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 6:51 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 Mariano Matamoros Centro, Tijuana
- Drive
- 19 minutes
- Border wait
- 170 min
- Total estimate
- 189 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
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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 Mariano Matamoros Centro Quick Facts
- Drive to San Ysidro 19 minutes
- Major Shopping Plaza El Florido, Calimax
- Parks & Recreation Parque de Angel
Welcome to Colonia Mariano Matamoros Centro, Tijuana
- Distance
- 12 miles
- Typical drive
- 19 minutes
- Closest crossing
- Otay Mesa
San Ysidro P.O. Box N Ship gives Colonia Mariano Matamoros Centro 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 Mariano Matamoros Centro, Tijuana
Mariano Matamoros Centro is the middle section of one of the largest working-class settlements in Tijuana. Its 162 hectares sit where Calle Ruta Mariano Matamoros meets Boulevard Las Torres, with the Cerro Colorado rising on one side and the Matamoros Norte and Sur sections on the others.
The colonia has grown its own institutions rather than borrowing them. CBTIS 237 and the Centro de Estudios Bachillerato Integral del Noroeste provide upper-secondary education, the Instituto Metropolitano and Centro Escolar Tesoros del Saber the private alternatives, and an ACJ/YMCA the youth provision. The Parque Scout Mariano Matamoros and its kiosco, plus the Parque de Ángel and a community sports ground, give it public space that much of the basin lacks.
A Calimax and a Plaza El Florido cover daily shopping. What does not exist locally is range: specific appliance models, tools, parts, sizes. Households here order those from U.S. sellers, and almost all of those sellers stop at the border.
Colonia Mariano Matamoros Centro covers 162 hectares in the La Presa delegación, bordered by Cerro Colorado, Desarrollo Urbano Ejido Matamoros, Mariano Matamoros (Norte) and Mariano Matamoros (Sur). Calle Ruta Mariano Matamoros and Boulevard Las Torres carry the colonia, and the routed drive to the store is 12.0 miles — about 19 minutes of driving, with the border wait separate and reported live on this site.
- CBTIS 237 and CEBIN campuses
- Parque Scout Mariano Matamoros
- Calimax and Plaza El Florido
- Boulevard Las Torres frontage
- One of the largest colonias in La Presa
- Twelve routed miles to the store
Neighbourhood insights
What makes Colonia Mariano Matamoros Centro, Tijuana distinctive?
Matamoros Centro is large enough to have built its own schools, parks and retail — it functions as a town within the city rather than a dormitory colonia.
Why do people here use a U.S. mailbox?
A San Ysidro address makes U.S. sellers reachable at all, and because the drive is nineteen minutes each way, most households here consolidate several orders into one collection.
Who uses the service most from this area?
Families ordering appliances, tools and school equipment, and small businesses along the ruta sourcing stock.
Nearby landmarks
The colonia's landmarks are the ones it built for itself: two upper-secondary campuses, a scout park with its kiosco, and the Calimax and Florido plaza on the ruta.
Shopping
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Plaza El Florido
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
Everyday and bulk shopping for Colonia Mariano Matamoros Centro, inside the colonia.
Bulk shopping happens here; range and price comparisons happen at a U.S. address.
Government Services
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Estación de Bomberos #11. El Dorado
Municipal or federal offices serving Colonia Mariano Matamoros Centro, about 2.4 km outside the colonia.
Businesses registering here often need a U.S. address for the supplies that follow.
Education
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Centro de Bachillerato Tecnologico Industrial Y de Servicios Num. 237
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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Centro de Estudios Bachillerato Integral del Noroeste
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 de Angel
Recreation ground used by the colonia, inside the colonia.
Kit and equipment for the clubs that use it come from U.S. retailers who will not ship south.
Transportation
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Otay Mesa Port of Entry
The crossing most collections from Colonia Mariano Matamoros Centro 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 Mariano Matamoros Centro, 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. Matamoros Centro has street parking that is tight along the ruta and easier in the residential blocks.
- Public transport
- Calle Ruta Mariano Matamoros and Boulevard Las Torres carry the colonia west toward the Insurgentes corridor and the crossings.
Travel times
- Distance
- about 12 miles
- Estimated driving time
- 19 minutes
- Plus border wait
- Varies at Otay Mesa, often by hours. Check current wait times before travelling.
Frequently Asked Questions
There are three Mariano Matamoros sections. Which is this?
This page covers the Centro section. Norte has its own page in this batch; Sur is a separate colonia not yet covered.
Twelve miles is a long trip — is it worth it?
Most customers here do not make the trip for one parcel. They let several orders accumulate in the box and collect them together.
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 Mariano Matamoros Centro, 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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