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border crossing at TJ

arkieguide
Explorer
Explorer
We uae to cross at TJ, then changed to farther east. After leaving customs you kept in the leaf lane to exit left Ensenada. Do you now sta in the right lane and exit right to get on the same highway ? At && yr, I am not as quick as before and need to have a plan in mind.
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Talleyho69
Moderator
Moderator
Hopefully it will get better in time!

navegator
Explorer
Explorer
Talleyho69, you are welcome.

They are building a bridge to connect the entrance to down town TJ so the easy overpass to the road to Ensenada is closed and one must go a little further to make the U turn over the river, on the way back it is better to go through down town rather than the road next to the river, they have changed the exit to the overpass because of the bridge construction and it is confusing, we ended in the Sentry lanes instead of the ready lanes, the US agent at the booth was mighty annoyed, but oh well signs in TJ are nowhere to be found and if they are they are wrong or misplaced.

navegator

Talleyho69
Moderator
Moderator
Navegator, thanks so much for providing this information. It's important for many of those who drive into Mexico!
Many of us have found that following the signs at the borders are close, but not quite exactly what we need to know, thanks for providing exact directions.

navegator
Explorer
Explorer
When you get to the border there is a right turn, a small straight and then a wide left turn into the crossing, try to stay in the center lane and aim for the middle of the crossings, there is a semaphore system, green no customs stop, red you get directed to a check area.

Leaving this checking area there is a right turn and then a left turn, stay in the middle lane this lane will go up a bridge at the bridge you are now on the right lane, continue on the right lane and you come to another right turn, and down to a two lane road you are now on the left side of the Tia Juana river, you will merge with the lane coming from Tijuana as soon as you can move over to the right lane and stay on that lane.

Long stretch and then there is a long up hill, after the hill there is a left curve and a steep down hill, at the bottom of this hill you will take the right turn and merge with the road from down town.

Once on this road you start climbing and there is a left turn, as soon as possible get in the center lane and you will come a straight away down a slope and then up again.

when you crest the ridge you are going to stay in the center lane and follow the left turn on to the toll road to Ensenada, the middle lane and right lane go in to Playas de Tijuana so make the left turn at that junction, the lane you are in splits left and right go left!

Coming back you are going to stay on the right lane all the way, staying on the same road no turns anywhere, you will go through down town Tijuana, Calle Segunda once you get to the area where the traffic moves to the left lanes get on the second from the left and stay there until you see the overpass.

At the overpass make sure that the concrete barriers are on the RIGHT SIDE of the vehicle NOT THE LEFT SIDE, do not follow the signs on the overpass they are misplaced, the concrete barrier on the your right side takes you to the border crossing back to the USA again over the Tia Juana river, be prepared for a good wait in line.

navegator

arkieguide
Explorer
Explorer
Thank you tally hoe.

Talleyho69
Moderator
Moderator
The entry for both vehicles and pedestrians at Tijuana have changed completely in the last year. They now have a beautiful modern facility. Just follow the signs, it's completely different from what you have seen in the past.

2oldman
Explorer II
Explorer II
&& = 77 ?
"If I'm wearing long pants, I'm too far north" - 2oldman