Overnight parking

I do the trolley stop parking a lot. i’ve had not one single problem parking for four nights in five days. driving into Tijuana is ok and there’s two local parking lots close to hong kong that they own that you can get validated parking with a VIP card but the problem is is the border... getting back into the USA (unless you have Centry or global entry) can take hours ... i’ll stick to my present pattern of parking at a free trolley parking lot.

by the way... I don’t recommend driving a nice expensive car down into Tijuana or even to park in the border parking lots. I want to keep a low profile.

There're many parkings around Jack in the box not just one. Trolley station Palm Ave in Imperial Beach is good. And valet from HK/Cas is free.

thanks for this

I did not know that the nearby lots offered overnight (or 24 hr rates). Any idea what that rate is?

too much. for my present pattern of two and three days i would be spending money better spent on an arriba.

If anyone wants to know, on the weekend I t’s $18 per each 12 hours in a lit up supervised lot. Weekdays it’s less than half that.

I had my first two arribas pay it by offering them $20 off each.

Plus it’s way less hassle being 100 yards from the crossing.

Late last year when I went, the big parking lot near PedWest that is called "Border Station" parking (last freeway exit, turn right then right again into lot), the cost on a weekend was: $6/hour with following maximums: $18 per 12 hours and $36 per 24 hours. I cleared out interior of car before parking and car was untouched when I returned. Of this lot, tuscl user has said: "The parking lot near PedWest is probably the most secure if you’re concerned about your car. The rear portion of the lot is dedicated to CBP officers personal cars. They have a secure well lit lot with uniformed, armed law enforcement walking thru all the time."

Of the Jack in the Box parking, tuscl user Liwet has said: "The Jack in the Box parking lot is 24 hours, $12 per 8 hours Friday through Sunday and $8 per 8 hours all other times."

i spend $2.50 for parking 5 days at a trolley parking lot. so far so good.

(for you young studs it be $5.)

Keep a low profile... an older used car that’s worn. keep the seats clean of things except for a charging cord with obviously no phone attached.

Are you sure you can park at the trolley station more than 3 days w/o getting a ticket? They do check and chalk the tire.

I do not recommend beyer Avenue nor Isis anymore. the lots are just too small for the amount of cars that they have parked there.

FYI the trolley web site says no more than 24 hours in one spot. Not sure what happens after that but arriving on a late train to find you car towed would suck a lot of the fun out of a TJ trip, all to try and save a few bucks. I’m willing to bet that the towing, impound and possible damage would easily eat any savings.

The cost of the Jack-in-the-Box parking lot is $8 for 8 hours except on weekends where it's $12 for 8 hours.

Only problem with the Jack-in-the-box lot is that it was full and access was total grid-lock. Ten cars lined up waiting for someone to leave.

I would have parked there to save the $10 or so, but I couldn't get in or even near it.

Are there cheaper options at San Diego Airport. I know in Detroit I park long-term for $10 a day at Airlines Parking ($12 without coupon). If San Diego has something in that price range I’d park at the airport and take the trolley down for $2.50.

There're 4 lots arround Jack, 24hrs and priced similar. I've parked at trolley station on the front line next to the taxi spots for 2 full days w/o ticket. Palm Ave station can hold about 200 cars, 10 mins from border.