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Tecate Border Hours Southbound

mufflerbearings - 12-23-2020 at 08:26 AM

I apologize if this issue has already been beat to death, but I didn't find an answer to this specific question using the search function.

A friend is planning to cross into Mexico at Tecate today. I know that CBP closes their northbound operations at 2:00 p.m., but can one cross southbound into Mexico until the regular 11:00 p.m. closing time?

Bajazly - 12-23-2020 at 08:31 AM

If it's like Mexicali East, the whole thing will be closed. Not likely they would leave Mexico in charge of not letting anybody slip thru going north on the southbound side.

David K - 12-23-2020 at 10:32 AM


From the Internet today:

Wednesday 5AM–2PM
Thursday
(Christmas Eve)
5AM–2PM
Hours might differ
Friday
(Christmas Day)
5AM–2PM
Hours might differ
Saturday 5AM–2PM
Sunday 5AM–2PM
Monday 5AM–2PM
Tuesday 5AM–2PM


[Edited on 12-30-2020 by David K]

mufflerbearings - 12-23-2020 at 01:37 PM

Thank you for the replies, Bajazly and David. He's enroute now, and I doubt he'll arrive before 2, so he may have to detour through Tijuana. If he finds that Tecate's southbound hours are different, I'll post that info here.

TecateRay - 12-23-2020 at 11:07 PM

Quote: Originally posted by mufflerbearings  
I apologize if this issue has already been beat to death, but I didn't find an answer to this specific question using the search function.

A friend is planning to cross into Mexico at Tecate today. I know that CBP closes their northbound operations at 2:00 p.m., but can one cross southbound into Mexico until the regular 11:00 p.m. closing time?

Southbound Tecate Crossing is open until 11pm. I asked when I walked across last week to go to the dentist. The border guard/aduana told me that.
Lots of Tecate residents work in the US and cross South to return home in the evening.

David K - 12-25-2020 at 03:14 PM


BORDER CROSSING - Check updates before leaving for the border https://bwt.cbp.gov/
Tijuana & Otay Mesa - 24/7
Tecate 5AM - 2PM daily
Calexico West - 24/7
Calexico East - 6AM - 2PM daily
Algodones - 6AM - 2PM daily
San Luis - 24/7
Lukeville - 6AM - 8PM daily

[Edited on 12-25-2020 by David K]

TecateRay - 12-26-2020 at 08:10 PM

Quote: Originally posted by David K  

BORDER CROSSING - Check updates before leaving for the border https://bwt.cbp.gov/
Tijuana & Otay Mesa - 24/7
Tecate 5AM - 2PM daily
Calexico West - 24/7
Calexico East - 6AM - 2PM daily
Algodones - 6AM - 2PM daily
San Luis - 24/7
Lukeville - 6AM - 8PM daily

[Edited on 12-25-2020 by David K]


Those are all US northbound crossing times. The original question in this post was for southbound crossings. They do not necessarily match US crossing times.

David K - 12-26-2020 at 08:14 PM

Interesting!
I had always seen both north and south matched, by International agreement.

Don Pisto - 12-26-2020 at 08:44 PM

that is interesting! I see no reason why they should match, which crossings don't?

bajaric - 12-27-2020 at 12:42 AM

The local trash company here in La Mesa, CA used to have a whole crew from Tecate that worked at the recycling plant, they crossed every morning and went home at the end of the day around 5pm. These workers would know the current hours southbound, but I doubt if any of them are posting on Baja Nomad. Most people that post on here have no reason to cross south at Tecate after 2pm.

Tecate Ray says he asked and the response was open southbound until 11pm.



[Edited on 12-27-2020 by bajaric]

JZ - 12-27-2020 at 11:02 AM

Quote: Originally posted by David K  
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If you cross into Mexico and then get a call there is a fire near your home, you sure would want to go back.



What if you crossed at 1:55pm and learned of the fire at 2:05pm?

I bet you'd wish you had Sentri then.

mufflerbearings - 12-30-2020 at 09:44 AM

My friend crossed into Tecate around 3:30 p.m., and was able to get his FMM and TVIP sorted by the helpful folks at Immigration/Aduana. He didn't think to ask how late the southbound crossing stays open, but it is pretty clearly open past the 2:00 northbound closing.

David K - 12-30-2020 at 10:14 AM

Interesting, thank you!