UK Foreign Office updates Mexico travel advice following Hurricane Simon

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office updated its travel advice for Mexico on October 9, 2026. The government department issued new information concerning Hurricane Simon, warnings, and insurance implications. UK Foreign Office Travel reported that traveling against official advice could invalidate a traveler's travel insurance policy. [1]

UK Foreign Office Travel advises against all but essential travel to the city of Tijuana. Exemptions include the Cross Border Xpress bridge linking terminals across the Mexican-US border. The federal toll road 1D and Via Rápida through Tijuana to the border are also excluded from the warning. [1]

The government department also advises against all but essential travel to the city of Tecate in Baja California, including the connecting roads between Tijuana and Tecate. Officials clarified that the neighboring state of Baja California Sur remains unaffected by these specific regional travel warnings. [1]

Mexico is located in North America and borders the United States, Guatemala, and Belize. The country covers nearly two million square kilometers and is the tenth-most populous nation in the world. [2]