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CA_Traveler
Explorer III
Dec 14, 2019

Los Algodones Border Crossing

Any input on walking into Los Algodones and the return? Recently there have been some 11 hour car delays at other locations. I'm planning a walk across both ways this coming Tues morning and my longest ever return was 45 minutes.

The good news is that I always bore the border doggies.

Thanks

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  • Get in and out in the morning and you should be fine.

    The real danger in that walk line is all the idling cars right next to you.
  • In early November, it was a Tuesday and we stood in line at least an hour on our return.
  • navigator2346 wrote:
    It is a krap shoot. Going across is no problem, it's the return trip. We have stood in line for over an hour and then the next trip, walk right up. The time of day, to me really doesn't make any difference, it could be either way.. Just count the time in line as an "experience" and enjoy it.


    ^ What he said. Wait times are a bit unpredictable. But generally going on a weekday there is less traffic. We went to the dentist there on a Friday once, and the wait coming back into the U.S. was fairly long -- longest we ever recall and we have been there many many times.
  • As has been said, going over is fine but there is a long line coming back. Even so, you can have some interesting conversations with people while waiting in line.
  • It is a krap shoot. Going across is no problem, it's the return trip. We have stood in line for over an hour and then the next trip, walk right up. The time of day, to me really doesn't make any difference, it could be either way.. Just count the time in line as an "experience" and enjoy it.
  • It's still early in the season for the
    "snowbirds," so there should be a very minimal wait to cross, especially by foot.

    Typically, when driving, the traffic will be on weekends when more people are crossing to spend weekends across the border at the resorts on the Sea of Cortez.

    Things should be fine now, but it would be great to have more input!