Minsk eSIM
In Minsk you connect to A1 or MTS, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The typical speed across the country is 31 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- A1 and MTS
- Typical speed in Belarus
- 31 Mbps typical, 7 Mbps at busy times
- 5G
- 4G only
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Minsk
| 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 | $3.18 | $15.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $2.49 | $24.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $2.24 | $44.89 |
How Belarus compares across Europe
- Regional typical speed
- 71 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 2, A1, MTS
- 5G
- 4G only
- Next fastest nearby
- Azerbaijan, 39 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 1: Minsk
Landing at Minsk National Airport (MSQ)
- Airport
- MSQ / UMMS
- Distance
- 42 km from the centre of Minsk
- Wifi on arrival
- Free wifi in the terminalNetwork 'AirportMinsk' is free but limited to 3 hours per device per 24 hours, and access is granted only after a PIN code is delivered by SMS to a mobile number.
Getting into Minsk
- Bus 300E to Tsentralny bus station (MSQ), about 60 minutes
- Shuttle buses 1400-TK and 1430-TK to Tsentralny bus station (MSQ)
Underground and on the metro
Minsk Metro runs 3 lines. It opened in 1984. The operator does not publish whether the tunnels carry a mobile signal, so we do not claim either way.
Worth knowing about Minsk
- Minsk National Airport's free Wi-Fi can only be unlocked with a PIN code sent by SMS, so an arriving traveller with no working mobile service cannot get online at the airport.
- The free airport Wi-Fi is capped at three hours per device per 24 hours.
- The airport is 42 km east of Minsk and the public bus to the central bus station takes about an hour.
- The rail link to the airport ran only from November 2014 to April 2017 and was permanently suspended, so bus, taxi or car are the only surface options today.
- The Minsk Metro opened in 1984 as the ninth metro system in the Soviet Union and now runs 3 lines and 36 stations.
- Free Wi-Fi Minsk, run with the provider Business Network, covers every station on the Moskovskaya and Avtozavodskaya metro lines. Signing in takes under a minute but requires confirming a phone number on the login portal.
- Mobile signal has reached Minsk metro stations since 2004. MTS covers every tunnel on the first two lines since 2019, and on the third, Zelenoluzhskaya line from its 2020 opening, including the southern extension added in late 2024.
- The metro runs from 5:30am to 12:40am. Its turnstiles take a contactless bank card, a token, a metro or Minsktrans smart card, or a QR code through the Oplati app, and changing lines costs nothing extra.
- A Minsktrans smart card can carry a tourist ticket for one or three days, valid on buses, trolleybuses, trams and the metro. You can choose the start date when you buy it.
- Bus 300E, run by Minsktrans, keeps going through the night, with departures from Tsentralny after midnight. At the airport it stops in front of gates 5 and 6 on the ground floor, and tickets can be bought from the driver.
- Citizens of 76 countries can enter visa free for up to 30 days through Minsk National Airport. They need a passport valid 90 days past departure, proof of funds and medical insurance of at least 10,000 euros. The rule excludes flights from or to Russia.
- Visitors staying in Belarus longer than 10 working days must register with the citizenship and migration authorities.
- Citizens of 38 European states, including the UK, Germany, France and Poland, can also enter visa free by road or rail for up to 30 days, a regime that runs until 31 December 2026.
- The Minsk metro's own smart card carries a 1 ruble deposit and is topped up at metro ticket offices, with up to 60 trips or 45 days loaded at a time.