Driving Directions Back to the U.S. Via Tecate
From the Mission Base to Ensenada
You’ll be familiar with this as you will have driven it on your way down to the Mission Base.
Going Through Ensenada
When you arrive in Ensenada, the first big landmarks you’ll want to look for are Walmart and Costco.
Your next turn will be 2 ½ miles after Walmart and Costco.
About 2 ½ miles after Walmart and Costco, look for a Soriana/Office Depot sign on your left. It will be in a mall that’s located on the left side of the highway.
The sign for the mall will be on your left at a large intersection. You’ll want to be in your left lane so you can make a left turn at the intersection.
Continue on for about ½ mile and you’ll come to a tee intersection. Take a right at this intersection.
Continue on for about 2 miles and you’ll come to the Tourist Zone with a park with 3 heads, (of famous Mexicans) on your left.
Continue on straight and follow the signs that say, “Tijuana, Rosarito, Toll Road, etc.
You’ll drive about another 6 miles, and you’ll come to Highway 3 to Tecate exit on your right.
From here on you’ll follow this highway to the Tecate border.
From Ensenada to the Tecate Border
As mentioned above, after the tourist zone, you’ll drive about another 6 miles, and you’ll come to Highway 3 to Tecate exit on your right (see photo to the right).
From here on you’ll follow this highway to the Tecate border.
Going Through Tecate
Going through Tecate is easy as it's a small town. Just follow the signs marked "San Diego" and you'll be good to go.
Normal border wait is 30-45 minutes.
