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cerritosguy
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Ensenada airport
I am driving down in 2 weeks from BC canada
Has anyone flown into Ensenada from Mexico city?..do they have commercial flights?..reason im asking is my GF is gonna try to meet me in Baja Norte
somewhere and i figure Ensenada would be better for me to meet her there instead of Tijuana as i always get lost in the horrid city..
she is near Mexico city in Tlaxcala right now..she was evacuated to there from San Jose 3 days after Odile..
I like to cross into baja threw Tecate in my super c class RV so ensenada would be preferred..i hate TJ..then we will continue down the baja to los
cerritos
[Edited on 9-22-2014 by cerritosguy]
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Whale-ista
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Better to use Tijuana. Ensenada only has a small regional Airport.
Rodriguez field in Tijuana is an international airport.
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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cerritosguy
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thanks whale-ista..i just loath the thought of going to TJ..i get lost everytime ..
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Alm
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Cerritosguy, you don't need to drive to TJ in order to fly out of there.
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The airport is near Otay Mesa crossing. Cross there.
You don't need to drive into downtown Tijuana so it's a little less confusing.
You could also leave your car on the US side and walk across and meet your friend at the airport. There places to park and taxis from the crossing to
the airport at a reasonable cost.
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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cerritosguy
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is Otay Mesa crossing RV friendly?
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Ateo
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Cross, then park the RV somewhere. Hire a taxi to take you to the airport and back to your RV. Easy! Have fun. Good luck.
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Alm
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I would leave RV home, unless this motorhome IS your home. Or - park it on some secure parking on the US side and take a cab to TJ airport as
suggested.
Have no experience with that Otay parking on the US side. What I do know, is that there is no problem getting to TJ airport from San Diego area by bus
or shuttle or taxi. You might not even need TJ - flights from SD airport to Mexico City are reasonably priced.
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TJ to the DF is way less expensive than from SAN. Volaris or Aeromexico....
Friends don't let friends drink white zinfandel.
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Alm
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Sep 30
SAN-MEX: $245
TIJ-MEX: $178
After you've priced in the time and cost of border crossing (and FMT card?), it isn't really much cheaper.
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1) easy crossing at otay, then drive to airport and park in airport park lot...leave and easy road to Tecate. Really not much road confusion. Google
map it or ask David K to map it out for you.
2) Drop off RV at Delta Parking on US side. They will drive you to Otay Border and walk across for Cab ride to airport ($12). Retrieve GF and catch
Cab back to border by making a right turn outside airport entrance. Walk across to US side, call Delta and they will come get you. (you can also get
your visa walking across at Otay)
3) Have GF do the Cab thing from TJ international and walk across border. You park on US side at Otay crossing and wait for her outside of US crossing
(it dumps out into a cul-de-sac road...just Google map it and check it out) then go to Tecate.
All of these are easy but some is just more time consuming (walking with her back across can be a hassle with the crowd).
Go with Alm...have her come to SD International and then head for Tecate.
After you add up the hassle to meet in Mex it's just better times to do it Alm's way.
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David K
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Just fyi, Ensenada is an international airport. There just aren't any commercial flights to it from major cities. Used mostly by 'GA' (as Capt. Mike
would say)... general aviation/ private planes. Also a regional airline to Isla Cedros and Guerrero Negro has used it... and the military, as well.
Tijuana is the nearest major airport... ~70 miles (110 kms.) away.
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cerritosguy
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seems some are confused by my original post..its ok i dont understand myself some times..i opoligize for this
i am in canada right now..I am driving down south in 2 weeks from BC canada
Has anyone flown from Mexico city, mainland to Ensenada?..do they have commercial flights?..
she is near Mexico city in Tlaxcala right now..she was evacuated to there from San Jose 3 days after Odile..
I like to cross into baja threw Tecate in my super C class RV so ensenada would be preferred..i hate TJ..
Then we will continue down the Baja to Los Cerritos..
After sleeping on it i figure i could go threw Tecate and take the toll road to TJ and meet her at the airport or some place like Walmart if there is
one in the area..I got an updated map on my GPS and just put my fate in Garmins hands..hopefully meet up with some frinds in other RV's and convoy
down together..She is Mexican so she will be able to get accurate road reports etc. from cops W/E..
thank you for your suggestions!
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David K
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Here is what I posted, that should have answered your question: "Just fyi, Ensenada is an international airport. There just aren't any
commercial flights to it from major cities."
If she hires a private plane, she can fly there... but no airlines go from Mexico City to Ensenada that I know of... Of course, there is a LOT I don't
know! 
Have a safe drive!
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micah202
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....cerritosguy...I don't see any new inf in the above post I didn't see in the origional.
....for your circumstance and preferences,,why not just meet at LA or SanD airport.....bypass TJ all together!?
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[Edited on 9-22-2014 by micah202]
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by micah202
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....cerritosguy...I don't see any new inf in the above post I didn't see in the origional.
....for your circumstance and preferences,,why not just meet at LA or SanD airport.....bypass TJ all together!?
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[Edited on 9-22-2014 by micah202] |
His GF is in Mexico near Mexico City, so probably not logical to fly her out of the country just to cross back in?
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cerritosguy
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thank you david k..you got it!..ill ask her to look into flying into Ensenada..
micah202
She is Mexican
There is no point to making it more difficult to drive back down to BCS by going threw the USA border hassles...
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micah202
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| Quote: | Originally posted by cerritosguy
thank you david k..you got it!..ill ask her to look into flying into Ensenada..
micah202
She is Mexican
There is no point to making it more difficult to drive back down to BCS by going threw the USA border hassles... |
...relevant details indeed!
.....sounds like the private plane option wins!...good idea Dave~  
[Edited on 9-22-2014 by micah202]
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desertcpl
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how about Loreto
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micah202
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| Quote: | Originally posted by desertcpl
how about Loreto |
...too far south
.....................or too obvious
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