Ouagadougou eSIM
In Ouagadougou you connect to Orange Burkina Faso, Moov Africa Burkina Faso or Telecel Faso, whichever is performing better where you are standing. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Orange Burkina Faso, Moov Africa Burkina Faso and Telecel Faso
- 5G
- 4G only
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan

Plans that cover Ouagadougou
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 GB | Never expires | $5.63 | $16.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $12.18 | $60.89 |
How Burkina Faso compares across Africa
- Regional median
- 29.5 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 3, Orange Burkina Faso, Moov Africa Burkina Faso, Telecel Faso
- 5G
- No, LTE only
- Cities with their own page
- 3: Ouagadougou, Bobo-Dioulasso, Banfora
Landing at Thomas Sankara International Airport Ouagadougou (OUA)
- Airport
- OUA / DFFD
Worth knowing about Ouagadougou
- The airport is about 1.5 km southeast of the main commercial area, close enough that the city has grown around it. That crowding is why a replacement is being built at Donsin, roughly 35 km northeast.
- Ouagadougou handles about 98 per cent of Burkina Faso's scheduled commercial air traffic, with Air Burkina based here.
- Do not count on a visa at the counter. Burkina Faso now issues visas on arrival only in exceptional cases, and its eVisa portal opened on 17 August 2023 for applications made before travel.
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Other cities in Burkina Faso we cover
- Bobo-Dioulasso
- 328 km from Ouagadougou, nearest airport BOY
- Banfora
- 400 km from Ouagadougou, nearest airport BOY