Tijuana (TIJ) Airport

Tijuana TIJ Airport Overview


Tijuana International Airport TIJ (officially known as General Abelardo L. Rodríguez Airport), Mexico's northernmost airport, is just 6 km or a 10-minute drive from the city of Tijuana, located right on the Mexican side of the border, and south of San Diego, Californa, and accessible via US Hwys 5 & 805 and Mexican Highway 1. Not only is the Airport one of the most important Mexican hubs, but at present it is also the only international gateway from Asia to Central/South America.
With one long runway and over 3.4 million passengers a year, the Tiuana International is hub for Volaris Airlines and is served by Aeromexico, Interjet, Mexicana, Viva Aerobus & Volaris, offering direct and connecting flights (mainly within Mexico) to all points of the globe. 
Note: If you drive to the Airport from the U.S., take into consideration the waiting time at the border crossing, which can take between a few minutes to an hour, but on US and/or Mexican holidays it can take a few hours.

Tijuana International Airport has presently one passenger terminal, which was renovated and expanded in 2002, adding concourses A & B, which in turn had later been expanded and its old jetways replaced with glass-enclosed ones. The terminal has 23 gates, 10 jetways and four baggage claim carousels. A Food Court is in Concourses A & B, at ground & upper levels. Duty-free shops are at Concourses A & B in their main corridor. Customs is in the Arrivals area. Taxi and rental car desks  for all major rental cars are in both Arrivals & Departures. Wireless internet access by TelMex is available throughout the terminal. Other services include: American Express; Aerocambia currency exchange; MPA currency exchange, and ATMs from Banamex, HSBC & Bancomer.
Tourist-related Information is available from Hoteles Noroeste & Cotuco (hotel information); Viajes Lincoln, Viajes Ancla & Viajes del Rubi (travel agencies);  
Lounges: VIP room Tijuana on the upper level of the main terminal; and Aeromexico Salon Premier in Concourse A, ground level.
Airport information: Tel: 52-(664)-607-8200, 52-(664)-607-8201, or 52-(664)-607-8230

'Project Smart Border 2010' is now under considereation would include a bi-national terminal to be built immediately across from the US/Mexican border fence, on US land.

Parking Options:  Parking rates in Mexican currency are for the first hr: 27, 12 to 24 hrs: 189,

To get from the Airport to your destination, you can rent a car, take a taxi, a shuttle or a bus: Note that the Mexican law does not allow passenger pickup from the terminal (only dropoff). Instead authorized SAAT Taxis make pickups and can be contacted in the Arrivals Hall.  All fixed-route taxis & buses, as well as 'calafias' (vans), reach Centro (downtown Tijuana), while most of them reach, or stop near to Plaza Rio - at Zona Rio, and Otay areas.
(a) Aeromexico offers a shuttle to San Diego across the border.
(b) Modulo Autobuses sells bus tickets (tel. 683-80-82; Intercalifornias bus service (tel. 683-62-81); Greyhound (tel. 621-26-14); Crucero-USA bus service (tel. 621-26-14).
(c) Public buses are: Blue & White, Green & Beige) lines and Transportes Urbanos y Sububanos S.A. 
(d) Major bus routes, also served by some fixed-route taxi lines) serve the following destinations:
1. Mirador-Miramar-Soler-Centro-Plaza Tio-Otay-Aeropuerto and to Tijuana Airport;
2. Altamira-Villa-Centro-Plaza Rio-20 de Noviembre-Otay Modulos and to Zona Rio & UABC Tijuana college;
3 Payas 2-Soler-Centro-Linea-Palacio-Hospital-BuenaVisata-Central Camionera, and to Playas de Tiuaan, the city bus station, Tijuana-San Ysidro border, Municipal Palace, General Hospital);
4. Centro-Linea-Palacio-Postal--ta-UABC-Corredor 2000 and to Tiuana-San Ysidro border, Municipal Palace, UABC Tijuana college and new Corredor 2000. 

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