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Official CBP Wait Times • Updated Automatically Throughout the Day
- San Ysidro 110 min SENTRI 20 min Heavy delay
- Otay Mesa 140 min SENTRI 25 min Heavy delay
- Tecate 90 min Current wait Heavy delay
- Pedestrian 15 min at San Ysidro Moving well
- USD / MXN 17.0260 Exchange rate
- Best crossing Tecate 90 min
- Updated 3:49 pm Official CBP feed
Detailed Border Wait Times (CBP)
| Port of Entry | General | Sentri | Pedestrian |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Ysidro | 110 min | 20 min | 15 min |
| Otay Mesa | 140 min | 25 min | 60 min |
| Tecate | 90 min | — | 10 min |
Estimated Total Travel Time
- From
- Colonia Granjas Familiares del Matamoros, Tijuana
- Drive
- 19 minutes
- Border wait
- 110 min
- Total estimate
- 129 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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Patients attending medical appointments across the border may use the Cruce Agil / Medical FastLane northbound lane.
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Colonia Granjas Familiares del Matamoros Quick Facts
- Drive to San Ysidro 19 minutes
- Hospitals Centro de Salud Valle Verde, Consultorio Dental Fundacion Best
- Parks & Recreation Aragon Boxing Club
Welcome to Colonia Granjas Familiares del Matamoros, Tijuana
- Distance
- 12.1 miles
- Typical drive
- 19 minutes
- Closest crossing
- San Ysidro
Granjas Familiares del Matamoros is 19 minutes from San Ysidro P.O. Box N Ship by road. We receive and hold your U.S. parcels so a single trip collects them all.
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About Colonia Granjas Familiares del Matamoros, Tijuana
Granjas Familiares del Matamoros is the largest colonia in this batch at 206 hectares, spread across La Presa along Avenida Bonanza, Avenida del Espigal, Boulevard Granados and Avenida de la Campiña. The name records its origin as family smallholdings, and the scale still shows in the layout.
It borders Cañón del Padre, Jardín Dorado, Lomas del Matamoros, Lomas Terrabella and Peñón. Parque Acacias provides open space, and the Centro de Salud Valle Verde serves the area alongside dental practices. Two transport operators keep yards inside the boundary — Transporte de Baja California and a Calafias workshop — which is a use the space here still allows.
Calimax Riberas del Bosque anchors the food shopping, with a Circle K on Matamoros and an Oxxo at La Noria. Distributors and a bodega handle wholesale, and Aragón Boxing Club covers recreation. For a colonia of this size the retail is thin, which is a function of its low density rather than its population.
Granjas Familiares del Matamoros covers 206 hectares in the La Presa delegación, bordered by Canon Del Padre, Jardin Dorado, Lomas Del Matamoros and Lomas Terrabella. The routed drive to the store is 12.1 miles, about 19 minutes of driving, with the border wait separate and reported live on this site.
- 206 hectares, the largest in this batch
- Named for the family smallholdings it grew from
- Parque Acacias
- Calimax Riberas del Bosque
- Transport yards inside the boundary
- Nineteen routed minutes to the store
Neighbourhood insights
What makes Colonia Granjas Familiares del Matamoros, Tijuana distinctive?
At 206 hectares Granjas Familiares still carries working transport yards alongside its housing, a mix that the density of the inner colonias no longer allows.
Why do people here use a U.S. mailbox?
Retail is thin for the area covered, so ordering is already normal here — and a San Ysidro address extends it to U.S. sellers that refuse Mexican delivery.
Who uses the service most from this area?
Households ordering appliances and tools, workshops sourcing parts, and families consolidating orders across a long drive.
Nearby landmarks
Granjas Familiares is read by its scale and its mixed use — housing, a park, and working transport yards sharing 206 hectares.
Healthcare
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Centro de Salud Valle Verde
Consultorios de medicina general del sector público
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Consultorio Dental Fundacion Best
Consultorios dentales del sector privado
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Mg Dental
Consultorios dentales del sector privado
Education
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Instituto Ser Piero Da Vinci
Parks & Recreation
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Aragon Boxing Club
Centros de acondicionamiento físico del sector privado
Transportation
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Taller de Calafias Blancas
Transporte colectivo urbano y suburbano de pasajeros en autobuses de ruta fija
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Transporte de Baja California Azul y Blanco j Magallanes
Transporte colectivo urbano y suburbano de pasajeros en autobuses de ruta fija
Shopping & Daily Needs
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Bodega Helados Holanda
Comercio al por menor de paletas de hielo y helados
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Lincolt Alimentaria
Comercio al por menor de leche, otros productos lácteos y embutidos
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Zorry Produce en Mexico
Comercio al por menor de frutas y verduras frescas
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Abarrotes y Licores Alma
Comercio al por menor en tiendas de abarrotes, ultramarinos y misceláneas
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Ferreteria Deniss
Comercio al por menor en ferreterías y tlapalerías
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Refrigeracion del Pacifico
Comercio al por menor de electrodomésticos menores y aparatos de línea blanca
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Almacen de Compra y Venta de Autobuses
Comercio al por menor de automóviles y camionetas usados
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Colchones Gaxiola
Comercio al por menor de muebles para el hogar
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Calimax Riberas del Bosque
Comercio al por menor en supermercados
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Circle k 3919 Matamoros
Comercio al por menor en minisupers
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Oxxo suc 501ye la Noria tij
Comercio al por menor en minisupers
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Oxxo suc 50869 Dignidad tij
Comercio al por menor en minisupers
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Calimax
Eating Out
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Buffet China
Restaurantes con servicio de preparación de alimentos a la carta o de comida corrida
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Restaurant las Isabeles
Restaurantes con servicio de preparación de alimentos a la carta o de comida corrida
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Antojitos Mexicanos el Mejor Sazon
Restaurantes con servicio de preparación de antojitos
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Carnitas el Gallito
Restaurantes con servicio de preparación de antojitos
Border crossing
The nearest crossing for Colonia Granjas Familiares del Matamoros, 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. The colonia is low-density with ample street parking.
- Public transport
- Ruta services use Boulevard Granados and Avenida del Espigal toward Matamoros and the Cucapah corridor.
Travel times
- Distance
- about 12.1 miles
- Estimated driving time
- 19 minutes
- Plus border wait
- Varies at San Ysidro, often by hours. Check current wait times before travelling.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can workshops receive parts and tools this way?
Yes. Name the business on the agreement and supplier parcels are received in the company name.
Is nineteen minutes the whole journey?
It is the routed driving time from the colonia to the store. Border wait is separate and varies.
Why customers from Colonia Granjas Familiares del Matamoros, 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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