About this crossing
Ysleta–Zaragoza is east El Paso's 24-hour bridge into Juárez's Zaragoza district, carrying cars, pedestrians and the corridor's longest cargo schedule: weekdays 6 a.m. to midnight, Saturday to 2 p.m., closed Sunday.
Tolls
| Southbound (into Mexico) — City of El Paso (checked 29 August 2026) | car, pickup, van or trailer US$3.50 cash plus US$1.75 per extra axle · motorcycle US$3.50 · bus, large RV or commercial base US$9 cash plus US$4.50 per extra axle · pedestrians age three and up, and bicycles, US$0.50 or MX$10. The City's prepaid E-Fast account pays the southbound toll (office 791 S. Zaragoza, 915-212-7540; 1.98% card service charge; the exclusive lane depends on traffic). |
| Northbound (into the U.S.) — Chihuahua bridge authority (checked 29 August 2026) | car MX$41 / US$2.50 · motorcycle MX$21 / US$1.30 · bus (2–4 axles) and cargo (2–3 axles) MX$134 / US$8.10 · pedestrian MX$10 / US$0.60. |
A note on rates: El Paso adopted a toll-code amendment on 18 August 2026; the posted table stands until the City publishes replacement rates.
SENTRI and Ready Lane
CBP reports SENTRI, Ready and General car waits and a General pedestrian wait; trucks get General and FAST. Chihuahua's Línea Exprés serves SENTRI and Global Entry holders with authorized vehicles on the Zaragoza approach.
The bridge
A crossing since 1938, rebuilt in 1955, with the current paired structures dating to 1990 — the City of El Paso manages the U.S. side and Chihuahua's bridge authority the Mexican toll operation.
Busy times
Ysleta has its own federal port code: in 2025 it handled about 3.8 million US-bound personal vehicles, 2.2 million pedestrians and 642,000 trucks. October led for cars and trucks.
Quick answers
Is Ysleta open 24 hours?
For cars and pedestrians, yes. Cargo runs weekdays 6 a.m. to midnight and Saturday to 2 p.m., closed Sunday. Individual lanes keep their own staffing — at the 29 August 2026 check the General car lane was closed while SENTRI and Ready reported waits — so go by the live states above.
Does Ysleta have a reliable southbound live wait?
Not yet. Chihuahua's Zaragoza estimate page warns it is under maintenance and shows no observation time, and TTI's public border-wait system was likewise down when checked, so neither southbound figure is published.
Which El Paso-area bridge should trucks use?
Ysleta runs the corridor's longest cargo schedule — weekdays 6 a.m. to midnight and Saturday to 2 p.m. BOTA is the toll-free option, weekdays 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Tornillo takes weekday cargo 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.