Tecate to Tijuana instructions

Does anyone know how to get (turn by turn) from the Tecate border to playas of Tijuana using the Tecate toll road. Thank you

What Dennis said:

Getting across Tijuana will be the interesting part... or better to circle around Tijuana on the Blvd. 2000 to Popotla, then north to Playas through Rosarito... ?

It would be far easier to not cross into Mexico at Tecate, but to cross in at Tijuana where the directions are plastered for the route to Playas, Rosarito, Ensenada...

Click here for photo directions from the border to playas de Tijuana: http://www.rosaritobeachhotel.com/directions_to_rosarito.php



To get on Blvd. 2000 from the Toll road out of Tecate (2-D), it continues south from just past the toll gate (note huge bighorn sheep monument there).

There is an interchange with the Tecate free highway (2), as well.

If you are determined to go across Tijuana instead... I can only tell you how I have done it, and that is from the Big Horn monument, head west on Blvd. Industrial see signs for the airport... once near the airport, (and past the Otay Border access street), follow signs for Rosarito (and perhaps Playas) that should take you to the Libramente de Tijuana... the road that circles the city, around to Highway 1-D near Playas de Tijuana.

Where is Ferna... ???



[Edited on 3-25-2010 by David K]

Dennis's route using Blvd 2000 is more miles and more tolls to playas but still a good one if driving Mexican style (agressively) bothers you. It seems the trick is drive faster than everyone else and everyone knows the trick.

Approaching TJ from the east and getting to playas will require some navigating centro city streets. I've done it a few times and is the route I would use again, but I can't describe all the turns.

TJ is repaving many streets and a month ago there was a lot of repaving going on in the area you would be going through just east of centro. It may be better now, I don't know.

Plus TJ during the afternoon rush hours is slow going.

I know what you mean about southbound San Ysidro in the afternoon. You have jam packed 805 and 5, what 10-12 freeway lanes, funneling down to 4 or 5 crossing lanes. Plus the yahoos are using the shoulders of the freeways to get a jump on people. Sheer bedlam. Plan on an hour in the line up, my neighbor said it took him 3 hours one Friday afternoon. Much more intense than a busy northbound crossing.

Your best bet is to avoid weekday rush hours. Get south before 2:30 PM if you can.

Also, the last two times I crossed southbound SY, both times Sunday around noon, American border guards were stopping cars about 100 yards north of the Mexican border guards, really slowing things down. I haven't seen them the few times I've crossed during rush hours, that would cause a HUGE back-up.


[Edited on 3-25-2010 by k-rico]

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Originally posted by k-rico Dennis's route using Blvd 2000 is more miles and more tolls to playas but still a good one if driving Mexican style (agressively) bothers you. It seems the trick is drive faster than everyone else and everyone knows the trick. Approaching TJ from the east and getting to playas will require some navigating centro city streets. I've done it a few times and is the route I would use again, but I can't describe all the turns. TJ is repaving many streets and a month ago there was a lot of repaving going on in the area you would be going through just east of centro. It may be better now, I don't know. Plus TJ during the afternoon rush hours is slow going. I know what you mean about southbound San Ysidro in the afternoon. You have jam packed 805 and 5, what 10-12 freeway lanes, funneling down to 4 or 5 crossing lanes. Plus the yahoos are using the shoulders of the freeways to get a jump on people. Sheer bedlam. Plan on an hour in the line up, my neighbor said it took him 3 hours one Friday afternoon. Much more intense than a busy northbound crossing. Your best bet is to avoid weekday rush hours. Get south before 2:30 PM if you can. Also, the last two times I crossed southbound SY, both times Sunday around noon, American border guards were stopping cars about 100 yards north of the Mexican border guards, really slowing things down. I haven't seen them the few times I've crossed during rush hours, that would cause a HUGE back-up. [Edited on 3-25-2010 by k-rico]