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Ensenada
City in Baja California, Mexico

Ensenada

Ensenada is a city in Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, situated on the Pacific Coast of Mexico.

Plan a trip to Ensenada→From Tijuana

Located on Bahía de Todos Santos, the city had a population of 279,765 in 2018, making it the third-largest city in Baja California. The city is an important international trade center and home to the Port of Ensenada, the second-busiest port in Mexico. Ensenada is a major tourist destination, owing to its warm climate and proximity to the Pacific Ocean, and is commonly known as La Cenicienta del Pacífico.

Get in

Getting to Ensenada

Take the bus from Tijuana. The ride is about 2 hours and ticket prices start at M$60 (US$3). ABC operates most buses on this route but ACN operates at least one bus daily and shuttle services and combis are also available.

  1. 01
    Terminal Autobuses Central

    Av Riveroll 1015.

  2. 02
    Terminal Autobuses Calle Sexta

    Dirty and chaotic company-specific bus terminal for ABC (Autobuses Baja California).

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Museo Histórico Regional
  2. 02
    Caracol Museo de Ciencias
  3. 03
    Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe

    Obrera, 22830 Ensenada, Península de Baja California, México (5 blocks north of the Post Office (Correos), 6 blocks north of Av.

Do

Things to do

The greatest experiences in Ensenada involve going out early to Bufadora, having ceviche at 1st street, drink at Hussong's, then go to a beach and end back in a club or bar. All of these require independent transportation so it would be wise to rent a car, and have a designated driver. Beaches. The city of Ensenada is on the Ensenada Harbor, so you'll have to drive south or north to get to a local beach.

Eat

Where to eat

Seafood is ubiquitous in Ensenada, which has a large fishing fleet and a picturesque seafood market called Mercado Negro. Dining at the row of fish and shrimp taco eateries by the pier is an Ensenada must. The fish taco is said to have been born in Ensenada, and local cooks have their own variations, usually using white fish, shrimp, or a blend of both.

  1. 01
    Mercado Negro
  2. 02
    Tacos El Fenix

    This local favorite serves delicious tacos, shrimp and fish.

  3. 03
    Tortas La Michoacan
  4. 04
    La Guerrerense Carreta

    It also has a huge variety of salsas ranging from light to super hot.

  5. 05
    El Paisa Tacos

    10th street and 20 de Noviembre (ask a taxi to take you here).

How locals move

Getting around Ensenada the local way

  • Go nextThe nearby cities of Tijuana, Tecate and Rosarito can be easily visited as a day trip.

From Wikivoyage: Ensenada, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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