Colombia eSIM

The best eSIM for Colombia starts from a data estimate, and five to seven gigabytes covers most two week trips of maps, ride hailing, messaging, bookings and photos. Ride hailing in Bogota and Medellin is the steady drain, since the app keeps maps running on every ride. If you plan to work from the connection for a fortnight, price a Colombia eSIM unlimited data plan against a large fixed bundle before deciding. Roamify and Airalo are the two suppliers here with unlimited options. Roamify has the widest spread, from one day to a month, with capped bundles up to 20 GB. Airalo starts at a week, runs to a month and carries the largest capped bundle on the page at 50 GB. Esimaccess also spans a single day to a month, capped at 10 GB and without an unlimited option. Telcovision starts at 15 days and stops at 30, with 10 GB as its largest bundle. Esimfly and Yesim each stop at a seven day Colombia travel eSIM with one gigabyte, enough for a short stop in Cartagena and very little else. No plan on this page runs past a month, so a longer stay means adding a second plan when the first expires. Searching for an e-SIM for Colombia with a local phone number will not turn one up here, because every plan on the page is data only.

Internet in Colombia is carried by Claro, Movistar, Tigo and WOM, which all run national networks, and none of the plans here states which one it roams onto. No coverage figure for Colombia comes from a source worth citing, so this page does not repeat one. Altitude and distance never reach the bill, because Bogota high in the Andes and Cartagena on the Caribbean draw on the same plan. Your home carrier bills any data roaming in Colombia on your regular line, which is why cellular data on that line should be off before the plane lands. Cell phone service in Colombia on your usual number carries on for calls and texts under your carrier's roaming terms, while the eSIM handles data. The plans are data only, so internet calling apps are how you reach a tour operator or a guesthouse host. A Colombia SIM card from one of the four operators is the only way to hold a Colombian number during the trip. If the route crosses into Peru, Ecuador or Brazil, check the coverage list, because a Colombia plan stops at the border. Tethering a laptop draws on the same allowance, so remote work days in Medellin cafes use up a bundle quicker than sightseeing does.