellers want a U.S. address.
Colonia Leandro Valle covers 210 hectares in the Sánchez Taboada delegación, bordered by Aguaje de La Tuna 1a Sección, Aguaje de La Tuna 2a Sección, Ampliación Tejamen and Cañón de La Pedrera. Calle La Paz and Boulevard Salvador Rosas Magallón carry the colonia, and the routed drive to the store is 7.5 miles — about 12 minutes of driving, with the border wait separate and reported live on this site.
- Walmart Supercenter inside the colonia
- British American School and Institute
- Boulevard Salvador Rosas Magallón frontage
- 210 hectares
- Sánchez Taboada delegación
- Twelve routed minutes to the store
Neighbourhood insights
What makes Colonia Leandro Valle, Tijuana distinctive?
Leandro Valle holds a Walmart Supercenter and a bilingual school, which makes it a destination colonia for the western canyons rather than just a residential one.
Why do people here use a U.S. mailbox?
A San Ysidro box gets what the Supercenter does not stock, at U.S. prices, delivered as a domestic order rather than international freight.
Who uses the service most from this area?
Households across the surrounding colonias, families at the bilingual school, and small businesses on the boulevard.
Nearby landmarks
The Supercenter and the bilingual school are the colonia's landmarks; the rest is residential streets running back from the boulevard.
Shopping
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Walmart Supercenter
Everyday and bulk shopping for Colonia Leandro Valle, inside the colonia.
Bulk shopping happens here; range and price comparisons happen at a U.S. address.
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Calimax Montesinos
The colonia's own supermarket trade, about 949 m 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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Sub Comandancia Margarito Saldaña
Civic services for Colonia Leandro Valle, about 1.5 km outside the colonia.
Offices and the businesses around them order supplies from U.S. vendors that ship domestically.
Education
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Heroe de Cuautla
A campus inside Colonia Leandro Valle, inside the colonia.
Students and staff order laptops, texts and equipment from U.S. sellers that refuse Mexican addresses.
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British American Institute
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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Parque Lomas Hipódromo
Public open space in Colonia Leandro Valle, about 2.3 km outside 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 Leandro Valle 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 Leandro Valle, 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. Leandro Valle has large surface parking at the Supercenter and street parking behind it.
- Public transport
- Boulevard Salvador Rosas Magallón and Boulevard Cuauhtémoc Sur connect the colonia north toward the centre and the crossing.
Travel times
- Distance
- about 7.5 miles
- Estimated driving time
- 12 minutes
- Plus border wait
- Varies at San Ysidro, often by hours. Check current wait times before travelling.
Frequently Asked Questions
OpenStreetMap shows a Residencial La Rioja inside the colonia.
That is a development within Leandro Valle rather than a separate colonia. Its addresses are still Leandro Valle for the purposes of a mailbox agreement.
Can I return a U.S. purchase through the box?
Yes — the same address works for returns, and the store can advise on the carrier.
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 Leandro Valle, 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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