BajaNomad

How long will it take to cross the border

JZ - 7-5-2012 at 04:03 PM

Saturday AM early.

Is there a better time

Udo - 7-5-2012 at 04:19 PM

At that time, it will take 6 minutes at Tecate.

Ken Cooke - 7-5-2012 at 05:46 PM

Best Time To Cross The Border

nbacc - 7-5-2012 at 08:25 PM

which border?

Ateo - 7-5-2012 at 08:41 PM

if by "early" you mean 5AM, no longer than 1-2-3 hours.

Ken Cooke - 7-5-2012 at 08:45 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by nbacc
which border?


Hit this link, and you will see the many crossings along both our Northern and Southern borders.

http://traffic.calit2.net/border/border-crossing-wait-times-...

A line graph shows the duration one would theoretically wait in their automobile - or in the Pedestrian lanes.:light:

BornFisher - 7-5-2012 at 10:40 PM

North or south?

redhilltown - 7-5-2012 at 11:42 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by ateo
if by "early" you mean 5AM, no longer than 1-2-3 hours.



this....says it all!!!!!!!! ;D

A few minutes.

MrBillM - 7-6-2012 at 08:57 AM

Any time.

captkw - 7-6-2012 at 09:02 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by nbacc
which border?
what border ??

RnR - 7-6-2012 at 09:42 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by captkw
Quote:
Originally posted by nbacc
which border?
what border ??


And in which direction?

CortezBlue - 7-6-2012 at 10:02 AM

Crossing the border is like timing stock buying and selling. As soon as you think you know what you are doing, everything goes to hell in a hand basket.

It depends on where you are coming and going. We live in Fenix and everyone in AZ goes to Rocky Point, but we bought in San Felipe because of the time to cross and the lack of SENTRI.

From San Felipe there are several crossing points going north and east. and 3 of the 4 locations have SENTRI.

Plan for a long wait and party if you are wrong

durrelllrobert - 7-6-2012 at 11:09 AM

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Originally posted by BornFisher
North or south?

more than 2 hours at the Couts Canada border (norther terminus of I15)

nbacc - 7-6-2012 at 12:44 PM

coming out(back to USA) we plan it for a
Wed or
thurs.............................................then again we have gotten through in 20 min on a Sun. morning. That was VERY unusual though. Nancy

JZ - 7-6-2012 at 07:01 PM

Going North at San Ysidro.

g6 - 7-11-2012 at 01:31 PM

The "Best Time to Cross the Border" website was updated fairly recently. Now, it includes the nexus/sentri and ready lanes.

http://traffic.calit2.net/border/border-crossing-wait-times-...

mes1952 - 7-11-2012 at 04:03 PM

That "Best Time to Cross the Border" so far for me has been inaccurate just as the radio station and TV challens are. I have been at the SY border when PBS radio announced it was 2 hours border crossing time and I had already been there 2 hours and 30 minutes so don't plan your schedule around those border crossing times otherwise you might be DISAPPOINTED.

gallesram - 7-11-2012 at 04:07 PM

Our hotel rooms in San Quintin were mistakenly given away last Saturday night on our way north; so we kept driving. We couldn't find anyplace else to stay (everything was sold out, and I mean everything) and we found ourselves at the San Ysidro border at 2:30AM; took us 45 minutes to cross. I thought it would be pretty empty, but to my surprise it was busy, even at that hour.

woody with a view - 7-11-2012 at 04:21 PM

it will take longer than you wish, no matter when or where.

WORD!

thebajarunner - 7-11-2012 at 05:01 PM

I know many of you do not believe in prayer.
For those of us that do, here is the prayer I always utter on approaching the line.

"Lord, make my patience longer than the wait."

That about sums it up...

by the way,
those prayers have never shortened the waiting period, alas.