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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 150 min Current wait Heavy delay
- Pedestrian 30 min at San Ysidro Moderate delay
- USD / MXN 17.0260 Exchange rate
- Best crossing San Ysidro 110 min
- Updated 8:30 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 | 70 min |
| Tecate | 150 min | — | 5 min |
Estimated Total Travel Time
- From
- Colonia La Ciénega Poniente, Tijuana
- Drive
- 13 minutes
- Border wait
- 110 min
- Total estimate
- 123 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
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SENTRI and Global Entry members use dedicated lanes at San Ysidro and Otay Mesa. Apply or renew through the official DHS portal.
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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 La Ciénega Poniente Quick Facts
- Drive to San Ysidro 13 minutes
Welcome to Colonia La Ciénega Poniente, Tijuana
- Distance
- 8.1 miles
- Typical drive
- 13 minutes
- Closest crossing
- San Ysidro
Colonia La Ciénega Poniente is 13 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 La Ciénega Poniente, Tijuana
La Ciénega Poniente covers 40 hectares in La Mesa at the meeting of Boulevard Federico Benítez López and Boulevard Manuel J. Clouthier, with the Prolongación Vía Rápida Poniente and Boulevard Mariscal Sucre on its other sides. Few colonias of this size sit against so much through-traffic.
It borders La Ciénega, La Joya, La Joya Este, Castro and Las Huertas 3a Sección. The character follows the roads: this is a colonia where wholesale and distribution trade sits alongside housing, with Agroindustrias Peimbert, Productos El Pimentón and Bodega Nayarit all registered inside the boundary.
Retail is functional rather than destination — two Oxxo branches on Vista Sur and Bolivia, with the produce and wholesale businesses making up the rest. The colonia trades on its position at a road junction rather than on a shopping street.
Colonia La Ciénega Poniente covers 40 hectares in the La Mesa delegación, bordered by Castro, La Cienega, La Joya Este and La Joya. The routed drive to the store is 8.1 miles, about 13 minutes of driving, with the border wait separate and reported live on this site.
- 40 hectares at a four-boulevard junction
- Boulevard Federico Benítez López and Clouthier frontage
- Prolongación Vía Rápida Poniente access
- Produce and wholesale businesses inside the boundary
- Borders La Joya and Las Huertas
- Thirteen routed minutes to the store
Neighbourhood insights
What makes Colonia La Ciénega Poniente, Tijuana distinctive?
La Ciénega Poniente sits where four boulevards meet, which has drawn produce and wholesale businesses into a colonia of only 40 hectares.
Why do people here use a U.S. mailbox?
Businesses sourcing from U.S. suppliers hit the same refusal as households do, and a San Ysidro street address resolves it for both.
Who uses the service most from this area?
Wholesale and distribution businesses sourcing equipment, and households in the surrounding La Mesa colonias.
Nearby landmarks
The junction is the landmark. La Ciénega Poniente is defined by the four boulevards that bound it and the distribution trade that has followed them.
Shopping & Daily Needs
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Agroindustrias Peimbert
Comercio al por menor de frutas y verduras frescas
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Productos el Pimenton
Comercio al por menor en tiendas de abarrotes, ultramarinos y misceláneas
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Bodega Nayarit
Comercio al por menor de frutas y verduras frescas
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Brendas Abastos
Comercio al por menor de semillas y granos alimenticios, especias y chiles secos
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Autoproductos de la Costa
Comercio al por menor de automóviles y camionetas nuevos
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Botanica Plantitas
Comercio al por menor de productos naturistas, medicamentos homeopáticos y de complementos alimenticios
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Oxxo suc 50du9 Vista sur tij
Comercio al por menor en minisupers
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Oxxo suc 50ekg Bolivia tij
Comercio al por menor en minisupers
Eating Out
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La Mesa del Chef
Restaurantes con servicio de preparación de alimentos a la carta o de comida corrida
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Pollos Guamuchil
Restaurantes con servicio de preparación de pizzas, hamburguesas, hot dogs y pollos rostizados para llevar
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Cafe Conviviux
Cafeterías, fuentes de sodas, neverías, refresquerías y similares
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Carnitas Abastos
Restaurantes con servicio de preparación de antojitos
Lodging
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Hotel Tavela
Hoteles sin otros servicios integrados
Border crossing
The nearest crossing for Colonia La Ciénega Poniente, 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 has commercial parking on the boulevard frontages.
- Public transport
- All four boulevards carry services, making this one of the better-connected colonias in the batch.
Travel times
- Distance
- about 8.1 miles
- Estimated driving time
- 13 minutes
- Plus border wait
- Varies at San Ysidro, often by hours. Check current wait times before travelling.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a business receive supplier shipments here?
Yes. Register the mailbox in the company name and supplier parcels are received and held for collection by any staff you list.
Is the address a real street address?
Yes — a genuine San Ysidro street address, which is what U.S. suppliers require and what a PO box alone cannot provide.
Why customers from Colonia La Ciénega Poniente, 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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