Origin market
Industries:
Distribution:
Vancouver, BC to Mexicali, BCN freight
The Vancouver to Mexicali corridor runs southbound from Canada to Mexico.
Direction
Canada to Mexico
Equipment on this lane
Dry van-led corridor
Carrier availability
Vetted carriers cover this corridor
Marketplace activity
Posted by brokers on the Cargado marketplace
<div class="lane-viz"><div class="lane-viz-mapwrap"><img class="lane-viz-map" src="https://cargado-lane-maps.pages.dev/vancouver-bc-to-mexicali-bcn.svg" alt="Vancouver, BC to Mexicali, BCN freight route map on Cargado" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="620"></div><div class="lane-viz-panel"><div class="lane-viz-title">Transit time</div><div class="tr"><div class="trrow"><div class="trl"><div class="trlabel">U.S. & Canada leg</div><div class="trroute">Vancouver, BC <span class="arr">→</span> Calexico, CA</div></div><b>3 days</b></div><div class="trrow"><div class="trl"><div class="trlabel">Border crossing</div><div class="trroute">Calexico, CA <span class="arr">→</span> Mexicali, BCN</div></div><b>1–3 days</b></div><div class="trrow"><div class="trl"><div class="trlabel">Mexico leg</div><div class="trroute">Delivery in Mexicali, BCN</div></div><b>1 day</b></div><div class="trrow tot"><span>Total transit</span><b>5–7 days</b></div></div><a class="lane-cta" href="https://cargado.com/brokers/get-a-demo">Get a Rate <span class="arw">→</span></a><div class="lane-viz-fine">Estimated drive time by road, split at the border. Border dwell varies with documentation and crossing.</div></div></div>
This corridor connects the Vancouver market (Delta, Vancouver, Surrey, Richmond, Burnaby, and Langley) with the Mexicali market (Mexicali, Ejido Cuernavaca, Ejido Puebla, Batáquez, Ejido Michoacán de Ocampo, and Colonia Mariano Abasolo), running southbound from Canada to Mexico. Brokers post this corridor to the Cargado marketplace.
What ships from Vancouver
Freight out of the Vancouver market leans toward food and beverage, metals and building materials and fresh produce based on what brokers actually post there. You can read more on the freight types pages.
Equipment on this corridor
Dry van-led corridor. Browse equipment definitions in the glossary if a term is unfamiliar.
Where this lane picks up
Carriers on this lane pick up across the Vancouver area: Delta, Vancouver, Surrey, Richmond, Burnaby, Langley, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack. Nearby markets that feed it include Victoria, Seattle, Aberdeen, Kelowna, Wenatchee, and Yakima.
Where this lane delivers
Carriers on this lane deliver across the Mexicali area: Mexicali, Ejido Cuernavaca, Ejido Puebla, Batáquez, Ejido Michoacán de Ocampo, Colonia Mariano Abasolo, Nuevo León, and Ejido El Choropo. It also reaches nearby markets like Calexico, San Luis Río Colorado, Yuma, Tecate, and Blythe.
Two borders, one move
Mexico–Canada freight clears two international borders and often moves in-bond through the U.S., with the Mexican leg typically crossing at Calexico East. Line up customs coordination for both legs before dispatch.
Brokers post corridors like this to Cargado's marketplace, where vetted Mexico and Canada carriers bid and every counterparty is vetted before the first load moves.
More lanes from these markets
Every lane guide for Vancouver, BC and Mexicali is listed on their lane hubs, by direction and destination country.
The markets on this lane
Destination market
Mexicali, BCN
Mexicali is a border manufacturing city whose merchandise exports are mostly computing and electrical equipment, with farm products making up the rest. Freight crosses at the Calexico East truck port and continues by road or by Ferromex and Union Pacific rail. The local maquiladora association counts 250+ member companies and 91,000 direct jobs.
Industries: Computing equipment, electrical equipment, maquiladora export manufacturing, agriculture
- Customs: Calexico East cargo port of entry. 446,835 truck entries from Mexico in 2025 (operating). Source
- Plant: Maquiladora export plants in Mexicali. 250+ member companies (IMMEX exporters and supplier allies) and 91,000 direct jobs, per the maquiladora association. Source
- Plant: Computing and electrical equipment manufacturing for export. 96 percent of merchandise exports, which totaled US$3,776.4 million in the first quarter of 2025; farm products 4 percent. Source
- Customs office: Aduana Sede Mexicali II, import Mon-Fri 8:00 to 20:00 and Sat 10:00 to 14:00, export Mon-Fri 7:00 to 20:00 and Sat 10:00 to 17:00 (operating). Source
- Rail: Ferromex and Union Pacific train service in Mexicali; the railroads and U.S. Customs and Border Protection agreed to adjust rail schedules in April 2024 (operating). Source
- Airport: Mexicali International Airport. 2,601 m runway (operating). Source
Distribution: Warehouse, trucking and transload operations serving the Calexico East crossing, the Mexicali customs office and its rail customs section.
Market profiles describe industries and facility types from public government, industry, port, railroad and industrial-park sources. They name no shippers, manufacturers, retailers or logistics companies.
Common questions about this lane
How do I find carriers for Vancouver to Mexicali?
On Cargado, brokers post the corridor and vetted carriers bid on it. Every carrier is verified before it can bid, which replaces cold-calling unknown carriers.
What equipment is available on the Vancouver to Mexicali corridor?
Postings here are mostly dry van. If you need a type you do not see, post the load anyway. Carriers with matching equipment get notified automatically.
How does Mexico–Canada freight handle two borders?
It clears two international borders, usually in-bond through the U.S. between them. Carriers on Cargado bid with both crossings and the customs coordination priced in.
Moving freight on this lane?
Post it to 2,400+ vetted Mexico and Canada carriers, or check market rates built from real carrier bids before you quote.