PEDESTRIAN CROSSING FROM US SIDE TO TIJUANA, SAN YSIDRO

Since OUR FEDS, and the MEXICAN FEDS have rearranged the vehicle crossing from the US side to the Tijuana side of Mexico, there were also changes made to how one crosses from US into Tijuana:
Used to be one parked the car near the one way turnstyle and simply walked across into Tijuana, and that area put you about three blocks from Avenida Revolución.

The new crossing has changed all that.

Now one parks the cars at the last US exit on the right. Cos is $10.00 all day, or days.
You can walk over the freeway bridge to where the San Diego Trolley stops. And just after the McDonalds, you make a left and come to a new set of turnsyles. In a roundabout way, you are then directed to where the old pedestrian bridge was (and still is), and you end up, as before, on pharmacy court, where there are about 20 or so pharmacies to supply your every need. You can still walk the three block to Avenida Revolución, but you can also take a taxi which will cost $5.00 U.S. or the small shuttle for 10 Pesos, but you have to wait until it fills up before they proceed.

The IS a small INM office at the beginning of the bridgeway to fill out, pay, and stamp your IMN tourist visas...keep in mind...it IS very small...about 7'X7' with a an equally small bank to pay for your visa, about $23.00 US per person.

Avenida Revolución is a sad place now. Only about 1/3 of shops are row open. There is hardly any traffic on that boulevard any more.

Going back, you reverse the way you came in. If you have the READY LANE passport card, you bypass the long cue-line and walk up to the READY-LANE line (very short), just stay to the right of the long line.

But leave it to the locals to come up with a faster system to make it across:
Assuming you took a taxi to the border exit, you can board a 16 passenger van, which is called a "BUS" and they drive you to the bus crossing, which is even shorter than the READY LANE. They charge $5.00 U.S. per person...worth the small investment.
Total time from downtown taxi to the bus and to the bus customs line was 1/2 hour on a Sunday at 3:30 p.m (traditionally one of the busiest time).

To get back to your parked car, (keep in mind, that you probably are bringing back some souvenirs, and they'll add to your body load) you can either walk the 1200 feet from where you just crossed into the US, to your parked car, or take a PEDICAB, one of the bicycles with a back seat. They charge $3.50 US, of 50 pesos per person.

In our instance, we took the "transportation" route both ways.
Total cost?

PEDICAB for two X2 = $14.00 or $200 pesos
Cab to and from downtown, $5.00 X2 =$10.00
Van to the "bus" lane $10.00

Time savings...PRICELESS!

Why did we do this...THE TEQUILA EXPO (another report).

Entrance to the TJ crossing






The old pedestrian bridgeway
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Taxi cab fares to different border areas: