Baja California, Mexico
Tijuana
Three U.S. ports of entry serve Tijuana: San Ysidro (the busiest land border crossing in the world by passenger volume), Otay Mesa (commercial + passenger), and Tecate (eastern, lower volume).
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Baja California, Mexico
Mexicali
Mexicali is served by Calexico West (downtown, passenger-heavy) and Calexico East (commercial bypass on SR-7).
Chihuahua, Mexico
Ciudad Juárez
Ciudad Juárez connects to El Paso, TX through four bridges: Bridge of the Americas (free, passenger + commercial), Paso Del Norte (passenger), Stanton (passenger southbound only), and Ysleta-Zaragoza (passenger + commercial).
Tamaulipas, Mexico
Reynosa
Reynosa is served by three crossings on the U.S. side at Hidalgo and Pharr: Hidalgo International, Pharr International (commercial), and Anzalduas International Bridge (passenger).
Tamaulipas, Mexico
Matamoros
Matamoros connects to Brownsville, TX via four bridges: Veterans International, Gateway International, Brownsville & Matamoros (B&M, primarily pedestrian), and Los Indios.
Tamaulipas, Mexico
Nuevo Laredo
Nuevo Laredo crosses into Laredo, TX via Bridge I (Gateway to the Americas), Bridge II (Juárez-Lincoln), Colombia Solidarity, and World Trade Bridge (commercial only — by tonnage the busiest commercial crossing in the U.S.).
British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver
Vancouver-area travelers use Peace Arch/Douglas on I-5 for the main Bellingham-Vancouver freeway crossing, Pacific Highway for SR-543 and commercial traffic, plus Sumas, Lynden, and Point Roberts.
Ontario, Canada
Toronto
From Toronto and the Golden Horseshoe, the four Niagara-area bridges plus Lewiston-Queenston handle the bulk of crossings into New York: Peace Bridge (Buffalo), Rainbow Bridge (passenger), Lewiston-Queenston, and Whirlpool Bridge (NEXUS only).
California, USA
San Diego
San Diego County has four U.S. ports of entry into Tijuana and Baja California: San Ysidro (I-5, the world's busiest by passenger volume), Otay Mesa passenger (SR-905), Otay Mesa commercial, and Tecate (SR-188, rural). For southbound crossers, the choice is usually between San Ysidro convenience and Otay Mesa speed.
Texas, USA
El Paso
El Paso has four ports of entry into Ciudad Juárez: Bridge of the Americas (free, I-110 to downtown), Paso Del Norte (passenger, toll), Stanton (southbound passenger only), and Ysleta-Zaragoza (passenger + commercial, on Loop 375). The two highest-volume passenger crossings are PDN and Ysleta.
Texas, USA
Laredo
Laredo is the largest U.S. inland port and one of the busiest land-border cities by trade value. Four crossings serve it: Bridge I (Gateway to the Americas, downtown passenger), Bridge II (Juárez-Lincoln, downtown passenger), Colombia Solidarity (commercial), and World Trade Bridge (commercial — the busiest commercial crossing in the U.S. by tonnage).
Texas, USA
McAllen
McAllen and the surrounding Hidalgo–Pharr area connect to Reynosa through three crossings: Hidalgo International (downtown passenger), Pharr International (primarily commercial), and Anzalduas International Bridge (passenger, southwest of McAllen). For most cross-border shopping and family traffic, Hidalgo is the default.
Texas, USA
Brownsville
Brownsville is the southernmost border crossing in Texas, connecting to Matamoros through four bridges: Veterans International (the modern passenger + commercial crossing), Gateway International (downtown, walkable), B&M (primarily pedestrian), and Los Indios (rural, west of Brownsville).
California, USA
Calexico
Calexico, CA sits directly across from Mexicali, B.C. Two crossings serve it: Calexico West (downtown, passenger-heavy on SR-111) and Calexico East (commercial bypass on SR-7, 7 miles east). Trucks must use East; passengers often save 30–60 min by detouring there as well.