Live border wait times, safety status, weather, tides, and everything you need for your trip to Arizona's Beach
250,000+ visitors/year
3.5 hours from Phoenix
Puerto Penasco, MX
Current Safety Status
Lukeville Border Wait Times
🇺🇸 → 🇲🇽 Into Mexico
🇲🇽 → 🇺🇸 Returning to US
Live Traffic Map
Green = free flow • Yellow = moderate • Red = heavy traffic.
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Shows the Lukeville–Sonoyta border crossing and AZ-85 corridor. Traffic colors are most visible during peak travel — holiday weekends and Friday afternoons.
Puerto Penasco Weather
Water Temperature
Tide Schedule
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Driving Distance
From Phoenix230 mi / ~3.5 hrs
From Tucson220 mi / ~3.5 hrs
From Scottsdale240 mi / ~4 hrs
Lukeville / Sonoyta — 6:00 AM – Midnight daily 65 miles south of Lukeville (~1 hour drive)
Mexican auto insurance is required by law — buy online before you go
Speed limits are in km/h: 40 km/h in town, 80-100 km/h on the highway
Fill up with gas in Arizona before crossing the border
Stay on Highway 8 from Lukeville to Rocky Point — it's well-maintained and patrolled
Drive during daylight only between the border and Puerto Peñasco
Roundabouts (glorietas) are common — yield to traffic already in the circle