Otay Mesa Border Wait Time Today — Vehicles
Wait times for passenger vehicles
See all Tijuana border crossings- General
- 1h
- Ready
- 1h
- SENTRI
- 25m
What's the best time to cross?
Today vs. a typical Saturday at this port.
See the best hour for each day of the weekToday, Saturday, July 4
SENTRI: 25m right now · typical for this hour: 32 min
Next hours
Typical wait for the rest of the day
| Hour | Today | Typical | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1:00 AM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2:00 AM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3:00 AM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4:00 AM | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 5:00 AM | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 6:00 AM | 5 | 10 | 2 | 30 |
| 7:00 AM | 5 | 12 | 5 | 30 |
| 8:00 AM | 15 | 18 | 10 | 30 |
| 9:00 AM | 15 | 18 | 5 | 30 |
| 10:00 AM | 15 | 22 | 10 | 40 |
| 11:00 AM | 15 | 24 | 15 | 45 |
| 12:00 PM | 15 | 25 | 15 | 45 |
| 1:00 PM | 15 | 26 | 15 | 45 |
| 2:00 PM | 20 | 28 | 15 | 45 |
| 3:00 PM | 25 | 28 | 25 | 30 |
| 4:00 PM | 25 | 30 | 25 | 40 |
| 5:00 PM | 25 | 32 | 25 | 45 |
| 6:00 PM | — | 33 | 25 | 45 |
| 7:00 PM | — | 23 | 5 | 40 |
| 8:00 PM | — | 19 | 5 | 30 |
| 9:00 PM | — | 16 | 5 | 30 |
| 10:00 PM | — | 17 | 5 | 30 |
| 11:00 PM | — | 9 | 5 | 10 |
About this crossing
Otay Mesa connects Tijuana's eastern industrial and airport district with the Otay Mesa area of San Diego. It is the city's second gateway and the natural relief valve when San Ysidro backs up: General, Ready Lane and SENTRI vehicle lanes, its own pedestrian crossing, and direct access to the industrial parks on both sides. Its pace follows maquiladora shift changes and Tijuana airport traffic, so the hourly statistics here are handy for dodging the shift-change spikes.
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