Calexico
Calexico is a city in Imperial County in California, located just across the U.S.-Mexican border from Mexicali.
Get in
By car
Calexico is located at the southern end of Highway 111, and in the middle of Highway 78 E-W. From San Diego, take I-8 to Highway 78; the trip lasts about two hours.
By plane
- 🌍 Calexico International Airport (CXL IATA). For private pilots is a common place for traveling to and from Baja to file customs and entry forms.
Imperial Airport (IPL IATA) offers a few commercial flights, but is primarily general aviation; most commercial passengers would travel through San Diego or Yuma and rent a car.
By bus
Calexico is served by Greyhound from Los Angeles (around 6 hours) or San Diego (around 4 hours).
Get around
See
Do
- Most visitors to Calexico arrive on foot from the sister city Mexicali. From downtown Calexico it's a short walk to the border crossing and several tourist areas on the other side. U.S. citizens do not require a passport, only proof of citizenship, for short trips to the border area of Mexico, but you will need a passport, passport card, or enhanced driver's license to reenter the U.S.
Buy
Eat
- Mount Signal Cafe (A few miles west of Calexico on Highway 98). This small cantina is owned by a woman who used to be a professional bullfighter.
- Rubin No. II. Five to six blocks south of 98 and one block west of Imperial (CA 111) lies a small hole in the wall Mexican and Chinese restaurant on Emerson Street.
Drink
Sleep
- 🌍 Best Western John Jay Inn, 2421 Scaroni Rd, ☎ +1 760 768-0442.
- 🌍 Holiday Inn Express, 2501 Scaroni Rd, ☎ +1 760 768-6048.
Cope
Consulates
Mexico, 408 Heber Ave, ☎ +1 760 357-3863, fax: +1 760 357-6284.
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