Dec 13, 2015, 1:37 pm
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"CBX" Pedestrian bridge connects TIJ Int'l. Airport and Otay Mesa
"Cross Border Xpress" connects Otay Mesa and TIJ / Tijuana A. L. Rodriguez International Airport as of 9 Dec 2015
with enclosed pedestrian bridge, including U.S. Immigration and Customs facilities
Link to Cross Border Xpress website.
CBX is an enclosed pedestrian skywalk bridge exclusively for Tijuana Airport passengers who cross the U.S./Mexico border as part of their trip.
- Passport
- Visa if required
- Airline boarding pass
- CBX ticket for bridge use
The "CBX" consists of an enclosed pedestrian bridge that connects TIJ / the Tijuana A. L. Rodriguez International Airport with a facility in Otay Mesa that includes USCBP inspection area (SENTRI kiosks are available), airline ticket counters, an 850 car parking lot and access to multimodal land transport (intercity bus, taxis, Uber). A duty free shopping area and restaurant has been added.
CBX plans to add a gasoline station, shopping center and hotel some time in the future.
Link to San Diego Union-Tribune article 9 Dec 2015
NOTE:
7 Jan 2016: Just received a quick and courteous email from CBX in response to my question regarding whether a passport card is sufficient to cross using the bridge. She confirmed that a passport card is sufficient as they have no additional requirements beyond what is required by customs and immigration and the crossing is considered to be a land border crossing.
Particularly if you live in the San Diego area, you can save as much as 50% or more flying domestic intra-Mexico services out of TIJ.
Q. Has anyone posted about their CBX experience?
FlyerTalk Community Director SanDiego1K has shared her experience in February, 2019 crossing from Otay Mesa, CA to TIJ airport in post #93.
Q. Are there lower cost alternatives to using the CBX?
Yes, but they entail less convenient border crossings (particularly inconvenient herding your baggage through) at San Ysidro or the conventional Otay Mesa crossing and securing transport to TIJ once you've completed border formalities.
NOTE: See Walking into Tijuana? (San Ysidro crossing & new PedWest Aug 2017)
Pedestrian "Cross Border Xpress" /"CBX" Bridge links Otay Mesa, USA - TIJ Airport
Mar 16, 2016, 1:00 pm
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On a side note, I found it interesting that there are security cameras in the ceiling every 10 feet or so on the bridge itself.
Mar 16, 2016, 2:59 pm
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Per Airlineroute.net, looks like you can now fly Dreamliner to MEX as well as from there ^
Well, ^ if you only want to fly that, not so much if you are coming back from Shanghai (imagine my shock when I saw AM Dreamliner there ).
Well, ^ if you only want to fly that, not so much if you are coming back from Shanghai (imagine my shock when I saw AM Dreamliner there
).
Originally Posted by www.airlineroute.net/
Posted at 0330GMT 18MAR16
Skyteam member AeroMexico has once again adjusts planned operations for Shanghai Pu Dong, as operational routing reverts back to round-trip Mexico City – Tijuana – Shanghai Pu Dong. The airline previously planned to operate Mexico City – San Jose/Los Cabos – Shanghai Pu Dong – Tijuana – Mexico City from March to July 2016.
The following schedule is effective April 2016, with Boeing 787-8 operation scheduled until 04SEP16 (Boeing 777 from 05SEP16).
AM098 MEX2126 – 2311TIJ0049+1 – 0630+2PVG 788 257
AM099 PVG1335 – 1136TIJ1316 – 1831MEX 788 247
Skyteam member AeroMexico has once again adjusts planned operations for Shanghai Pu Dong, as operational routing reverts back to round-trip Mexico City – Tijuana – Shanghai Pu Dong. The airline previously planned to operate Mexico City – San Jose/Los Cabos – Shanghai Pu Dong – Tijuana – Mexico City from March to July 2016.
The following schedule is effective April 2016, with Boeing 787-8 operation scheduled until 04SEP16 (Boeing 777 from 05SEP16).
AM098 MEX2126 – 2311TIJ0049+1 – 0630+2PVG 788 257
AM099 PVG1335 – 1136TIJ1316 – 1831MEX 788 247
Mar 18, 2016, 11:21 am
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Per Airlineroute.net, looks like you can now fly Dreamliner to MEX as well as from there ^
I found it interesting that the 787 I was on that morning came in from MEX (and not someplace in Asia). Apparently AM is running the 787 back and forth between MEX and TIJ (as a single flight - not a continuation of another leg), so that was news to me.
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Mar 21, 2016, 1:53 pm
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Well, for anyone who want to try this crossing, AM is giving away tickets to several destinations in South America.
OK, not giving away, but $240 r/t to Lima or Medellin
And yes, I've checked on both ITA Matrix and AeroMexico.com ^
OK, not giving away, but $240 r/t to Lima or Medellin
And yes, I've checked on both ITA Matrix and AeroMexico.com ^
Mar 21, 2016, 3:01 pm
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SANspotter has a pretty detailed report including pictures on his blog.
Originally Posted by www.sanspotter.com
Finding a parking spot was a bit more difficult however. The lot was about 90% full as far as I could tell, and I did notice many people parking on side streets just outside the parking lot. This bridge seems to be popular! I did consider parking on the street as well (to save the parking fee cost), but I just decided to play it safe and park in the lot due to the fact that I didn’t really didn’t want to take the chance of having my car towed.
Mar 22, 2016, 12:55 pm
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Passport vs birth certificate to enter Tijuana airport
Has anyone traveled with a minor with just a birth certificate to enter Mexico through the bridge? We will be flying out of Tijuana and our 9 year old son is going with us but he does not have a passport. We have used birth certificates before when going through Tijuana but not sure if it is the same through CBX bridge.
Mar 29, 2016, 12:21 pm
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Has anyone traveled with a minor with just a birth certificate to enter Mexico through the bridge? We will be flying out of Tijuana and our 9 year old son is going with us but he does not have a passport. We have used birth certificates before when going through Tijuana but not sure if it is the same through CBX bridge.
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Effective September 2015, everyone, including minors, is required to have a valid passport or other WHTI-compliant document (enhanced drivers license, passport card, etc.) to enter Mexico by land and sea. A birth certificate isn't sufficient any longer for minors to cross the border, unfortunately. I'd suggest getting your 9 year old a passport card which is only around $35 IIRC.
It seems like they still don't check everyone for a passport/EDL/passport card/tribal ID and the like in regards to WHTI.
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Mar 29, 2016, 2:14 pm
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At the land crossing they let Latino looking people through without a passport check, but if you looked white, you had to produce a passport. So I'm sure Americans did enter Mexico without a passport, but they weren't supposed to.