Mexicoach Bus Station - Tijuana, Mexico
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Metro2
N 32° 31.821 W 117° 02.193
11S E 496567 N 3599224
Mexicoach is a bus service that shuttles passengers across the US/Mexican border in Tijuana/San Diego.
Waymark Code: WMDY9K
Location: Baja California, Mexico
Date Posted: 03/08/2012
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It can take hours waiting to cross the border into the US from Tijuana if you drive your own vehicle. Walking across can also be a long wait. Some people choose to use the Mexicoach bus service which has a special lane and can cross the border more quickly into the US. Other folks, park their cars in the US and take the Mexicoach into Tijuana, not because the wait into Mexico is long (it's usually a breeze) but because they don't want to buy auto insurance or have other car hassels. This terminal is on Revolucion Ave., the heart of the Tijuana tourist district. The terminal on the US side is at Border Parking.
The station's website (
visit link) includes this excerpt:
"San Ysidro is home to the world's busiest land border crossing, where U.S. Interstate 5 crosses into Mexico at Tijuana. Each year over 14 million vehicles and 40 million people enter the U.S. at the San Ysidro port of entry.
The great majority of these are workers (both of Mexican and U.S. nationality) commuting from Tijuana to jobs in the greater San Diego area and throughout southern California. There is also a thriving reverse traffic, both of workers traveling to maquiladoras in Mexico and those purchasing services (vehicle repairs, hair and beauty services, childcare, medical and dental) or seeking entertainment in Tijuana.
Crossing times are notoriously slow at San Ysidro, particularly for those entering the U.S. in cars. For this reason many cross on foot, which is frequently much faster than the vehicle lane. Some pedestrian travelers own a car in each country, and store them in one of the large parking lots located near the border post, or use the respective public transportation systems of both cities (both systems have a bus station built solely to serve the border crossing point)."