from terry  and modified by dean

Otay Mesa Crossing BLVD 2000 (Corridor 2000)

NOTE: At your first opportunity after crossing the border, stop at a 7/11 PEMEX gas station and pick up a Tijuana and Ensenada city street map if needed. Don’t forget your Mexican auto insurance!!!!!  DO NOT take any narcotics, guns or ammunition into Mexico!!!!!

To get to the Otay crossing from USA:

Take the 5 or 805 Freeway south to the 905 Freeway east. The 905 turns into Otay Mesa Road. Get into the center or right lanes. Otay Mesa Road veers to the right and sets you up for the border crossing.  there is a new shortcut that was just finished that saves a few stop lights.   Follow this and it leads you to the border crossing.  


To get from the Otay crossing to the Toll Road at Popotla using Blvd 2000:

When you cross at Otay and clear Mexican Customs, you will be on Garita de Otay. Proceed straight ahead (get into the left lane) for one mile to the first STOPLIGHT controlled intersection which will be Industrial Blvd. There is a tire shop on your left hand side of this intersection. Also signs indicating TECATE/MEXICALI.

Turn left onto Industrial Blvd and proceed straight ahead for approximately 5 miles. Follow the traffic signs that indicate "TECATE" and "MEXICALI". Stay in the left hand lanes as you will proceed over the new business district overpass and just ahead pass under a pedestrian footbridge with "PANASONIC" written on it.

After you pass through the warehouse/industrial district, you will drive down a slight downgrade.....get into the right hand lane.

At about the 5 mile mark you will see signs indicating "TECATE" toll road to your left (straight) and "ROSARITO" "ENSENADA" and "BC 201" to your right. Take the right hand turn to Rosarito. You are now on Blvd 2000. May also be marked as Corridor 2000.

Proceed straight for approximately 26 miles, following the signs for "ROSARITO" and "ENSENADA"

Be cautious as you first enter Blvd 2000 as you will be passing through a urban area with cross traffic and pedestrians.

After about 26 miles, you will pass under the Toll Road and come to a "T" intersection with traffic signals that do not work. This is Popotla and the "Free" road. The old Fox-Baja studios and Rosarito are located to your right. Be careful at this intersection as the traffic to your right headed southbound has a stop sign, but some vehicles observe the quaint Mexican custom of ignoring it.

here is once you get off 2000 and see the water.

when this great roads ends you see the sea... you go under HWY 1D cuota (toll road) and take a left heading South towards Ensenada as shown in this picture.

at Puerto Nuevo get on toll to ensenada

 

Turn left onto the free road and proceed to the toll road on ramps at Cantimar or La Mission, southbound. As you head south, you will want to be in the left lane to get onto the the toll road 1D but this will be several miles (8 miles) about 10 minutes, traffic is not bad. as you hit Puerto Nuevo (sign below) be ready (looking) to get on the toll road with an entrance that is a bit hard to see on the left..  the entrance to 1D is reported to be another 2+ miles south from this sign, also stated 3rd or so stop sign from the below sign.  If you pass the Pemex on the right you went about 100 yards to far.  



Below: turn here, towards ensenada south. be in the left lane as you enter Puerto Nuevo to get on this entrance ramp. note head to ensenada south. this entrance is a bit hard to see so again once you see the above Puerto Nuevo sign make sure you are in left lane and not driving fast look for this entrance.   It is at the stop sign where you see the first Pemex on the right about 100 yards ahead.  It is a weird turn left then a right onto the toll road entrance.  

just one toll remaining once you get on the hwy1 cuota (toll) road before ensenada... .and lastly disclosure, I do not warrant these are perfect, just pretty good...

 

 

Now at the border, where to declare at Otay Mesa.  

When crossing the border from the USA to Mexico at Otay Mesa, enter the declare lane on the right. go to the parking lot below, at the parking part go to the left side for easier parking where the red star is in the lot. park and in the lot there is a little aduana stand, get a declare list from them, list your items and take back to the parking lot hut. they will inspect. and stamp it. then go to step 2.

Step 2 enter into this building with the star, there are windows in front they will calculate your fee due. then the windows to the right are the bank you pay. to pay, USD not accepted. Once you pay then go back to the first window and they will stamp it and you now go to your car and drive to gate.

Step three once you have paid and have the document return to car and drive out to gate, push button and hand over your paperwork. He will give you a receipt and you proceed to last gate and he will open when you show document.