Perth eSIM
In Perth you connect to Telstra or Optus, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The typical speed across the country is 76 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Telstra and Optus
- Typical speed in Australia
- 76 Mbps typical, 20 Mbps at busy times
- 5G
- yes, non standalone
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Perth
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $5.89 | $5.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $2.96 | $8.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $2.18 | $10.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $1.59 | $15.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $1.19 | $23.89 | |
| 50 GB | Never expires | $0.94 | $46.89 |
How Australia compares across Oceania
- Regional typical speed
- 30.5 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 2, Telstra, Optus
- 5G
- Yes, non standalone
- Next slowest nearby
- New Zealand, 68 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 5: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Cairns, Perth
Landing at Perth Airport (PER)
- Airport
- PER / YPPH
- Distance
- 10 km from the centre of Perth
Getting into Perth
- Transperth Airport line (PER), about 18 minutes. Runs through tunnels, where a signal drops
- Taxi from the terminal ranks to the city centre (PER), about 20 minutes
- Transperth route 940 from Redcliffe Station to Elizabeth Quay Bus Station, with route 292 between Redcliffe and Terminals 3 and 4 (PER)
Worth knowing about Perth
- The Airport line opened on 9 October 2022 and reaches the airport through roughly 8 km of twin bored tunnels that pass under the airport and the Swan River.
- Airport Central station, which serves Terminals 1 and 2, is underground; Terminals 3 and 4 are served by Redcliffe station about 1 km away, so the right station depends on your airline.
- Perth Airport's terminals are split across two sides of the airfield, with T1 and T2 on the eastern side and Qantas-operated T3 and T4 on the western side.
- Perth has no metro system; the Airport line is part of the Transperth suburban heavy-rail network run by the Public Transport Authority.
- From 8 December 2025 Perth buses, trains and ferries accept bank cards, phones and smartwatches for fares, so a short-stay visitor does not need a SmartRider. The SmartRider discount of up to 20 percent does not apply to these payments.
- A SmartRider can be bought at Smarte Carte on the ground floor of Terminal 1 International. The airport notes it gives 10 percent off the cash fare.
- Redcliffe station is not connected to Terminals 3 and 4. Leave the train and take bus route 292, a circular shuttle to the terminal forecourt that runs every 12 minutes in peak times.
- Airport Central station is 18 minutes from Perth Station. Follow the Skybridge walkway from the platform to reach Terminal 2 or the domestic and international halls of Terminal 1.
- The two terminal precincts are a 15 minute drive apart. A transfer shuttle links them every 20 minutes from 6am to 10pm and every 30 minutes overnight, and taxis and rideshare also wait on each forecourt.
- Free Wi-Fi covers Terminals 1, 2, 3 and 4: choose Perth Airport Free WiFi, open a browser and register. The airport does not guarantee its security. Dedicated charging stations sit in T2 and on level 1 of T3.
- Taxi ranks stand outside every terminal and a city ride takes about 20 minutes. A $4.50 fee is added for pick-ups at the terminals, and drivers may ask for the fare in advance.
- DiDi and Uber pick up from dedicated rideshare bays near each terminal, and the airport asks you to request a car only once you have your luggage. A $4.50 airport fee applies to every pick-up.
- Vodafone has a store in Terminal 1 International Arrivals that sells prepaid SIM cards for use throughout Australia.
- Central Area Transit buses in the city centre are free, and any Transperth bus trip that starts and ends inside the Free Transit Zone, marked by a logo on the stops, needs no ticket.
- The free Transperth app shows live bus, train and ferry positions, plans journeys and checks a SmartRider balance. Codes on the orange bus stop poles open the next five departures from that stop when scanned with a phone camera.
- Bikes may ride Transperth trains, except at the three city stations in peak times, on inbound trains in the morning peak and on outbound trains in the afternoon peak.