Border Intelligence Center
Official CBP Wait Times • Updated Automatically Throughout the Day
- San Ysidro 110 min SENTRI 15 min Heavy delay
- Otay Mesa 140 min SENTRI 20 min Heavy delay
- Tecate 90 min Current wait Heavy delay
- Pedestrian 30 min at San Ysidro Moderate delay
- USD / MXN 17.0260 Exchange rate
- Best crossing Tecate 90 min
- Updated 12:20 am Official CBP feed
Detailed Border Wait Times (CBP)
| Port of Entry | General | Sentri | Pedestrian |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Ysidro | 110 min | 15 min | 30 min |
| Otay Mesa | 140 min | 20 min | 40 min |
| Tecate | 90 min | — | 5 min |
Estimated Total Travel Time
- From
- Colonia Las Cumbres, Tijuana
- Drive
- 16 minutes
- Border wait
- 110 min
- Total estimate
- 126 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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Trusted Traveler Programs Official government resource
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Electronic I-94 Official government resource
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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 Las Cumbres Quick Facts
- Drive to San Ysidro 16 minutes
- Major Shopping Fruteria Sandoval
- Parks & Recreation Cancha y juegos, Telesecundaria 57
Welcome to Colonia Las Cumbres, Tijuana
- Distance
- 10.2 miles
- Typical drive
- 16 minutes
- Closest crossing
- San Ysidro
San Ysidro P.O. Box N Ship gives Colonia Las Cumbres 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 Las Cumbres, Tijuana
Las Cumbres occupies a hundred hectares of high ground above the Libramiento Santa Julia, with Circuito Aconcagua looping through it. For a hillside colonia it is well provided: a Centro de Salud, a public library and a telesecundaria all operate inside the boundary.
Schooling runs from the Ovidio Decroly and Yoltzin preschools through the Himno Nacional Mexicano and Octavio Paz primaries to Telesecundaria 57 Federico García Lorca. The shopping is small-scale and local — a Frutería Sandoval, an Oxxo — with the colonia bordered by Rancho La Cueva, Rancho Macías, Flores Magón and the Parque Industrial La Jolla.
Colonias on the western hills pay the most for range: the formal retail is down on the boulevards, and the specific item is usually not there when you get there. Ordering to a U.S. address solves the range problem rather than the distance one.
Colonia Las Cumbres covers 100 hectares in the Playas de Tijuana delegación, bordered by Flores Magon, Inmobiliaria Gonzarant, Parque Industrial La Jolla and Rancho La Cueva. Boulevard Libramiento Santa Julia is the colonia's through-route, and the routed drive to the store is 10.2 miles — about 16 minutes of driving, with the border wait separate and reported live on this site.
- Centro de Salud inside the colonia
- Public library and Telesecundaria 57
- Circuito Aconcagua layout
- Boulevard Libramiento Santa Julia access
- Borders the Parque Industrial La Jolla
- Sixteen routed minutes to the store
Neighbourhood insights
What makes Colonia Las Cumbres, Tijuana distinctive?
Las Cumbres has its own health centre, library and secondary school on the hill rather than down on the boulevard, which is unusual for a colonia of this position.
Why do people here use a U.S. mailbox?
A San Ysidro address puts the full U.S. catalogue within reach, and the store holds parcels so the trip down the hill and across the line happens once.
Who uses the service most from this area?
Households ordering appliances, tools and clothing, and families buying for the three schools on the hill.
Nearby landmarks
The colonia's landmarks are the services it has on the hill: a health centre, a library, a telesecundaria and its own small market.
Shopping
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Fruteria Sandoval
Formal retail inside Colonia Las Cumbres, inside the colonia.
What it does not stock is what crosses the border — a U.S. address makes those orders possible at all.
Government Services
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Biblioteca
Public administration for the surrounding colonias, inside the colonia.
Administrative errands and a border collection are commonly combined into one trip.
Education
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Esc. Primaria Himno Nacional Mexicano
A campus inside Colonia Las Cumbres, inside the colonia.
Students and staff order laptops, texts and equipment from U.S. sellers that refuse Mexican addresses.
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Himno Nacional Mexicano
Teaching provision for the colonia, inside the colonia.
School and course equipment is ordered to a U.S. address and collected at the border.
Parks & Recreation
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Cancha y juegos
Green and sporting space for Colonia Las Cumbres, inside the colonia.
Equipment for the teams and families who use it arrives at a U.S. address.
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Telesecundaria 57
Public open space in Colonia Las Cumbres, inside the colonia.
Sports and outdoor equipment is ordered from U.S. sellers and collected at the border.
Transportation
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Cierre de circuto
Movement in and out of the colonia, inside the colonia.
Access matters more than distance — this is what makes the collection trip predictable.
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San Ysidro Port of Entry
The crossing most collections from Colonia Las Cumbres 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 Las Cumbres, 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. Las Cumbres is hillside and street parking varies sharply by block.
- Public transport
- Boulevard Libramiento Santa Julia runs below the colonia and connects it to the coast and the centre.
Travel times
- Distance
- about 10.2 miles
- Estimated driving time
- 16 minutes
- Plus border wait
- Varies at San Ysidro, often by hours. Check current wait times before travelling.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this Cumbres de Juárez?
No. Cumbres de Juárez is a separate colonia in the Centro delegación with its own page. Las Cumbres is in Playas de Tijuana, above the Libramiento Santa Julia.
Do you notify me when a parcel arrives?
Yes — which matters here, because it means the drive down and across only happens when there is something 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 Las Cumbres, 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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