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Official CBP Wait Times • Updated Automatically Throughout the Day
- San Ysidro 80 min SENTRI 10 min Heavy delay
- Otay Mesa 70 min Current wait Heavy delay
- Tecate Unavailable Current wait Not reported
- Pedestrian 10 min at San Ysidro Moving well
- USD / MXN 17.0260 +0.04%
- Best crossing Otay Mesa 70 min
- Updated 9:19 am Official CBP feed
Detailed Border Wait Times (CBP)
| Port of Entry | General | Sentri | Pedestrian |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Ysidro | 80 min | 10 min | 10 min |
| Otay Mesa | 70 min | — | No delay |
| Tecate | — | — | — |
Estimated Total Travel Time
- From
- Colonia El Tecolote, Tijuana
- Drive
- 17 minutes
- Border wait
- 80 min
- Total estimate
- 97 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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Colonia El Tecolote Quick Facts
- Drive to San Ysidro 17 minutes
- Hospitals Centro de Salud de la Joya, Pure Smile
Welcome to Colonia El Tecolote, Tijuana
- Distance
- 9.9 miles
- Typical drive
- 17 minutes
- Closest crossing
- San Ysidro
Colonia El Tecolote is 17 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 El Tecolote, Tijuana
El Tecolote covers 39 hectares in San Antonio de los Buenos, along Calle Misión Santo Tomás and Calle Mexicali. The mission street names run through the grid, and the routed drive to the store is 9.9 miles and about seventeen minutes.
It borders Genaro Vásquez, Rancho Granjas Tecolote and the Parque Industrial Nordika, so housing here sits directly against working land. The civic provision is notable for a colonia this size: a Sub Delegación El Tecolote and the Centro Comunitario El Tecolote both operate inside the boundary, alongside the Centro de Salud de la Joya.
Trade is entirely local — Mercado Martínez, Abarrotes Babys, Abarrotes Chayito and an Oxxo at El Descanso. Schooling runs through the Escuela Primaria Ramón López Velarde, the Jardín de Niños Hans Christian Andersen and a kindergarten. There is no chain supermarket inside the boundary.
Colonia El Tecolote covers 39 hectares in the San Antonio de los Buenos delegación, bordered by Genaro Vasquez, Parque Ind. Nordika and Rancho Granjas Tecolote. The routed drive to the store is 9.9 miles, about 17 minutes of driving, with the border wait separate and reported live on this site.
- 39 hectares in San Antonio de los Buenos
- Sub Delegación El Tecolote
- Centro Comunitario El Tecolote
- Centro de Salud de la Joya
- Mission-named street grid
- Seventeen routed minutes to the store
Neighbourhood insights
What makes Colonia El Tecolote, Tijuana distinctive?
El Tecolote has both a subdelegación office and a community centre inside 39 hectares, which gives a small colonia a civic role for the housing around it.
Why do people here use a U.S. mailbox?
With no chain supermarket in the colonia, ordering is already routine — and a San Ysidro address extends it to U.S. sellers that refuse Mexican addresses.
Who uses the service most from this area?
Households ordering appliances and clothing, families buying for the local primary and kindergartens, and workers at the neighbouring industrial park.
Nearby landmarks
The subdelegación and the community centre are the two fixed points, which is what a colonia of this size looks like when it has genuine civic provision.
Healthcare
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Centro de Salud de la Joya
Consultorios de medicina general del sector público
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Pure Smile
Consultorios dentales del sector privado
Education
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Kinder Flans Chris Anderson
Escuelas de educación preescolar del sector público
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Escuela Primaria Ramon Lopez Velarde
Escuelas de educación primaria del sector público
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Jardin de Niños Hans Christian Andersen
Escuelas de educación preescolar del sector público
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Centro de Comunidad
Servicios de profesores particulares
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Escuela Primaria
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Ramon Lopez Velarde
Transportation
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Parada de autobús
Shopping & Daily Needs
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Mercado Martinez
Comercio al por menor en tiendas de abarrotes, ultramarinos y misceláneas
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Abarrotes Babys
Comercio al por menor en tiendas de abarrotes, ultramarinos y misceláneas
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Abarrotes Chayito
Comercio al por menor en tiendas de abarrotes, ultramarinos y misceláneas
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Abarrotes Cuquita
Comercio al por menor en tiendas de abarrotes, ultramarinos y misceláneas
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Comercio al por Menor de Automóviles y Camionetas Usados sin Nombre
Comercio al por menor de automóviles y camionetas usados
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Farmacia Similares 7963 Tijuana 36
Farmacias sin minisúper
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Ferreteria uci
Comercio al por menor en ferreterías y tlapalerías
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Oxxo suc 50yaq el Descanso tij
Comercio al por menor en minisupers
Government & Civic
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Sup Delegacion Tecolote
Administración pública en general
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Centro Comunitario el Tecolote
Servicios de alimentación comunitarios prestados por el sector público
Eating Out
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Alitas y Boneless
Restaurantes de autoservicio
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Botanas Fridas
Bares, cantinas y similares
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Carnitas Paola
Restaurantes con servicio de preparación de tacos y tortas
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Elotes sin Nombre
Servicios de preparación de otros alimentos para consumo inmediato
Border crossing
The nearest crossing for Colonia El Tecolote, 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. El Tecolote has street parking throughout the grid.
- Public transport
- Ruta services run Calle Misión Santo Tomás toward La Joya and the Ensenada corridor.
Travel times
- Distance
- about 9.9 miles
- Estimated driving time
- 17 minutes
- Plus border wait
- Varies at San Ysidro, often by hours. Check current wait times before travelling.
Frequently Asked Questions
How far is El Tecolote from the store?
Just under ten routed miles, about seventeen minutes of driving. Border wait is separate.
Can several people collect from one mailbox?
Yes. Anyone named on the agreement can collect with ID.
Why customers from Colonia El Tecolote, 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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