Travelling to Tijuana for treatment
For visas, payment arrangements and medical documents, start with Travelling to Mexico for treatment. This page covers arrival, clinic locations and the local route for raising concerns in Tijuana.
How do I get there?
For flights, consult Tijuana International Airport’s operator or San Diego International Airport. Confirm which side of the border the clinic’s pickup starts on.
From San Diego, the San Ysidro port and Otay Mesa passenger port publish 24-hour operations. Check the relevant pedestrian or vehicle lane before travelling; opening hours do not predict the queue.
The CBX airport bridge connects the US terminal with Tijuana airport and is for eligible ticketed airline passengers, not a general pedestrian route to city clinics. CBP lists CBX as open 24 hours. Check the operator’s boarding-pass, ticket and crossing-window requirements.
How do I come back across the border?
US Customs and Border Protection’s land-entry guidance lists acceptable documents, including a US passport book or card for US citizens and a valid Permanent Resident Card for US permanent residents. Canadian, British and EU travellers should check CBP’s requirements for their citizenship and immigration status before planning the US leg; permission to enter Mexico does not establish US admission.
CBP’s medication guidance says to declare medicines and carry them in their original containers with the doctor’s instructions. The FDA’s personal-importation guidance distinguishes visitors from US residents and explains restrictions on unapproved drugs. A prescription or a supply of 90 days does not create a general right for a returning US resident to import an unapproved medicine. Check the particular medicine before purchasing it.
Where are the clinics?
CONCIBO lists Calle José María Velazco 2524, interior 101, in Zona Urbana Río Tijuana. Capilar Hair Center lists Frida Kahlo 10410, suite 501, also in Zona Urbana Río.
Use the exact building, entrance and floor on your appointment confirmation. Ask whether consultations and procedures take place at the same address and where your driver should meet you after each visit.
Who can I complain to locally?
Baja California’s medical-complaint service lists identification, a written account and evidence of the patient–provider relationship among its requirements. It describes an in-person route. Ask the state medical arbitration commission which office handles your provider and whether a representative can submit after you leave. Request confirmation of language and translation requirements.
For national bodies and licence-checking information, see Travelling to Mexico for treatment.
What should I know about the place?
Baja California’s official tourism trust includes Tijuana in its account of medical travel, covering dental care, plastic surgery and other specialist services. The destination description is not an assessment of an individual clinic.
Checked on 24 October 2026.