Border Intelligence Center
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 Pedregal de Santa Julia, Tijuana
- Drive
- 13 minutes
- Border wait
- 80 min
- Total estimate
- 93 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 Pedregal de Santa Julia Quick Facts
- Drive to San Ysidro 13 minutes
- Major Shopping Cinemex
- Parks & Recreation Parque Andres Quintana Roo, Parque Nuevo Milenio
Welcome to Colonia Pedregal de Santa Julia, Tijuana
- Distance
- 9.2 miles
- Typical drive
- 13 minutes
- Closest crossing
- San Ysidro
San Ysidro P.O. Box N Ship gives Colonia Pedregal de Santa Julia 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 Pedregal de Santa Julia, Tijuana
Pedregal de Santa Julia — Santa Julia in everyday use — spreads over a hundred and sixty-eight hectares between Boulevard Flores Magón and Calle Periférico. It is one of the larger colonias in its delegación and one of the more consistently residential.
Its institutional life is public schooling: Secundaria 106, and the Agustín Melgar, Diego Rivera, Ernestina Amaya Madera and Leyes de Reforma primaries, with the Huitzilihuitl and Miguel Hidalgo preschools. The Parque Andrés Quintana Roo is the open space; a Chevron and a gas depot sit on the boulevard, with a Calimax just over a kilometre away.
Large residential colonias with limited retail inside them order across the border for the things the nearest plaza does not carry — appliances, tools, phones, school equipment — and get them at prices that justify the trip.
Colonia Pedregal de Santa Julia covers 168 hectares in the San Antonio de los Buenos delegación, bordered by Anexa Niños Heroes, Artesanal, Cañón de Las Carretas and Loma Bonita Norte. Boulevard Flores Magón and Calle Periférico carry the colonia, and the routed drive to the store is 9.2 miles — about 13 minutes of driving, with the border wait separate and reported live on this site.
- One of the largest colonias in its delegación
- Secundaria 106 and four primaries
- Parque Andrés Quintana Roo
- Boulevard Flores Magón frontage
- Calle Periférico access
- Thirteen routed minutes to the store
Neighbourhood insights
What makes Colonia Pedregal de Santa Julia, Tijuana distinctive?
Santa Julia is one of the largest residential colonias in San Antonio de los Buenos, with six school campuses and very little commerce inside its own boundary.
Why do people here use a U.S. mailbox?
Ordering to a U.S. address gets both the range and the price; the store holds the parcels so one collection replaces several errands.
Who uses the service most from this area?
Families buying for six school campuses, and households ordering appliances, tools and clothing.
Nearby landmarks
The colonia's landmarks are its schools and its park; the commercial anchors sit out on Flores Magón and Periférico.
Shopping
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Cinemex
Formal retail inside Colonia Pedregal de Santa Julia, about 988 m outside 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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Caseta de Viglancia
Public administration for the surrounding colonias, about 1.4 km outside the colonia.
Administrative errands and a border collection are commonly combined into one trip.
Education
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Diego Rivera
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.
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AgustiN Melgar
A campus inside Colonia Pedregal de Santa Julia, inside the colonia.
Students and staff order laptops, texts and equipment from U.S. sellers that refuse Mexican addresses.
Parks & Recreation
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Parque Andres Quintana Roo
Green and sporting space for Colonia Pedregal de Santa Julia, inside the colonia.
Equipment for the teams and families who use it arrives at a U.S. address.
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Parque Nuevo Milenio
Recreation ground used by the colonia, about 1.1 km outside 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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San Ysidro Port of Entry
The crossing most collections from Colonia Pedregal de Santa Julia 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 Pedregal de Santa Julia, 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. Santa Julia is residential with street parking generally available.
- Public transport
- Boulevard Flores Magón and Calle Periférico carry the colonia toward the centre and the crossing.
Travel times
- Distance
- about 9.2 miles
- Estimated driving time
- 13 minutes
- Plus border wait
- Varies at San Ysidro, often by hours. Check current wait times before travelling.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everyone calls it Santa Julia.
That is the everyday name, and it finds this page. Pedregal de Santa Julia is the municipal colonia name.
Can more than one person collect?
Yes, once each is named on the mailbox agreement — most households here name two.
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 Pedregal de Santa Julia, 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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