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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 Tres de Octubre, Tijuana
- Drive
- 18 minutes
- Border wait
- 70 min
- Total estimate
- 88 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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Patients attending medical appointments across the border may use the Cruce Agil / Medical FastLane northbound lane.
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Colonia Tres de Octubre Quick Facts
- Drive to San Ysidro 18 minutes
- Hospitals Centro de Salud Tres de Octubre, Consultorio Dental 3 de Octubre
- Parks & Recreation Gimnasio Camelot
Welcome to Colonia Tres de Octubre, Tijuana
- Distance
- 11 miles
- Typical drive
- 18 minutes
- Closest crossing
- San Ysidro
Colonia Tres de Octubre is 18 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 Tres de Octubre, Tijuana
Tres de Octubre runs to 132 hectares in the Sánchez Taboada delegación, built along its Boulevard Principal with Calle 5 de Mayo and Calle Punta Arenas crossing it. The routed drive to the store is eleven miles and about eighteen minutes.
It borders Cañón del Saíz, Cañón Palmas, Colinas de la Mesa, Jardines de la Mesa and Reforma — the last two both established colonias, which places Tres de Octubre between the canyon settlements and the more formal grid above. A Centro de Salud Tres de Octubre operates inside the boundary, and the Escuela Primaria Caudillo del Sur, the Escuela Primaria Tierra y Libertad and the Colegio Mi Primer Paso cover schooling.
Trade is independent rather than chain: Frutería La Pasadita, Abarrotes 3 de Octubre, Abarrotes Angélica and Abarrotes Misión handle daily food, with dental consulting rooms and Gimnasio Camelot filling out the local services. There is no supermarket inside the boundary.
Colonia Tres de Octubre covers 132 hectares in the Sanchez Taboada delegación, bordered by Canon Del Saiz, Canon Palmas, Colinas De La Mesa and Jardines De La Mesa. The routed drive to the store is 11.0 miles, about 18 minutes of driving, with the border wait separate and reported live on this site.
- 132 hectares in the Sánchez Taboada delegación
- Centro de Salud Tres de Octubre
- Three primary schools inside the colonia
- Independent markets, no chain supermarket
- Borders Jardines de la Mesa and Reforma
- Eighteen routed minutes to the store
Neighbourhood insights
What makes Colonia Tres de Octubre, Tijuana distinctive?
Tres de Octubre keeps its own health centre and three primaries but has no chain supermarket at all, so larger shopping already happens outside the colonia by necessity.
Why do people here use a U.S. mailbox?
Once the weekly shop is already an outward trip, adding a San Ysidro address extends the same habit to U.S. sellers that refuse Mexican delivery.
Who uses the service most from this area?
Families buying for three local primaries, households ordering appliances and clothing, and residents of the neighbouring cañones.
Nearby landmarks
The Boulevard Principal is the spine, with the health centre and the schools arranged along it and the canyon dropping away on one side.
Healthcare
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Centro de Salud Tres de Octubre
Clínicas de consultorios médicos del sector público
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Consultorio Dental 3 de Octubre
Consultorios dentales del sector privado
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Consultorio Dental sin Nombre
Consultorios dentales del sector privado
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Consultorio Medico Similares
Consultorios de medicina general del sector privado
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Hospital IMSS
Education
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Colegio mi Primer Paso
Escuelas del sector privado que combinan diversos niveles de educación
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Escuela Primaria Caudillo del sur
Escuelas de educación primaria del sector público
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Escuela Primaria Tierra y Libertad
Escuelas de educación primaria del sector público
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Jardin de Niños Amado Nervo
Escuelas de educación preescolar del sector público
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Caudillo del Sur
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Tierra Y Libertad
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Usaer Lxxix
Parks & Recreation
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Gimnasio Camelot
Centros de acondicionamiento físico del sector privado
Shopping & Daily Needs
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Fruteria la Pasadita
Comercio al por menor de frutas y verduras frescas
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Abarrotes 3 de Octubre
Comercio al por menor en tiendas de abarrotes, ultramarinos y misceláneas
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Abarrotes Angelica
Comercio al por menor en tiendas de abarrotes, ultramarinos y misceláneas
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Abarrotes Ayala
Comercio al por menor en tiendas de abarrotes, ultramarinos y misceláneas
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Articulos Para el Hogar sin Nombre
Comercio al por menor de cristalería, loza y utensilios de cocina
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Farmacia 3 de Octubre
Farmacias sin minisúper
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Farmacia Masias
Farmacias sin minisúper
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Farmacias yza suc 1f84 Miguel Aleman
Farmacias sin minisúper
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Abarrotes Mision
Comercio al por menor en minisupers
Eating Out
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Antojitos Clau
Restaurantes con servicio de preparación de antojitos
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Antojitos Mary
Restaurantes con servicio de preparación de antojitos
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Birrieria Alexa
Restaurantes con servicio de preparación de antojitos
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Birrieria Estilo Puebla
Restaurantes con servicio de preparación de antojitos
Border crossing
The nearest crossing for Colonia Tres de Octubre, 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. Tres de Octubre has street parking along the boulevard.
- Public transport
- Ruta services run the Boulevard Principal toward Jardines de la Mesa and the Sánchez Taboada corridor.
Travel times
- Distance
- about 11 miles
- Estimated driving time
- 18 minutes
- Plus border wait
- Varies at San Ysidro, often by hours. Check current wait times before travelling.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why do people here use a U.S. address?
The colonia has no chain supermarket and little formal retail, so ordering is already normal. A U.S. address adds the sellers that will not ship to Mexico at all.
Do you accept parcels from every major carrier?
UPS, FedEx, USPS and DHL all deliver to the store, which covers what U.S. retailers use by default.
Why customers from Colonia Tres de Octubre, 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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