Yerevan eSIM
In Yerevan you connect to Viva or Ucom, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The typical speed across the country is 43 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Viva and Ucom
- Typical speed in Armenia
- 43 Mbps typical, 10 Mbps at busy times
- 5G
- 4G only
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Yerevan
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $6.89 | $6.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $3.96 | $11.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $3.38 | $16.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $2.69 | $26.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $2.44 | $48.89 |
How Armenia compares across Europe
- Regional typical speed
- 71 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 2, Viva, Ucom
- 5G
- 4G only
- Next fastest nearby
- Ukraine, 44 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Moldova, 41 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 1: Yerevan
Landing at Zvartnots International Airport (EVN)
- Airport
- EVN / UDYZ
- Distance
- 15 km from the centre of Yerevan
- Wifi on arrival
- Free wifi in the terminalFree network "Zvartnots Public" covers the whole territory of the airport after a short sign-in.
- SIM on arrival
- SIM counters or vending in the terminalOffices of the Team, VivaCell-MTS and Ucom mobile operators are in the arrival hall and at the exit from the baggage claim area; a passport is required to sign the service agreement.
Getting into Yerevan
- Route 201 (Yeritasardakan - Zvartnots International Airport), operated by Elite Bus (EVN), about 29 minutes
- Eco Taxi from the arrival hall desk, 24 hours (EVN)
Underground and on the metro
Yerevan Metro runs 1 lines. It opened in 1981. The operator does not publish whether the tunnels carry a mobile signal, so we do not claim either way.
Worth knowing about Yerevan
- All three Armenian mobile operators keep offices in the Zvartnots arrival hall and by the baggage-claim exit, and a passport is required to conclude the service agreement.
- The airport's free wifi network is called "Zvartnots Public" and covers the whole airport territory.
- Airport bus route 201 ends at Yeritasardakan, which is a Yerevan Metro station, so the bus and the metro connect directly.
- The Yerevan Metro is a single line of ten stations opened in 1981, and three of those stations are above ground.
- A second airport route, shuttle N100, runs around the clock: every 30 minutes from 06:50 to 22:00 and hourly through the night. It costs 500 AMD, paid with a QR ticket or a bank card tapped on board.
- Elitebus route N201 runs from 07:00 to 22:00 every 30 minutes and takes cash in Armenian dram only, so late arrivals should use the N100 shuttle or a taxi instead.
- Eco Taxi keeps a desk on the first floor of the arrival hall and works 24 hours a day, next to the rental desks of Sixt, Enterprise, Hertz, Carwiz and GoMotion.
- Phones have worked underground in Yerevan since April 2009, when Viva-MTS launched its 3G network and became the first operator to provide coverage inside the metro.
- Since May 2024 the Yerevan Metro opens at 07:00 and closes at midnight, an hour later than its old 23:00 finish.
- Yerevan moved buses, trolleybuses and the metro onto one ticketing system from 1 January 2025. Metro tokens were withdrawn, and fares are paid by QR paper ticket, travel card, mobile app or bank card.
- One ticket covers bus, trolleybus and metro. Options run from a single ride and a 180 minute ticket with two changes to day, 7 day and 30 day passes, sold online at transport.yerevan.am or from Telcell machines, since the Telcell app needs Armenian residency credentials.
- The municipal double decker city tour leaves France Square for a 90 minute loop past the Cascade, Republic Square and Matenadaran, with an audio guide in Armenian, English and Russian and free Wi-Fi on board.
- South Caucasus Railway sells tickets online for international trains from Yerevan to Tbilisi and Batumi in Georgia, and for local lines to Gyumri, Araks, Yeraskh and Shorja.
- Power sockets for charging phones and laptops are available across the whole territory of Zvartnots airport, according to its operator.
- Yerevan has added electronic timetable displays at about 40 bus stops, alongside real time online tracking of city buses, as part of its public transport reforms.