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>GETTING INTO BAJA CALIFORNIA

U.S. and Canadian citizens who visit the immediate border zone or the city of Ensenada can do it without the need to obtain a tourist card, provided the length of the stay does not exceed 72 hours. Simply drive across the border (as almost 180,000 people do each day) For travel beyond Maneadero on the Pacific coast or south of Mexicali on Highway 5, a tourist card is officially required for each individual visitor, regardless of age.

If your are not a Mexican citizen and you intend on staying for more than seven (7) days in any region of Mexico, you are obligated to pay a Non-Immigrant Fee (D.N.I) which costs $210.00 pesos (around $20.00 dollars), payable at any Mexican Bank.

Visitors arriving by land and staying up to 7 (seven) days are exempted from paying this fee, for any additional information please check with the immigration authorities or with the Baja California State Tourism Secretariat. Go to PERMITS to check all the details.

And whether you stay the day, the night or the weekend, you can return to the U.S. just as easily. Non-U.S. and starting June 1, 2009 U.S residents must present passports and visas for entry.

The main entrance door to the state via air is the International Airport of Tijuana which is served by all Mexican airlines from destinations all over the Country. This airport serves more than 120 flights daily, it has two landing strips with 9 and 12 thousand feet of longitude that cover the needs of private, cargo and commercial flights.

A Private aviation airfield is In San Felipe, a military one in Ensenada and in Mexicali there's a large airport facility that operates 14 flights a day with 3 of the main Mexican Airlines.

Brown Field Airport, located just 4 minutes from the International border in La Mesa de Otay serves private and cargo flights. The Tijuana International Airport is just 20 minutes from Rosarito Beach.

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From San Diego, California, take Interstate Highway 5 or Interstate 805 south. This will take you to the San Ysidro, California border crossing (at Tijuana). Bear to the right just after entering Mexico. As the road begins to split, take the second left where the signs read "Rosarito-Ensenada Scenic Road." That will take you to the road that runs along the international border (Avenida Internacional). You'll see the border fence to your right as you travel west. You'll stay on this road as you climb the first hill. Stay right and keep going straight. As you drop down into the canyon (known as "Smugglers Canyon"), you'll want to take the right turn-off to the road going west. Up another hill and then you'll drop down to Playas de Tijuana intersection. Since we are going to Rosarito Beach we'll follow the road as it curves left.

Just ahead is the toll booth. A toll fee of $2.40 US dollars will take you all the way to Rosarito Beach. The 17 mile scenic trip will take about fifteen minutes.

At Rosarito Beach, there are three exits off the toll road. The first exit will take your right into town. You'll drive along Benito Juárez Boulevard (main street) for about two miles to downtown. If you would prefer to avoid city traffic, stay on the toll road and take the third exit. This exit takes you directly to the heart of the tourist area (two short blocks). 

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There are four exists into Rosarito. If you’re on foot, grab a taxi that says “Rosarito” on it immediately after you cross the border. Rates range from $18 to 20 dollars per cab. Or take a Tijuana Downtown-Rosarito collective taxi, rates range from $1 to 2 dollars per person on a shared cab.