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Sentri on Sunday

briantroy - 10-5-2010 at 04:42 PM

I have been crossing on Sundays at TJ, Otay and Tecate recently but have been using the regular lanes because my friend doesn't have a Sentri pass. I have found the wait between 2 and 3 hours at all three. I will be using my Sentri in a couple weeks and wonder what the wait is when using the pass. Anyone crossed with the Sentri on a Sunday afternoon/evening lately?

[Edited on 10-5-2010 by briantroy]

mtgoat666 - 10-5-2010 at 04:46 PM

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Originally posted by briantroy
I have been crossing on Sundays at TJ, Otay and Tecate on Sundays but have been using the regular lanes because my friend doesn't have a Sentri pass. I have found the wait between 2 and 3 hours at all three.


silly of you to wait in the peon line when pedestrian line is faster than peon car line.
you should drive the sentri lane while your friend walks across to join you on other side.

briantroy - 10-5-2010 at 04:51 PM

That idea didn't go over with her too well. She didn't feel comfortable being alone in line and not knowing exactly what to do (she has never walked across before).

krafty - 10-5-2010 at 04:59 PM

Real easy just follow the line-straight shot pretty much @ SY:D

Mexicorn - 10-5-2010 at 05:07 PM

20 minutes tops.

Best to have your friend cross at Otay less pedestrian traffic then you just wait on the other side.

marv sherrill - 10-5-2010 at 05:47 PM

simply get your friend a sentri pass...

knuckles - 10-5-2010 at 05:59 PM

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Originally posted by briantroy
That idea didn't go over with her too well. She didn't feel comfortable being alone in line and not knowing exactly what to do (she has never walked across before).


Tell her to suck it up. Would she rather walk 20 minutes or sit for 3 hours. Silly girl.

briantroy - 10-5-2010 at 08:19 PM

She would rather sit.....and make me suffer! I really hope it is only 20 minutes with the Sentri on a Sunday evening.

bajaguy - 10-5-2010 at 08:37 PM

Brian....................go to Otay SENTRI.

Let her off at the covered pedesrtian walkway, just have her follow the crowd..........when you get through the SENTRI checkpoint, pull around to the US Customs visitor parking lot and meet her as she comes out...........

Easy squeezy!!!!!!!!!!!!

briantroy - 10-5-2010 at 09:32 PM

Thanks guys. Hope it is as short a line as everyone says.

bajaguy - 10-5-2010 at 09:34 PM

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Originally posted by briantroy
Thanks guys. Hope it is as short a line as everyone says.





Well, if it isn't, you will have an interesting ride home :lol:

jeffg - 10-6-2010 at 07:30 AM

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Originally posted by briantroy
Thanks guys. Hope it is as short a line as everyone says.


I don't know, I think these guys estimates are sometimes based on Baja time. I end up crossing a lot on Sunday afternoons, and it's 30-40 minutes a lot of the time. Sometimes it's faster, but that would be my estimate. Maybe it's faster now that summer is over. In any case, it's way better than 2-3 hours.

I would agree that Otay is a better choice for someone walking across.

MitchMan - 10-6-2010 at 09:01 AM

There's a Sentri car lane?

Cyanide41 - 10-6-2010 at 09:37 AM

I had a "friend" who did not want to walk across alone. After the 3 hour wait, she changed her tune. It was too late at that point.

mtgoat666 - 10-6-2010 at 09:44 AM

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Originally posted by Cyanide41
I had a "friend" who did not want to walk across alone.


why are people afraid to walk across alone? it is not a threatening location, just a line of people waiting to cross the border, and a few people selling junk food and trinkets. often you can pass the time talking with other people in line.

perhaps DK can post some maps and photos of the pedestrian lines :lol:

[Edited on 10-6-2010 by mtgoat666]

durrelllrobert - 10-6-2010 at 10:56 AM

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Originally posted by marv sherrill
simply get your friend a sentri pass...

...or just spend $1000 pesos taking her out to dinner at one of these places and walk away with a Fast Pass to cross at San Ysidro (5 minute wait):
www.bajabound.com/before/.../borderfastpass.php
:coolup::coolup:

[Edited on 10-6-2010 by durrelllrobert]

knuckles - 10-10-2010 at 09:07 PM

Well today was a very unusual day at San Ysidro. If you did talk your gal into walking across, I bet she's not speaking to you right now. :no:

[Edited on 10-11-2010 by knuckles]

Bajafun777 - 10-10-2010 at 11:02 PM

Take her out to eat at Rosarito Beach Hotel and get the FastTrac and both of you cross in your car without any fighting only sitting close and oh I better stop there you let your own thoughts work on the ending,LOL. FastTrac is the only way to go back if you have someone without a Sentri. Easy to go back on and if you need photos to help you understand it U2U me and I will email them to you. Take Care and Travel Safe----- "No Hurry, No Worry, Just FUN" bajafun777

knuckles - 10-11-2010 at 08:46 AM

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Originally posted by Bajafun777
Take her out to eat at Rosarito Beach Hotel and get the FastTrac and both of you cross in your car without any fighting only sitting close and oh I better stop there you let your own thoughts work on the ending,LOL. FastTrac is the only way to go back if you have someone without a Sentri. Easy to go back on and if you need photos to help you understand it U2U me and I will email them to you. Take Care and Travel Safe----- "No Hurry, No Worry, Just FUN" bajafun777


That looked like a two hour line yesterday as well.

skipowell - 10-11-2010 at 09:02 AM

We cross almost every Sunday
If you leave by 10 am there is usually no wait

in the afternoon it can vary from no wait to as much as 30 minutes
but more often on the shorter side.

I can only remember a few times of evr waiting more than 30 minutes and that was 2 years ago, when the lines were frequently long.

i think it often takes longer to get in to Mexico (especially when CBP is checking South Bound) that to get out of Mexico with Sentri

Curt63 - 10-11-2010 at 09:05 AM

I got in the regular SY border line at 5:45 last night and the Sentri lane had very little wait.

The regular line took 2:10, but it was very entertaining. I even got a tummy ache from too many churros. I have used the tecate crossing on the last few years , but there are significant construction delays these days.

knuckles - 10-11-2010 at 09:43 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by mtgoat666
Quote:
Originally posted by briantroy
I have been crossing on Sundays at TJ, Otay and Tecate on Sundays but have been using the regular lanes because my friend doesn't have a Sentri pass. I have found the wait between 2 and 3 hours at all three.


silly of you to wait in the peon line when pedestrian line is faster than peon car line.
you should drive the sentri lane while your friend walks across to join you on other side.


My point was..... did anyone notice the length of the pedestrian line YESTERDAY AFTERNOON?

krafty - 10-11-2010 at 11:04 AM

We had friends cross at SY-reg. lane- @ 6 am yesterday, and still had over an hour wait-there is no tellin'