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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 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 6:51 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 Chapultepec Alamar, Tijuana
- Drive
- 9 minutes
- Border wait
- 170 min
- Total estimate
- 179 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
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 Chapultepec Alamar Quick Facts
- Drive to San Ysidro 9 minutes
- Major Shopping Peninsula Fashion Mall, Calimax Plus
- Hospitals Dentalia
Welcome to Colonia Chapultepec Alamar, Tijuana
- Distance
- 5.8 miles
- Typical drive
- 9 minutes
- Closest crossing
- Otay Mesa
San Ysidro P.O. Box N Ship gives Colonia Chapultepec Alamar 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 Chapultepec Alamar, Tijuana
Chapultepec Alamar is where Tijuana arrives and departs. The Central de Autobuses de Tijuana — the city's main intercity coach terminal — stands inside the colonia, and so does the Península Fashion Mall, with Liverpool, Zara, H&M, Bershka, Pull&Bear, C&A, MacStore and MI Store trading under one roof.
The colonia is defined by two trunk roads: Boulevard Lázaro Cárdenas and Boulevard Alamar, which follows the canalised Alamar river along its southern edge. Boulevard de los Insurgentes and the Vía Rápida Oriente feed into the same junction. Alongside the retail sit a Cinemex, the Centro de Espectáculos Alamar, a Calimax Plus, the Ministerio Público of the state prosecutor, and the Xochicalco and UNEA campuses.
A terminal and a mall in one colonia produce an unusual pattern: people passing through, people shopping formally, and a resident population that can compare mall prices against U.S. ones the same afternoon. What follows across the border is what the mall does not stock, or stocks at a markup.
Colonia Chapultepec Alamar covers 108 hectares in the Mesa de Otay Centenario delegación, bordered by Alamar, Arenales B, Fernandez and Guadalupe Victoria. Boulevard Lázaro Cárdenas and Boulevard Alamar carry the colonia, and the routed drive to the store is 5.8 miles — about 9 minutes of driving, with the border wait separate and reported live on this site.
- Central de Autobuses de Tijuana
- Península Fashion Mall with Liverpool
- Cinemex and Centro de Espectáculos Alamar
- Boulevard Alamar and Lázaro Cárdenas
- CRIT Baja California under 500 m
- Adjoins the live Los Álamos page
Neighbourhood insights
What makes Colonia Chapultepec Alamar, Tijuana distinctive?
Chapultepec Alamar holds both the city's main intercity bus terminal and its largest department-store mall, which makes it a comparison point rather than just a place to live.
Why do people here use a U.S. mailbox?
When the mall price and the U.S. price differ enough to matter, a San Ysidro address is what makes the U.S. one available at all — most U.S. retailers will not deliver into Mexico.
Who uses the service most from this area?
Households comparing mall stock against U.S. sellers, small retailers sourcing goods, and people arriving from elsewhere in Baja California who use Tijuana as their shopping city.
Nearby landmarks
Two landmarks dominate: the intercity bus terminal and the Península Fashion Mall, with the Alamar corridor running between them.
Shopping
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Peninsula Fashion Mall
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.
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Calimax Plus
Everyday and bulk shopping for Colonia Chapultepec Alamar, inside the colonia.
Bulk shopping happens here; range and price comparisons happen at a U.S. address.
Government Services
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Ministerio Publico PGJE
Municipal or federal offices serving Colonia Chapultepec Alamar, inside the colonia.
Businesses registering here often need a U.S. address for the supplies that follow.
Healthcare
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Dentalia
Medical provision serving Colonia Chapultepec Alamar, inside the colonia.
Practices order instruments and consumables from U.S. distributors who ship domestically only.
Education
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Xochicalco Tijuana
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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Unea
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.
Transportation
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Central de Autobuses de Tijuana
A route and access point for Colonia Chapultepec Alamar, inside the colonia.
This is the route most collections take toward the crossing.
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Central Camionera
How traffic leaves and enters Colonia Chapultepec Alamar, inside the colonia.
The drive to the store starts here; the border wait is separate from it.
Border crossing
The nearest crossing for Colonia Chapultepec Alamar, 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. Chapultepec Alamar has mall and terminal parking, both paid.
- Public transport
- The Central de Autobuses is inside the colonia, and Boulevard Lázaro Cárdenas, Boulevard Alamar and Boulevard de los Insurgentes all meet here.
Travel times
- Distance
- about 5.8 miles
- Estimated driving time
- 9 minutes
- Plus border wait
- Varies at Otay Mesa, often by hours. Check current wait times before travelling.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the same as Colonia Chapultepec?
No. Colonia Chapultepec is in the Centro delegación, about five kilometres west, and has its own page. Chapultepec Alamar is in Mesa de Otay Centenario, on the Alamar corridor.
I am arriving at the bus terminal. Can I collect the same day?
Yes, if the store is open — the drive from the terminal to San Ysidro is short, and the parcel is held until you arrive.
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.
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.
Why customers from Colonia Chapultepec Alamar, 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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