Drive or Fly to Los Algodones Mexico

If you drive, all you need is GPS or a map.  If you fly, you may fly into one of these: 

YUM
SAN
PHX

Transportation from Yuma International Airport to Mexican Boarder/Algodones

13 miles (21 km) approximately 20 minute drive

The easiest and most convenient route to Dr. Dennis; you may even arrive early enough for your first evaluation!

When you land in Yuma, call one of the following cab services to drive you 20 minutes to the boarder.  Yuma is a small airport so it doesn't take long to get there.  For flight planning purposes try to arrive Yuma airport by noon because the boarder closes every day at 2PM, due to COVID precautions.

Transportation Services:

AAA Pink Cab
A123 Taxi
A-Team Taxi
Absolute VIP Transportation
Adonae Transportation
Auto Pilot
Buchanan
Crazy Eight Car Co
Discount Taxi
Desert Drivers (Uber/Lyft)
Go Green Taxi
Johnny's Transportation
Swoop Taxi
Tri City Taxi
Vic’s VIP Transportation
Yuma City Cab

928-750-3099
928-344-8294
928-783-1200
928-446-1730
928-488-6612
928-919-3779
928-627-8700
928-344-8888
928-446-8782
928-613-2500
929-919-4012
928-257-6023
928-278-3136
928-344-4444
928-210-8020
928-783-4444

Transportation Options from San Diego Airport to Los Algodones Mexico

141 miles (227 km) / approximately 2.5 - 3 hour drive

Rent a car and drive to Yuma. If you arrive into San Diego early enough, you might make it cross the boarder before 2 PM. Driving and rushing to get across the boarder in time may create additional stress. You may need to stay overnight in Yuma.

If you fly into San Diego, it's doubtful you'll make it across the Mexican boarder in time, as closes every day at 2PM, , because of COVID, which means you'll need to get a room in Yuma, and call one of the services above to drive you to the boarder the next day.

Rental Cars

Average drive time San Diego to Yuma‎:  2.5 - 3 hours

Greyhound Bus

Average drive time San Diego to Yuma‎:  4h 35m - 5h 10

Transportation Options from Phoenix Airport to Algodones

199 miles (320 km) approximately 4 hours drive

Rent a car and drive to Yuma. If you arrive into Phoenix early enough, you might make it cross the boarder before 2 PM. Driving and rushing to get across the boarder in time may create additional stress. You may need to stay overnight in Yuma.

Taking a shuttle from Phoenix may be difficult to cross the boarder by 2PM,  you may need to get a room in Yuma.  If you consider $200 or more for the shuttle, and a room in Yuma, you may as well pay a bit extra, fly directly into Yuma, save yourself the time and frustration.

Rental Cars AZ

Average drive time Phoenix to Yuma‎:  3.5 - 4 hours

shuttle van AZ

Average drive time to Yuma‎:  4 - 5 hours

In Summary

Fly directly into Yuma 

  • Flying directly into Yuma is by far the fastest, easiest, less stressful, and possibly least expensive way to go, especially when you consider, the other two options make you rent a car, a bus, or a shuttle, and quite possibly an extra night.

If you must fly into San Diego or Phoenix

  • Renting a car at the airport and driving into Yuma will get you there sooner than a bus or a shuttle, but you still may not make it in time to cross the boarder so factor in an extra hotel room in Yuma just in case.

Crossing the Boarder 

Sometimes mobile reception isn't reliable in that area, so if you need to talk to someone or you want to communicate with the clinic, make the call while driving away from the airport. 


Once you arrive at the boarder your transportation service will not be driving you across; it's only about a four block walk to Dr. Dennis's clinic, so pack lite and no worries, you're just as safe there as anywhere!


You won't show your passport as you enter Mexico, but you will show it when you leave, so make sure you have it. 

Walking from the boarder to Dr Dennis Clinic