Yaoundé eSIM
In Yaoundé you connect to MTN Cameroon, Orange Cameroun or Camtel, whichever is performing better where you are standing. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- MTN Cameroon, Orange Cameroun and Camtel
- 5G
- 4G only
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Yaoundé
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $17.89 | $17.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $12.96 | $38.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $11.78 | $58.89 |
How Cameroon compares across Africa
- Regional median
- 29.5 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 3, MTN Cameroon, Orange Cameroun, Camtel
- 5G
- No, LTE only
- Cities with their own page
- 3: Douala, Yaoundé, Bamenda
Landing at Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI)
- Airport
- NSI / FKYS
- Distance
- 27 km from the centre of Yaoundé
Getting into Yaoundé
- Taxi from Nsimalen into Yaoundé (NSI)
- Intercity train to Douala, about 225 minutes
Worth knowing about Yaoundé
- Nsimalen is 27 km south of Yaoundé and the taxi is quoted at about FCFA 6,000, which travellers report negotiating down to around FCFA 4,500.
- There are two Yaoundé airports and only one takes you. The older field still called Yaoundé Airport is now an air force base, so check the code on your ticket reads NSI.
- Prepaid SIM cards from MTN, Orange and Nextel are widely sold in the city, but the terminal has one passenger building and six aircraft stands and is not a shopping hall.