Tijuana has been characterized in the last few years due to heavy traffic periods and chaos. One of the main reasons for this is the slow, sometimes painfully slow, border crossings into the United States.

This horrible time sink trying to cross the border never stops. Since the early hours of the morning, hundreds of people can wait from 2 to 3 hours in line just hoping hours don’t extend any longer.

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To prevent long lines as much as possible, CBP (Customs and Border Protection) monitors several different border crossings periods throughout the day trying to determine the busiest times.

What is the best time to cross on Tuesday, January 2?

Regarding crossing today, January 2, 2024, they have pointed out that the busiest time started at 11 AM with an approximate delay of 130 minutes.

San Ysidro Port of Entry

Waiting times, according to CBP, will begin to decrease starting at 3 PM, with a delay of 120 minutes. Starting at 5 PM until midnight, there will be a decrease of 10 minutes per hour.

Otay Mesa Port of Entry

The Otay Mesa port of entry has a faster vehicular traffic flow as its waiting time is 90 minutes maximum. Starting at 5 PM, this waiting time will decrease to around 50 minutes.

Border report according to Telnor

San Ysidro Port of Entry

Open gates: 24
General Lane: 200 vehicles
Ready Lane: 760 vehicles
SENTRI: 150 vehicles
Pedestrian: 0

Otay Mesa Port of Entry

Open gates: 10
General Lane: 140 vehicles
Ready Lane: 300 vehicles
SENTRI: 15 vehicles
Pedestrian: 15

El Chaparral or PedWest

On December 9, 2023, the Chaparral port of entry, also known as PedWest, was closed. Border authorities stated that this port of entry will remain closed indeterminately and so far, it is unknown when it will reopen. This is due to the immigrant situation that is occurring at the Mexico-US border that directly affects this border crossing.

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