Andorra eSIM
Data for Andorra on Andorra Telecom, from $10.89. It never expires, tethering is included, and refills land on the line you already have, with nothing new to install.
- Networks
- Andorra Telecom
- Typical speed
- 61 Mbps typical, 16 Mbps at busy times
- 5G
- yes, non standalone
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans for Andorra
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $10.89 | $10.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $6.63 | $19.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $5.98 | $29.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $4.89 | $48.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $4.24 | $84.89 |
Every plan works the moment you land. Unused data returns to your wallet when the line closes, and customers get at least 100 MB of free rescue data a month even at zero balance.
What 61 Mbps actually means in Andorra
Typical download speed on Orbislo in Andorra: 61 Mbps. That sits close to the Europe median of 71 Mbps, which makes Andorra an unremarkable place to be connected, in the good sense.
The tenth percentile is 16 Mbps. That gap between the median and the floor is normal and it is where the frustration lives: the connection is quick most of the time and noticeably slow in the busiest few percent of moments, typically at transport hubs at peak hour.
That is enough for everything most travellers do: maps, messaging, video calls, streaming at high definition, and tethering a laptop for ordinary work. It is not enough to be casual about uploading a day of raw photographs.
Which networks you will be on
Orbislo carries traffic in Andorra on Andorra Telecom, the single upstream network available in this destination. Where two networks exist we buy both, because the difference between one and two is the difference between a bad afternoon and a bad trip.
This matters more than the headline speed. Almost every travel eSIM sold today resells a single upstream agreement per country, so when that one network has a bad hour you have a bad hour with it and your only option is to buy a second eSIM from somebody else. A profile with more than one network behind it can make a decision you never see.
5G in Andorra: yes, non standalone. Worth knowing that 5G on a travel profile is normal rather than special, and that the tenth percentile above is the number that will decide how the trip feels, not the generation label in the status bar.
What data costs in Andorra
A 500 MB plan for Andorra starts at $1.20, which is $0.00 a gigabyte. That is the number to compare between providers, because a headline price attached to a different allowance tells you nothing.
The comparison most providers would rather you did not run is cost per gigabyte actually used. Independent surveys of travel data put the share of purchased data lost to expiry between 20 and 35 percent, because a plan that expires on day thirty deletes what you did not get through. Orbislo data has no expiry date, so the gigabyte you paid for is still there on the next trip. At the same headline price that is 25 to 40 percent more usable data, and in Andorra it means the effective cost is nearer $0.00 a gigabyte than $0.00.
Because nothing expires, the cheapest way to buy for Andorra is to buy slightly less than you think you need and top up if you run out. Topping up takes about ten seconds and does not involve installing anything. Buying too much is the expensive mistake everywhere else and merely a neutral one here.
Landing in Andorra
Install before you fly, on your home wifi. The profile downloads while you still have a connection you trust, then sits dormant until you land in Andorra and it attaches to Andorra Telecom.
On landing there is one thing to check: data roaming has to be switched on for the Orbislo line. It is off by default on both iOS and Android, and it has nothing to do with roaming charges here, because the plan is prepaid and there is no bill to run up. Turn it on for the Orbislo line and leave it off for your home line, and your home number keeps working for calls and bank codes without costing anything.
Getting a local SIM in Andorra
Andorra Telecom will not run a prepaid line until the holder shows a passport or a national identity card, and the registration form records the name, the nationality, a working email address and the type and number of the document used. Nobody under sixteen can hold the contract themselves.
Worth knowing about Andorra
- A European home allowance does not follow a traveller into Andorra. The roam like at home regime covers the EU countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Moldova and Ukraine, and Andorra is on none of those lists.
- Andorra splits its emergency numbers by service: 116 for an ambulance, 118 for the fire service, 110 for the police and 112 for mountain rescue, according to UK government travel advice.
- Since July 2026, iPhone 14 and later models and the Apple Watch Ultra 3 can reach Andorra's emergency services by satellite where there is no mobile signal or Wi-Fi, for residents and visitors alike. Calling 112 without coverage opens a short on-screen questionnaire, integrated into the national emergency call handling system.
- An Andorra Telecom prepaid balance is valid for the period set in the commercial terms, counted from activation. If it lapses and is not topped up within the maximum period, the line is cancelled automatically and the number is lost. Andorra Telecom may change these periods.
- Andorra Telecom's prepaid tariffs last 30 days from activation and renew automatically, with an SMS notice, only when the balance covers them. Once the included national data runs out the connection is cut rather than billed, and prices are quoted with IGI, the indirect tax, included.
- Equipment approval in Andorra is handled by the operator itself. Under Law 33/2014, Andorra Telecom exercises, by delegation of the Government, the power to approve and verify telecommunications products, and it proposes the national frequency allocation table to the competent ministry.
- The general conditions for telecoms service in Andorra are approved by the Government on Andorra Telecom's proposal and must guarantee users a quality service, the right to complain free of charge and the right to take a dispute to the Administration for a decision.
- Andorra is preparing a national emergency centre, the future CNE 112. The Minister of Justice and Interior described satellite emergency messaging as a step towards it, and Andorra Telecom points to the heavy year round activity in mountain areas where coverage can be limited.
- Andorra Telecom and Civil Protection have jointly developed a new system for sending mass alerts to the population, with commissioning planned for 2027 to strengthen the country's response to emergencies.
How Andorra compares across Europe
- Regional typical speed
- 71 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- One network, Andorra Telecom
- 5G
- Yes, non standalone
- Next fastest nearby
- Germany, 63 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Ireland, 61 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 1: Andorra la Vella
