Transportation
You have a variety of options for travel. Below are some details to help you decide.
You can travel by Bus, Trolley and Taxi from the San Diego Airport:
The following fees and directions from the airport to the border via bus and trolley are from the San Diego transit website:
1. From Airport Terminal 1 or 2, take the MTS Bus Route 923 DOWNTOWN
2. Get off at the stop on BROADWAY at KETTNER.
3. Enter the AMERICA PLAZA TROLLEY STATION and take the Blue Line Trolley signed BLUE SAN YSIDRO.
4. Get off at the SAN YSIDRO Trolley Station which is the last stop and proceed across the bridge to enter Mexico.
Regular Fare: $ 4.25
Senior & Disabled Fare: $ 2.00
Total Trip Time = 1 hr. 1 min.
For more info on schedules and maps for your routes:
Bus route 923
Trolley Information
You can park on the US side of the Border, walk across and take a TAXI:
Many patients choose to park at the Border Station Parking Lot on the US side of the US/Mexico border. A short walk into Mexico will lead you directly to a taxi depot. Tell them you are going to the Marriott Hotel Tijuana (previously the Hotel Emporio).
The Tijuana taxi system is an institution, populated by thousands of independent taxi operators. Taxis operate on a flat-fee basis, agreed upon in advance. The standard trip from the border to the hotel should cost no more than $8-10. You can try to bargain for less. Shorter taxi trips generally cost $6-7. Tipping is not expected. Taxis cruise up and down the city streets and can usually be hailed from any street corner. While at the hotel, you can have the concierge call a taxi when you need one.
You can hire a private shuttle to take you directly from the Airport to The Bash:
If you require transportation to/from the San Diego Airport or the USA/Mexico border, please contact Gregorio at (619) 781-5631. He has provided safe transportation to many of our patients over the last few years when travelling across the border for fill appointments.
Share a Ride!
You can save some money and have some extra company on the ride down to TJ by sharing a ride with someone who lives near you or on your travel route. Visit our Ride Sharing Exchange on Kuri_Bash_2008 Yahoo! Newsgroup. Just click Database on the group features panel on the left of the page and view the ride requests—or post an offer to share a ride.
Travel document requirements have changed.
Previously, only a valid form of Identification such as a driver's license was required to freely travel across borders between Mexico, the United States, and Canada. As of January 31, 2008, we are now required to provide proof of both identification and citizenship.
The documents below provide both identification and citizenship. If you have any one of these documents, this will be all that you need to travel freely across borders.
-US or Canadian Passport
-US Passport Card (Available Spring 2008)
-State or Provincial Issued Enhanced Driver's License (when available this secure driver's license will denote identity and citizenship)
-Enhanced Tribal Cards
-US Military Identification with Military Travel Orders
-US Merchant Mariner Document
-Native American Tribal Photo Identification Card
-Form 1-872 American Indian Card
-Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) Card
-If you do not have one of the above forms of identification and citizenship, any two of the following will allow you to travel freely across borders. You must have BOTH a form of Identification and proof of Citizenship.
Proof of Identification
-Driver's license or identification card issued by a federal, state, provincial, county, territory or municipal authority; or
-US or Canadian military identification card
AND
Proof of Citizenship
-US or Canadian birth certificate issued by a federal, state, provincial, county, territory, or municipal authority
-US Consular report of birth abroad
-US Certificate of Citizenship
-US Citizen Identification Card
-Canadian certificate of citizenship card
-Canadian certificate of citizenship without photo
-If you are a citizen of the United States and require a birth certificate as proof of citizenship to accompany your valid ID (driver's license or government issued ID card), please visit The National Center for Health Statistics. Click on the State of your birth for exact pricing and instructions. Most orders for birth certificates can be done over the phone, via the internet or by mail. Please note that requests by mail take significantly longer than internet or phone requests.
If you are a citizen of Canada and require a birth certificate as proof of citizenship to accompany your valid government issued ID card, please click here. Locate the province of your birth and visit their respective website for exact cost and instructions. Please keep in mind that applying online or over the phone will be faster than applying by mail.
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