BajaNomad - San Ysidro-Friday-Pedestrian Crossing

San Ysidro-Friday-Pedestrian Crossing

Bajaboy - 6-23-2010 at 09:54 AM

Can anyone suggest a good time to return to the US via San Ysidro pedestrian lane on Friday? We plan on walking across this time to get our FMMs before we head down this weekend. We'd like to break up our trip down so we can watch the games this weekend...and no, I'm not talking about Wimbledon.

Thanks in advance.

k-rico - 6-23-2010 at 10:06 AM

Late afternoon, 3 - 5 PM would probably be best but it's difficult to predict. This past Monday I walked across around 12:30 PM and it took 1.5 hours.

I've done it at 5 AM and 3 PM and walked right up to border guard, no wait. I've also gone at 3 PM and waited over an hour.

It all depends upon the number of people in line and how fast the questioners are moving people through. There are always 100s of people in line in the morning going to work but they move them through quickly.

SiReNiTa - 6-23-2010 at 10:06 AM

I usually crossed late afternoon just before dusk...less chance of sunstroke and usually less people (not always though)!!

Good luck and have fun! Can't wait to see you guys!

bayrunner1 - 6-24-2010 at 06:58 AM

DENNIS - 6-24-2010 at 08:22 AM

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Originally posted by bayrunner1

Welcome to BajaNomad, Bayrunner. I'm not sure what you may be saying up there, but I'll run it through Google translator.

Bajahowodd - 6-24-2010 at 11:54 AM

Nothing, if not on-topic, eh? :biggrin:

Udo - 6-24-2010 at 12:17 PM

The fastest way to cross back to the US from TJ is to take the Mexicoach.
You will have about a 20 minute wait.
Walking back throuhg US customs is generally 1.5 hrs. wait. Busses have their own dedicated lanes.
But just as easy to buy a round trip Mexicoach. $6.00 U.S. and leave from the same parking lot you parked in earlier.

Curt63 - 6-24-2010 at 01:23 PM

Maybe bayrunner is saying there will be 13 people in line andthese are their likely emotional states

jeremias - 6-24-2010 at 09:26 PM

somebody forgot to take their seroquel. I had no idea there was a puking smiley.

MitchMan - 6-25-2010 at 07:34 AM

I don't know how comparable Thursday is to Friday, but, fwiw, my wife and I crossed form Mexico to USA at San Ysidro crossing at about 3pm yesterda it was the lightest I have seen it for the last several years. The pedestrian line started at about where the two liquor stores are. Not bad, the line went fairly quickly...this time.

DENNIS - 6-25-2010 at 07:36 AM

Is there still a pedestrian Sentri lane or did they do away with that?

Bajaboy - 6-25-2010 at 09:48 AM

thanks everyone...heading down shortly (10:00am)..will report back later today.

Bajaboy - 6-25-2010 at 02:44 PM

We crossed into Baja and got our FMMs in about 15 minutes total. Coming back we waited for 45 minutes in line...easy trip...this time.

k-rico - 6-27-2010 at 06:09 AM

Just crossed walking at 5:00 AM (Sunday) to pick up my mail in San Ysidro, no wait. The car lines looked to be about 20 minutes.

Yesterday afternoon around 3 PM I heard on the radio the car lines at SY were 3 hours.

DENNIS - 6-27-2010 at 06:13 AM

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Originally posted by k-rico
Just crossed walking at 5:00 AM (Sunday) to pick up my mail in San Ysidro, no wait. The car lines looked to be about 20 minutes.

Yesterday afternoon around 3 PM I heard on the radio the car lines at SY were 3 hours.

It will be unusually slow for a while today as Mexico plays Argentina.

lizard lips - 6-27-2010 at 06:36 AM

About one month ago I walked passed everyone to the Sentri line. No one said a word to me for passing them and I saved about 1 1/2 hours.

BJSoccer16 - 8-1-2010 at 11:06 AM

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Originally posted by DENNIS
Is there still a pedestrian Sentri lane or did they do away with that?

YES and there are usually few to zero there...just flash your card at the gate and walk down the left side of the black tape

rayfornario - 8-2-2010 at 01:12 PM

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Originally posted by lizard lips
About one month ago I walked passed everyone to the Sentri line. No one said a word to me for passing them and I saved about 1 1/2 hours.

rayfornario - 8-2-2010 at 01:14 PM

I have a Sentri card and when I cross, I have seen people that have done that taken back out and going to the very end of the line. kind of makes you chuckle! :biggrin: