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San Ysidro Tiempos de espera fronterizos

Dirección
Vehículo particular · General
Cómo viaja
Tipo de carril

Reportado hace 44 min por CBP

Baja · hasta 15 minModerada · 16–44 minAlta · 45 min o más

Travel mode

Entrada a Estados Unidos

Último reporte oficial para San Ysidro

Espera actual

Vehículo particular

Alta

45min

Reportado hace 44 min por CBP

Toll: none published — confirm with CBP, 877-CBP-5511

Detalles

Detalles del reporte

Reportado a las

6 carriles abiertos

Subió 15 min desde las 3:00 a.m. GMT-7

Esperas según la hora

Espera habitual reportada para autos, carriles generales, hacia Estados Unidos · reportes de CBP, del 24 de agosto al 18 de octubre de 2026 · hora del Pacífico
HoraEntre semanaFines de semana
0:00–3:0075 min45 min
3:00–6:0090 min30 min
6:00–9:00110 min80 min
9:00–12:00110 min115 min
12:00–15:00100 min145 min
15:00–18:0095 min150 min
18:00–21:0070 min150 min
21:00–24:0045 min150 min

Cómo se calculan estas cifras

Tiempos de espera registrados anteriormente

San Ysidro · Autos · Carriles generales · Hacia Estados Unidos · CBP
Horas locales del cruce: hora del Pacífico.
Hora del reporteEspera reportada
45 min
30 min
20 min
15 min
15 min
20 min
San Ysidro · Autos · Ready Lane · Hacia Estados Unidos · CBP
Horas locales del cruce: hora del Pacífico.
Hora del reporteEspera reportada
30 min
20 min
15 min
10 min
10 min
15 min
San Ysidro · SENTRI · Hacia Estados Unidos · CBP
Horas locales del cruce: hora del Pacífico.
Hora del reporteEspera reportada
10 min
5 min
5 min
5 min
5 min
5 min
San Ysidro · Peatones · Carriles generales · Hacia Estados Unidos · CBP
Horas locales del cruce: hora del Pacífico.
Hora del reporteEspera reportada
10 min
10 min
5 min
5 min
5 min
5 min
San Ysidro · Peatones · Ready Lane · Hacia Estados Unidos · CBP
Horas locales del cruce: hora del Pacífico.
Hora del reporteEspera reportada
1 min
1 min
1 min
1 min
1 min
1 min

Fuentes: CBP

Consulta a las fuentes

Última consulta a CBP: · Los reportes se actualizan aproximadamente cada hora

Crossing facts

U.S.-bound hours
24 hours (CBP)
Lanes reported
car General / SENTRI / Ready; pedestrian General / Ready
Commercial trucks
not served — use Otay Mesa
Toll
none published — confirm with CBP, 877-CBP-5511
U.S. facility
San Ysidro Land Port of Entry, 720 East San Ysidro Boulevard

About this crossing

San Ysidro is the busiest land border crossing in the Western Hemisphere, connecting central San Diego with downtown Tijuana for cars, buses and pedestrians; commercial trucks use Otay Mesa instead. The live U.S.-bound waits come from CBP. Mexico-bound car conditions are published separately by Caltrans for the I-5 and I-805 approaches.

Quick answers

Is San Ysidro open 24 hours?

CBP lists the U.S.-bound crossing as open 24 hours for cars and pedestrians. Individual lanes keep their own schedules — a SENTRI or Ready lane can close overnight while general lanes stay open — and PedWest has shorter posted hours. Check the live lane status above before a late-night crossing.

Can commercial trucks cross at San Ysidro?

No. San Ysidro has no commercial lanes; the region’s truck crossing is Otay Mesa, which reports its own general and FAST cargo waits. A freight rail line does cross the border at San Ysidro, but it carries no road traffic.

Are PedEast and PedWest the same crossing?

They are two pedestrian buildings of the same port with separate wait readings. PedEast, on the main site, is the 24-hour route this page reports. PedWest exits at Virginia Avenue on the western side and keeps its own, shorter hours — check its page before choosing it.

SENTRI and Ready Lane

CBP reports General, SENTRI and Ready Lane waits for cars, and General and Ready Lane waits for pedestrians. SENTRI requires enrolment in CBP’s trusted-traveller program. Everyone aged 16 or older in a vehicle or pedestrian group needs a Ready Lane-eligible card to use Ready Lane. A passport book does not qualify.

Driving into Mexico

Caltrans publishes the southbound car wait for the I-5 and I-805 approaches on its QuickMap border page, with current conditions and 15- and 30-minute projections — cars only, no pedestrian or truck figures.

The port

The San Ysidro Land Port of Entry sits at 720 East San Ysidro Boulevard, where I-5 and I-805 end. A $741 million rebuild, finished in 2019–2020, gave it 63 inspection booths over 34 vehicle lanes and two pedestrian buildings: PedEast on the main site, and PedWest at Virginia Avenue with its own hours and its own wait reading.

Busy times

In 2025 the port handled 15.3 million U.S.-bound personal vehicles and 8.0 million pedestrians (port-level BTS counts). August was the busiest driving month, February the quietest.

Nearby crossings

PedWest is the western walking route when its posted hours fit your trip. Otay Mesa, a few miles east, takes cars, pedestrians and all of the corridor’s commercial trucks. Cross Border Xpress is a ticketed bridge for Tijuana Airport passengers only, and Otay Mesa East is still under construction.

Cars queued at inspection booths beneath overhead lane signs at San Ysidro.
Jerry Glaser / CBP, 2023 · Archival photograph.