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car storage in CV?

BajaLuna - 6-7-2013 at 07:36 PM

Would like to know if anyone knows if there is a place to store a car monthly in Chula Vista? And if so, how much does that run? Maybe an RV storage place? Another question...can you catch a bus to go into Mexico from the U.S. side? I know the bus goes down to Baja Sur, but where is the closet location to the border to catch it? Thanks!

DENNIS - 6-7-2013 at 08:00 PM

Storage...mini......cars.....RVs.....

http://www.savonstorage.com/

DENNIS - 6-7-2013 at 08:04 PM

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Originally posted by BajaLuna
Another question...can you catch a bus to go into Mexico from the U.S. side? I know the bus goes down to Baja Sur, but where is the closet location to the border to catch it? Thanks!


Google your question. There's more info:

http://www.mexicoach.com/

BajaLuna - 6-7-2013 at 08:22 PM

thanks for your help! I googled storage places (pricey!) but was wondering if there was any that anyone could recommend.

Bajaboy - 6-7-2013 at 08:36 PM

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Originally posted by BajaLuna
thanks for your help! I googled storage places (pricey!) but was wondering if there was any that anyone could recommend.


maybe put an ad on craigs list for a private residence:light:

DENNIS - 6-7-2013 at 09:00 PM

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Originally posted by BajaLuna
thanks for your help! I googled storage places (pricey!) but was wondering if there was any that anyone could recommend.


I do recommend Sav-On. I've had a unit there for years and their vehicle storage is secure.
They are expensive, but convenient.

BajaLuna - 6-7-2013 at 09:10 PM

good idea! Thanks Bajaboy!

BajaLuna - 6-7-2013 at 09:16 PM

Oh that's good to hear, Dennis, just what I needed to know! Not the expensive part LOL, but the secure part! Thanks!

BajaBlanca - 6-7-2013 at 09:34 PM

Well, my sister has a house in point loma, and might be interested. I will U2U her info. From point loma you take a cab downtown to the bus station (maybe $20). It will take you to the border. It is about a 40 min ride by bus. You can do the trolley but it takes 2 hours. Greyhound has partnered up with Mexico to take folks to the border.

BajaBlanca - 6-7-2013 at 09:48 PM

To get the bus in TJ, there is a small station/ bus stop quite close to the border. It is in walking distance. I do it so automatically but I seem to remember that one crosses the street once over the pedestrian overpass. Then pass all the cabs towards the left of the buildings. Go past a small but good bakery. The bus stop is just a bit further on.

Alm - 6-8-2013 at 10:19 PM

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Originally posted by BajaLuna
Would like to know if anyone knows if there is a place to store a car monthly in Chula Vista? And if so, how much does that run? Maybe an RV storage place? Another question...can you catch a bus to go into Mexico from the U.S. side? I know the bus goes down to Baja Sur, but where is the closet location to the border to catch it? Thanks!

Can't recommend a storage, but the farther East, the cheaper they are.

Bus: there is only one bus that goes to Baja Sur, and it's called ABC. There is also Aguilla, I can't tell the difference, either some merger in process or name change, God knows. There is only one place and only one schedule, anyway. The place is called Tijuana Central, this is in Otay district of Tijuana. The schedule, mas/menos, 12.00 (noon), 4.00pm, 6.00, 8.00.

You CAN'T catch this bus at the border or anywhere North of the border. It goes from Tijuana, period.

Now, if you need some way to get to the border crossing San Ysidro or to TJ Central, this is a different matter. There is a cab, a tram, and - my favorite - Greyhound bus, aka Cruceros. The beauty of Greyhound is that it goes straight to TJ Central, not some seedy tourist trap area of TJ downtown. You can catch Greyhound either in San Diego downtown terminal, or at SY bus terminal on the US side (the cost is the same $10). Good luck.

PS: tram is called a "trolley" in this neck of woods, and it's a "blue line" of trolley to San Ysidro. But the trolley is actually red. It goes pretty fast, I think 10-15 minutes from E-street in Chula Vista to SY. Definitely not 2 hours.

[Edited on 6-9-2013 by Alm]

BajaBlanca - 6-9-2013 at 09:31 AM

2 hours from point loma or downtown san diego.

Airport???

bajaguy - 6-9-2013 at 09:55 AM

We have had friends park their car at the SD airport long term lot on PCH for a week, no problems. Don't know what the cost is per day.

Take a shuttle (free) from the lot to the terminal, then catch a ride (bus/cab) to downtown Trolly station

PARKING

J.P. - 6-9-2013 at 10:08 AM

In the past I have left my Daughters car at the lot on the right at the duty free turn off they used to have hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly rates there. I didn't want her driving down here by herself so I would drive up there and pick her up.

durrelllrobert - 6-9-2013 at 10:15 AM

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Originally posted by DENNIS
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Originally posted by BajaLuna
thanks for your help! I googled storage places (pricey!) but was wondering if there was any that anyone could recommend.


I do recommend Sav-On. I've had a unit there for years and their vehicle storage is secure.
They are expensive, but convenient.
I'm leaving my Yukon there for 2 months while we drive a rental car to Canada. Total price: $150. That's only $2.50 day and I don't think that is pricey.

PS: they are at 3712 Main st, just 3 blocks off the 805.

[Edited on 6-9-2013 by durrelllrobert]

shari - 6-9-2013 at 10:23 AM

Like Alm mentioned....I have taken the Greyhound from the downtown bus station in San Diego...super easy and then just get on the southbound baja bus at the main terminal...it's an interesting place to wait...sort of like a mall but I think buses only run in the early morning and late afternoon, early evening so time the greyhound accordingly to avoid a long wait in the TJ terminal.

DENNIS - 6-9-2013 at 10:30 AM

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Originally posted by Alm
You CAN'T catch this bus at the border or anywhere North of the border. It goes from Tijuana, period.



I don't suggest this unless you know your way around, but ABC does come and go from the border to Ensenada where arrangements can be made to go south.



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[Edited on 6-9-2013 by DENNIS]

Alm - 6-9-2013 at 11:44 AM

No, Shari, there is no ABC bus from TJ Central in early morning. This big "mall" is a hub for a dozen bus companies, but only ABC goes to Baja Sur and the earliest one is at noon. Or used to be.

Dennis: yes, there is a bus from a - relatively small - bus depot at SY border on the Mex side, but it only goes as far as Ensenada. The question was about "Baja Sur". Making a switch in Ensenada... Possible, but you have to catch the same 4 or 5 daily ABC buses that leave from TJ Central, so those local - more frequent - buses from SY to Ensenada won't make it easier. Or maybe they will - since Greyhound is REALLY infrequent these days, sometimes 2 hours between the buses. It just looks simpler to get in the long-distance ABC bus to Baja Sur at the main terminal.

2 hours by blue line from SD downtown to SY? This has not been my experience. 30-40 minutes from end to end of the blue line, America Plaza to SY. About 15 minutes from Chula Vista to SY. Unless things have really changed.

BajaBlanca - 6-9-2013 at 12:29 PM

Well, to be honest, i only did the trolley from SY to old town once. It took 2 hours when the drive is thirty minutes. Once was enough to not make me want to try again!

DENNIS - 6-9-2013 at 12:36 PM

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Originally posted by BajaBlanca
Well, to be honest, i only did the trolley from SY to old town once. It took 2 hours when the drive is thirty minutes. Once was enough to not make me want to try again!


That can be a two hour trip, especially on a crowded weekend. The trolley has to spend more time at each stop, and there's lots of stops.

Alm - 6-9-2013 at 04:02 PM

Ah, Greyhound is not a rocket either. Can be 30 minutes to one hour from Downtown to SY, depending on traffic on I-5. Then 10 minutes to TJ Central. And it gets worse in the North direction, American customs at the border are holding every shuttle and bus forever, checking it without passengers, and there are many smaller shuttles in the same line.

One can't rush things in Baja. And, it appears that Baja begins somewhere in SD. Intervals between Greyhound buses can be 2 or even 3 hours, and they can be late. But, eventually it gets you there, and it's cheap.

shari - 6-9-2013 at 06:20 PM

ALM...I called the bus station and they told me the Aguila bus leaves TJ Central for points south like Guerrero Negro & Vizcaino at 700am, noon, 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm

this is sort of helpful but few of the numbers worked...I ended up calling our local bus station in Vizcaino for the departure times from TJ

http://www.baja-web.com/schedule.htm

Alm - 6-10-2013 at 12:05 PM

Shari, I wish I knew what's going with this company. They cancel buses on a short notice, and there is no more schedule on the wall anywhere. Oddly, Vizcaino is one of the stations that still has a nice poster schedule on the wall, though I don't know how accurate it is...

shari - 6-10-2013 at 02:14 PM

I guess that's why they dont advertise their schedule...I must have made a dozen phone call to the TJ Central terminal and never got through to ABC at all which is when I called the Vizcaino terminal. I always check before taking a bus to make sure of the times as they seem to change at times.

redmesa - 6-10-2013 at 03:03 PM

I think it is-if you do not have a schedule then nobody can fault you for not keeping to it. This is like my favorite response from our friend and agent , When asked how long until something is ready---he always answers "two weeks", which I have learned means "who knows".

DENNIS - 6-10-2013 at 03:23 PM

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Originally posted by redmesa
When asked how long until something is ready---he always answers "two weeks", which I have learned means "who knows".


The "Maņana Syndrome."

BajaLuna - 6-11-2013 at 10:55 PM

Blanca, thanks so much for your offer! I am familiar with the SD bus station and the trolley, I am a native Chula Vistan although I haven't lived there in 20 years and things change so fast!

Alm, thanks for the hook-up about ABC and catching the bus in TJ Central! I will check into that! If I can get a direct route that would be awesome!

Dennis, good to know I can catch a bus in Ensenada to Baja Sur!

Shari, thanks for checking into that and for the link!

Good to know too that there are several options for storing a car on the U.S. side, and it isn't that pricey, thanks for that!

it looks like there are several options after flying into SD...store a car or hop the greyhound to the border and catch ABC to Ensenada or Baja Sur! Ok, now that I have that sorta figured out, can I leave tomorrow LOL... its June and still raining here UGH!

options are a good thing! thanks everyone!

BajaBlanca - 6-12-2013 at 09:01 AM

Send me a U2U so I can give my sister a heads up if you want that option!