Border Intelligence Center
Official CBP Wait Times • Updated Automatically Throughout the Day
- San Ysidro 100 min SENTRI 10 min Heavy delay
- Otay Mesa 60 min SENTRI 20 min Heavy delay
- Tecate 60 min Current wait Heavy delay
- Pedestrian 15 min at San Ysidro Moving well
- USD / MXN 17.0260 Exchange rate
- Best crossing Otay Mesa 60 min
- Updated 1:35 pm Official CBP feed
Detailed Border Wait Times (CBP)
| Port of Entry | General | Sentri | Pedestrian |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Ysidro | 100 min | 10 min | 15 min |
| Otay Mesa | 60 min | 20 min | 45 min |
| Tecate | 60 min | — | 30 min |
Estimated Total Travel Time
- From
- Colonia Guaycurá, Tijuana
- Drive
- 15 minutes
- Border wait
- 60 min
- Total estimate
- 75 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
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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 Guaycurá Quick Facts
- Drive to San Ysidro 15 minutes
- Major Shopping Calimax
- Business District Hotel Guaycura
- Hospitals Insurgentes
- Parks & Recreation Parque Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Welcome to Colonia Guaycurá, Tijuana
- Distance
- 8.9 miles
- Typical drive
- 15 minutes
- Closest crossing
- Otay Mesa
San Ysidro P.O. Box N Ship gives Colonia Guaycurá 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 Guaycurá, Tijuana
Colonia Guaycurá is distinguished by what it teaches. Three Centro de Atención Múltiple special-education centres operate inside its 115 hectares — Jardín Guaycurá, Jardín, and de la Frontera — alongside the bilingual Instituto Irlandés and the Carmen Serdán and José Martí primaries.
Boulevard Manuel J. Clouthier and Boulevard de los Insurgentes run along the colonia, with Avenida Paseo del Guaycura and Avenida Paseo Águila Azteca inside it. The Hotel Guaycurá sits on the boulevard, a Calimax is 500 metres out, and the colonia borders Lago Sur, Loma Dorada, Ampliación Guaycurá and the Río Tijuana corridor.
Special-education provision at this concentration means families travelling in from across the eastern city, and it means specialist equipment — therapy, mobility, sensory and learning materials — that is overwhelmingly sourced from U.S. suppliers who ship domestically only.
Colonia Guaycurá covers 115 hectares in the Cerro Colorado delegación, bordered by Ampliación Guaycurá, Baja Maq. El Águila, Kino and Lago Sur. Boulevard Manuel J. Clouthier and Boulevard Cochimies carry the colonia, and the routed drive to the store is 8.9 miles — about 15 minutes of driving, with the border wait separate and reported live on this site.
- Three Centro de Atención Múltiple campuses
- Instituto Irlandés Bilingüe
- Boulevard Manuel J. Clouthier frontage
- Hotel Guaycurá
- Calimax 500 m away
- Fifteen routed minutes to the store
Neighbourhood insights
What makes Colonia Guaycurá, Tijuana distinctive?
Three special-education centres in one colonia makes Guaycurá a regional provider rather than a neighbourhood one, and specialist equipment is exactly what U.S. suppliers refuse to ship across the border.
Why do people here use a U.S. mailbox?
A San Ysidro address makes therapy and learning equipment orderable at U.S. prices instead of unavailable, and the store holds deliveries until collection.
Who uses the service most from this area?
Families using the special-education centres, school staff ordering materials, and households along the Clouthier corridor.
Nearby landmarks
The three special-education centres and the bilingual institute are the colonia's landmarks, with the Clouthier boulevard running past them.
Shopping
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Calimax
Everyday and bulk shopping for Colonia Guaycurá, about 486 m outside the colonia.
Bulk shopping happens here; range and price comparisons happen at a U.S. address.
Government Services
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DIF Albergue para Migrantes Menores
Municipal or federal offices serving Colonia Guaycurá, about 1.0 km outside the colonia.
Businesses registering here often need a U.S. address for the supplies that follow.
Healthcare
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Insurgentes
Medical provision serving Colonia Guaycurá, about 849 m outside the colonia.
Practices order instruments and consumables from U.S. distributors who ship domestically only.
Education
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Centro de Atencion Multiple JardiN Guaycura
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.
Parks & Recreation
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Parque Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Recreation ground used by the colonia, about 922 m outside the colonia.
Kit and equipment for the clubs that use it come from U.S. retailers who will not ship south.
Business Districts
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Hotel Guaycura
Employment land on the colonia's edge, inside the colonia.
Equipment and parts are ordered to a U.S. address and cleared in one consolidated crossing.
Transportation
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Otay Mesa Port of Entry
The crossing most collections from Colonia Guaycurá 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 Guaycurá, 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. Guaycurá has street parking that is busiest at school arrival and collection times.
- Public transport
- Boulevard Manuel J. Clouthier and Boulevard de los Insurgentes carry the colonia toward the Vía Rápida and both crossings.
Travel times
- Distance
- about 8.9 miles
- Estimated driving time
- 15 minutes
- Plus border wait
- Varies at Otay Mesa, often by hours. Check current wait times before travelling.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this Ampliación Guaycurá?
No — that is a separate colonia of 97 hectares next to this one, and the two are routinely confused. This page covers Colonia Guaycurá itself.
Can a school receive equipment at the box?
Yes. Name the institution on the agreement and U.S. suppliers deliver to it as a domestic address.
Is this a real street address or a PO box number?
A real street address in San Ysidro, which is what U.S. retailers and carriers require.
What do I need to open a mailbox?
Identification and a completed mailbox agreement. The store will tell you exactly what to bring.
Do you accept UPS, USPS, FedEx and DHL?
All four, plus most regional carriers.
Why customers from Colonia Guaycurá, 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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