Tijuana Border Crossings
Tijuana crossings, right now
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Lowest available current wait
Current General readingsLowest available current wait
Current General readingsLeaving around 6 AM, the shortest is usually CBX (5m) — about 29m less than San Ysidro.
General-lane chart
General-lane chart
No wait times for cargo at this crossing
CBP marks this crossing mode as unavailable.
Select Pedestrian above to see the available data.
No wait times for cars at this crossing
CBP marks this crossing mode as unavailable.
No pedestrians wait times right now
CBP has not published a wait, and there is no typical value for this hour.
General-lane chart
No observed hourly series today
No wait times for cargo at this crossing
CBP marks this crossing mode as unavailable.
No wait times for cars at this crossing
CBP marks this crossing mode as unavailable.
Select Pedestrian above to see the available data.
General-lane chart
No wait times for cargo at this crossing
CBP marks this crossing mode as unavailable.
Select Pedestrian above to see the available data.
General-lane chart
No hourly readings since 2 AM
General-lane chart
No hourly readings since 2 AM
No wait times for cargo at this crossing
CBP marks this crossing mode as unavailable.
Select Pedestrian above to see the available data.
No wait times for cars at this crossing
CBP marks this crossing mode as unavailable.
No wait times for pedestrians at this crossing
CBP marks this crossing mode as unavailable.
No cargo wait times right now
CBP has not published a wait, and there is no typical value for this hour.
General-lane chart
No observed hourly series today
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The typical best moment to cross today in Tijuana
Vehicles, General lane: the hours left today according to each crossing's official hourly history.
Best of today's remaining hours · ~1h 26m typical wait
Best of today's remaining hours · ~1h 6m typical wait
This is the day's typical profile, not a forecast or the live wait — for right now, check the cards above.
About Tijuana's border crossings
San Ysidro and Otay Mesa serve different Tijuana–San Diego routes. El Chaparral (PedWest) has its own pedestrian page, while Otay Mesa Commercial is a cargo crossing. Compare the same lane and include travel to each access. Check hourly patterns and CBP schedules too: a shorter Otay Mesa queue does not establish the shortest route to your destination.
All Tijuana border crossings
Compare Tijuana's crossings and open any one for its hourly statistics and the best hour to cross.
Frequently asked questions about Tijuana border crossings
- How are the Tijuana border crossings today?
- This moment's wait is right above, live and per lane, with official CBP data that updates on its own. To size up the day: today (Monday) in Tijuana, the shortest line typically falls at 4:00 AM via Otay (~1h 6m) and the heaviest stretch peaks around 12:00 AM (~2h 37m at San Ysidro), per this weekday's typical pattern.
- What is the best time to cross in Tijuana?
- Of today's remaining hours in Tijuana, the typical best window is 4:00 AM via Otay (~1h 6m in the General lane, per this weekday's history). This is a reference, not a forecast; check the live wait before leaving.
- Is the Tijuana border wait time data official?
- Yes. It comes straight from CBP (Border Wait Times), the same source each port of entry publishes. We sync it every few minutes and relay it as-is: every card carries the stamp of its last reading, and if CBP goes quiet for a while we flag it in amber with that hour's typical wait instead of making a number up.
- Can I see the Tijuana crossings in the app?
- Yes. The Garitas iPhone app covers the Mexico–U.S. and Canada–U.S. borders, including the crossings in Tijuana. Waits, maps, and hourly stats are free, and you can save favorite crossings.
- Are there live cameras for the Tijuana border crossings?
- We don't publish cameras, but we answer the same question — how's the line? — without you having to watch it: above is the official wait CBP reports right now for San Ysidro, Otay and PedWest, side by side and refreshing on its own every few minutes. That's exactly what a camera gets used for when San Ysidro saturates and you're deciding whether to head for Otay — and each crossing carries its typical hourly pattern, so you can tell whether right now is normal or unusual.
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