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Is CBX Worth It? CBX vs. the Land Border

Should you use CBX or just cross at the San Ysidro/Otay Mesa land border to catch a Tijuana flight? Here's the honest tradeoff — and how a flat-rate electric car makes the CBX option effortless.

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Direct answer: For catching a flight at Tijuana Airport (TIJ), CBX is almost always worth it: it is a dedicated bridge straight into the terminal that bypasses the congested San Ysidro and Otay Mesa land crossings, where waits can run hours and are unpredictable. You pay a crossing ticket (around $20 one way), but you trade an uncertain multi-hour land wait for a roughly 15-minute walk across — with your bags, into the gate area. EGT drops you at the CBX door in a flat-rate electric car.

How crossing at CBX works

CBX is only for travelers flying through Tijuana International Airport (TIJ). To use the bridge you need your TIJ boarding pass, a valid passport, and a CBX crossing ticket. Cross southbound within 24 hours of your departure; cross back north within 2 hours of landing. The bridge skips the congested San Ysidro and Otay Mesa land crossings — the whole crossing takes about 15 minutes. We drop you right at the CBX entrance at 2745 Otay Pacific Drive so all you do is walk across.

Why CBX: it now carries roughly 4 million passengers a year (13M+ since opening in 2015) — nearly half of all travelers entering California from Mexico arrive through it. TIJ connects to ~40 Mexican destinations (20+ daily flights to Mexico City) plus nonstops as far as China, often at a fraction of San Diego fares.

EGT vs. Uber to CBX

Uber to CBX is surge-exposed and one-way. Uber's own CBX page shows no fixed fare — pricing is dynamic by demand, distance, tolls and time of day, and multiplies during surge. The airport-to-CBX run alone averages around $56, and a longer pickup or an UberXL/Black runs materially higher. There's also no guaranteed return for a same-day border trip. EGT is one flat rate, both ways, booked ahead — the rate is the rate, even at 4am or during a holiday rush.

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Why EGT for CBX

EGT is the only 100% electric, owner-driven premium operator that publishes flat CBX rates — no meter, no gas surcharge, no surge, the same named driver every time. Because we drive electric and own the car, our cost to run the trip is a fraction of a gas-and-contractor operator's, so the flat rate holds where a metered or surge ride can't. (CBX's own valet even offers free EV charging — the border is going electric too.)

Frequently asked questions

Is CBX faster than crossing at San Ysidro?

Generally yes for air travelers - CBX is a dedicated bridge into TIJ that bypasses the land ports of entry, where waits are long and unpredictable. The CBX crossing itself takes about 15 minutes.

Is CBX worth the ticket cost?

For a flight, most travelers find the ~$20 crossing well worth avoiding an uncertain multi-hour land-border wait with luggage.

Can EGT take me to CBX?

Yes - flat zone rates from $49 to $155, all-electric, no surge, 24/7 including early flights.