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 Aviación, Tijuana
- Drive
- 6 minutes
- Border wait
- 110 min
- Total estimate
- 116 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
Returning to Mexico with purchases? Check Mexico's current traveller allowance (franquicia), declaration requirements and customs guidance before you cross.
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 Aviación Quick Facts
- Drive to San Ysidro 6 minutes
- Major Shopping Sam's Club, La Canasta
- Business District Hotel El Conquistador
- Hospitals La Mas Barata, IMSS - Clínica 7
- Parks & Recreation Parque Los Muralistas
Welcome to Colonia Aviación, Tijuana
- Distance
- 3.9 miles
- Typical drive
- 6 minutes
- Closest crossing
- San Ysidro
San Ysidro P.O. Box N Ship gives Colonia Aviación 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 Aviación, Tijuana
Colonia Aviación occupies the flat ground where Boulevard Agua Caliente meets Boulevard General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada, immediately south of the river channel. For a colonia of only 37 hectares it carries an unusual amount of the city's financial and administrative business: Banorte, BBVA Bancomer, Banregio, Banca Afirme and Actinver all hold offices inside its boundary.
Behind that frontage the colonia is ordinary and settled — mid-century single-family housing on a regular grid, with Escuadrón 201 and Calle Sonora carrying local traffic and Boulevard General Abelardo L. Rodríguez taking it out to the east. The Biblioteca Salvador M. Lima García, a Cinemex and the Teatro IMSS Tijuana all sit within the same few blocks, and IMSS Clínica 7 anchors the northern edge.
Two membership warehouses, Sam's Club and Smart & Final, trade inside the colonia, which shapes how people here shop: they already buy in bulk and already compare prices across the border. The parcels that follow are the ones those two cannot supply — electronics, tools, parts and household goods that U.S. sellers will not ship into Mexico.
Colonia Aviación covers 37 hectares in the Centro delegación, bordered by Agua Caliente Secc. Pinos, Calete, Campo de Golf and Centro Escolar Agua Caliente. Boulevard Agua Caliente and Boulevard General Abelardo L. Rodríguez carry the colonia, and the routed drive to the store is 3.9 miles — about 6 minutes of driving, with the border wait separate and reported live on this site.
- Bank cluster on Boulevard Agua Caliente
- Sam's Club and Smart & Final inside the colonia
- IMSS Clínica 7 on the northern edge
- Biblioteca Salvador M. Lima García
- Six routed minutes to the store
- Direct access to the Vía Rápida
Neighbourhood insights
What makes Colonia Aviación, Tijuana distinctive?
Aviación holds one of the densest concentrations of bank branches outside Zona Río, alongside two U.S. warehouse chains — a commercial profile that produces steady, planned ordering rather than occasional purchases.
Why do people here use a U.S. mailbox?
A San Ysidro address turns a refused checkout into a normal domestic delivery, and the routed drive is six minutes each way — short enough that collection fits around a working day rather than needing one.
Who uses the service most from this area?
Professional households, small businesses on the boulevard, and people who already shop Sam's Club and Smart & Final and want the same range from U.S. sellers who will not cross the line.
Nearby landmarks
Aviación's landmarks are commercial and civic rather than scenic: the bank frontage, two warehouse stores, a hospital and a public library, all within a few blocks of each other.
Shopping
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Sam's Club
Formal retail inside Colonia Aviación, inside the colonia.
What it does not stock is what crosses the border — a U.S. address makes those orders possible at all.
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La Canasta
The colonia's own supermarket trade, inside the colonia.
Residents compare its shelves against U.S. sellers and order the difference to a border address.
Government Services
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Biblioteca Salvador M. Lima Garcia
Civic services for Colonia Aviación, inside the colonia.
Offices and the businesses around them order supplies from U.S. vendors that ship domestically.
Healthcare
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La Mas Barata
Health services for the colonia and its neighbours, inside the colonia.
Clinical supplies arrive at a U.S. address and are collected in a single consolidated trip.
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IMSS - Clínica 7
Medical provision serving Colonia Aviación, inside the colonia.
Practices order instruments and consumables from U.S. distributors who ship domestically only.
Education
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Colegio Unidad de Mexico1
Teaching provision for the colonia, inside the colonia.
School and course equipment is ordered to a U.S. address and collected at the border.
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Lic. Milton Castellanos Everardo Num. 53
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 Los Muralistas
Public open space in Colonia Aviación, about 661 m outside the colonia.
Sports and outdoor equipment is ordered from U.S. sellers and collected at the border.
Business Districts
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Hotel El Conquistador
Working premises serving Colonia Aviación, inside the colonia.
Plants and workshops here treat a border address as part of the supply chain.
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Motel El Sombrero
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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San Ysidro Port of Entry
The crossing most collections from Colonia Aviación 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 Aviación, 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. Aviación itself has metered and street parking that fills during business hours.
- Public transport
- Boulevard Agua Caliente and Boulevard General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada both carry route traffic past the colonia, and the Vía Rápida is a block north.
Travel times
- Distance
- about 3.9 miles
- Estimated driving time
- 6 minutes
- Plus border wait
- Varies at San Ysidro, often by hours. Check current wait times before travelling.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the store quicker to reach than crossing at Otay?
From Aviación, yes. The routed drive to San Ysidro is 3.9 miles; Otay Mesa is further east and adds distance in both directions. Border wait is separate from either figure.
I run a business on the boulevard. Can deliveries come in the company name?
Yes. Name the business on the mailbox agreement and carriers will deliver to it, with any staff you list authorised to collect.
Can more than one person collect?
Yes, once each person is named on the mailbox agreement.
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.
Why customers from Colonia Aviación, 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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