Border Intelligence Center
Official CBP Wait Times • Updated Automatically Throughout the Day
- San Ysidro 70 min SENTRI 5 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 11:40 am Official CBP feed
Detailed Border Wait Times (CBP)
| Port of Entry | General | Sentri | Pedestrian |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Ysidro | 70 min | 5 min | 10 min |
| Otay Mesa | 70 min | — | No delay |
| Tecate | — | — | — |
Estimated Total Travel Time
- From
- Colonia Playas de Tijuana Sección Terrazas, Tijuana
- Drive
- 10 minutes
- Border wait
- 70 min
- Total estimate
- 80 min
Drive time is an estimate; the border wait is live and changes through the day. Check again before you travel.
Mexico Customs Official government resource
Returning to Mexico with purchases? Check Mexico's current traveller allowance (franquicia), declaration requirements and customs guidance before you cross.
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 Playas de Tijuana Sección Terrazas Quick Facts
- Drive to San Ysidro 10 minutes
- Major Shopping Tacos Aaron, Comercial Mexicana
- Parks & Recreation Acuario Sport center, Parque Los Sauces
Welcome to Colonia Playas de Tijuana Sección Terrazas, Tijuana
- Distance
- 7.8 miles
- Typical drive
- 10 minutes
- Closest crossing
- San Ysidro
San Ysidro P.O. Box N Ship gives Playas de Tijuana Sección Terrazas 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 Playas de Tijuana Sección Terrazas, Tijuana
Sección Terrazas sits on the approach into Playas, where Avenida Paseo a Playas de Tijuana comes down from the mesa. It is the section families choose for schooling: Colegio Tijuana, Playas Elementary School, Highland Prince Academy, Gymboree and Kindergym Playas are all inside its thirty-five hectares.
Parque Los Sauces and the Acuario Sport Center provide the recreation, an HSBC branch and a Pemex the services, and the Templo de San Pablo the parish. Comercial Mexicana and a Cinépolis are barely two hundred metres beyond the boundary in Sección Coronado, so the section has retail without carrying it.
Bilingual and private schooling here means households comparing U.S. and Mexican prices routinely — for uniforms, laptops, sports equipment and books. Those comparisons only become purchases when there is a U.S. address to ship to.
Playas de Tijuana Sección Terrazas covers 35 hectares in the Playas de Tijuana delegación, bordered by Laderas del Mar, Sección Jardines Playas de Tijuana, Sección Monumental and Sección Playas Coronado. Avenida Paseo a Playas de Tijuana and Avenida Paseo Ensenada carry the colonia, and the routed drive to the store is 7.8 miles — about 10 minutes of driving, with the border wait separate and reported live on this site.
- Five school and preschool campuses
- Acuario Sport Center
- Parque Los Sauces
- HSBC branch inside the section
- Comercial Mexicana 200 m away
- Eight routed miles to the store
Neighbourhood insights
What makes Colonia Playas de Tijuana Sección Terrazas, Tijuana distinctive?
Sección Terrazas holds the densest cluster of private and bilingual schools in Playas, including one that teaches in English.
Why do people here use a U.S. mailbox?
School equipment and books ordered to a San Ysidro address arrive at U.S. prices with no international surcharge, and the store holds them until the next crossing.
Who uses the service most from this area?
Families with children at the Playas schools, and households ordering clothing, sports kit and electronics.
Nearby landmarks
The section's landmarks are its schools and its sports centre, with the Playas approach road running past them.
Shopping
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Tacos Aaron
Formal retail inside Playas de Tijuana Sección Terrazas, inside the colonia.
What it does not stock is what crosses the border — a U.S. address makes those orders possible at all.
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Comercial Mexicana
Everyday and bulk shopping for Playas de Tijuana Sección Terrazas, about 197 m outside the colonia.
Bulk shopping happens here; range and price comparisons happen at a U.S. address.
Education
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Colegio Tijuana Num. 110
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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Colegio Tijuana
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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Acuario Sport center
Public open space in Playas de Tijuana Sección Terrazas, inside the colonia.
Sports and outdoor equipment is ordered from U.S. sellers and collected at the border.
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Parque Los Sauces
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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San Ysidro Port of Entry
The crossing most collections from Playas de Tijuana Sección Terrazas 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 Playas de Tijuana Sección Terrazas, 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. Sección Terrazas has residential street parking, busiest at school times.
- Public transport
- Avenida Paseo a Playas de Tijuana runs through the section and connects it to the coast road and the crossing.
Travel times
- Distance
- about 7.8 miles
- Estimated driving time
- 10 minutes
- Plus border wait
- Varies at San Ysidro, often by hours. Check current wait times before travelling.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the same as Terrazas del Valle?
No. Terrazas del Valle is a colonia in La Presa Este, on the other side of the city. This is a section of Playas de Tijuana.
Can the school order to my box?
Anything addressed to a name on the mailbox agreement can be received; ask the school to use that name.
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.
Can more than one person collect?
Yes, once each person is named on the mailbox agreement.
Why customers from Colonia Playas de Tijuana Sección Terrazas, 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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