Nassau eSIM
In Nassau you connect to BTC or Aliv, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The typical speed across the country is 41 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- BTC and Aliv
- Typical speed in Bahamas
- 41 Mbps typical, 9 Mbps at busy times
- 5G
- yes, non standalone
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Nassau
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $25.89 | $25.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $19.63 | $58.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $17.98 | $89.89 |
How Bahamas compares across Caribbean
- Regional typical speed
- 37.6 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 2, BTC, Aliv
- 5G
- Yes, non standalone
- Next fastest nearby
- Dominican Republic, 43 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Barbados, 38 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 2: Nassau, Exuma
Landing at Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS)
- Airport
- NAS / MYNN
- Distance
- 16 km from the centre of Nassau
- Wifi on arrival
- Free wifi in the terminalThe airport operator runs a complimentary "LPIA" wifi network with a web sign-in portal covering the terminal building.
Getting into Nassau
- Taxi from the airport ground transportation area (NAS)
- Road transfer to Paradise Island via the Paradise Island Bridge (NAS), about 30 minutes
- Water taxi between downtown Nassau and Paradise Island, about 10 minutes
- Jitney minibuses in downtown Nassau and Cable Beach, exact change, pay on exit
Worth knowing about Nassau
- Nassau's airport has United States border preclearance: US immigration, customs and agriculture inspection are completed in Nassau before departure, so US-bound passengers arrive as domestic travellers.
- It was the first airport outside the United States to offer TSA PreCheck enrolment and screening.
- The airport sits about 16 km west of the Nassau city centre on New Providence island, so downtown is a road transfer rather than a walk or a rail link.
- The Ministry of Tourism and Aliv, part of Cable Bahamas, launched a free Wi-Fi network reaching from Nassau Cruise Port west to Arawak Cay and east to the Sir Sidney Poitier Bridge in April 2025.
- Users of the downtown Nassau Smart City Wi-Fi network must engage with sponsor content to gain access.
- Buses in Nassau, known locally as jitneys, run in downtown Nassau and Cable Beach. The fare is about 1.50 dollars per person, exact change is required, and you pay as you leave the bus.
- Airport taxi fares are about 36 dollars to downtown Nassau, 30 to Cable Beach and 45 to Paradise Island plus the bridge toll. Fares assume two passengers. Not all taxis take credit cards, so ask first.
- The water taxi between downtown Nassau and Paradise Island costs about 7 dollars per person and takes roughly 10 minutes each way. Traffic in Nassau and Paradise Island drives on the left.
- Only the Sir Sidney Poitier Bridge to Paradise Island has toll booths. Private vehicles, motorcycles and taxis pay 2 dollars including VAT. Pedestrians and bicycles pay nothing.
- The Paradise Island bridge toll can be paid by cash, credit or debit card, smart card, transponder or P.I. Pass. The eastern bridge back to Nassau has no toll booths.
- Nassau Cruise Port has six new and expanded berths and can welcome over 33,000 passengers a day. It handled 4.4 million passengers in 2023 and 5.6 million in 2024.
- Lynden Pindling International Airport has two asphalt runways, 14 and 32 at 3,358 metres and 10 and 28 at 2,537 metres. It is the largest airport in the Bahamas.
- Lynden Pindling is split into separate facilities: a US Departures terminal, a US and international arrivals terminal, and a domestic arrivals and departures terminal with international departures.
- The Bahamian dollar is pegged to the US dollar one to one, a parity in place since 1973, and businesses accept either US or Bahamian currency.
- The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority regulates the electronic communications sector. BTC and Be Aliv Limited are the two cellular mobile service providers in the Bahamas.
- Public buses are not allowed to operate inside Lynden Pindling International Airport. Arriving passengers leave by taxi, rental car, ride sharing or a prearranged private shuttle from one of the livery and tour companies based there.
- Guests bound for Sandals Royal Bahamian, Atlantis or Baha Mar can go straight to their hotel's own transport desk in the arrivals terminal, which handles the ride from the airport.
- The airport runs around the clock, but security in the domestic and international terminals opens at 6am and closes at 10pm, while US Departures security and US Customs open at 6am. International passengers are asked to arrive three hours before departure.
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Other cities in Bahamas we cover
- Exuma
- 222 km from Nassau, nearest airport GGT