Cairo eSIM
In Cairo you connect to Vodafone or Orange, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The typical speed across the country is 29 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Vodafone and Orange
- Typical speed in Egypt
- 29 Mbps typical, 6 Mbps at busy times
- 5G
- 4G only
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Cairo
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $7.89 | $7.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $4.96 | $14.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $3.78 | $18.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $3.59 | $35.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $2.84 | $56.89 |
How Egypt compares across Africa
- Regional typical speed
- 29.5 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 2, Vodafone, Orange
- 5G
- 4G only
- Next fastest nearby
- Ivory Coast, 30 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Namibia, 29 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 4: Cairo, Luxor, Hurghada, Aswan
Landing at Cairo International Airport (CAI)
- Airport
- CAI / HECA
- Distance
- 15 km from the centre of Cairo
Getting into Cairo
- Cairo Airport bus station (CTA and Mwasalat Misr city buses, plus intercity coaches), in the parking area in front of Terminal 1 (CAI)
- Limousine services and metered white taxis from the terminal kerbside (CAI)
Underground and on the metro
Cairo Metro runs 3 lines. It opened in 1987. The operator does not publish whether the tunnels carry a mobile signal, so we do not claim either way.
Worth knowing about Cairo
- The Cairo Metro's first section opened on 27 September 1987, making it the first full metro system in Africa and the first in the Middle East; three lines are in operation.
- The metro does not reach Cairo International Airport: the Line 3 Phase 4C extension from Heliopolis to the airport is still under study with no proposed completion date, so arrivals use limousines, taxis or the bus station in front of Terminal 1.
- A free Automated People Mover links Terminal 1, the Air Mall, the car park, Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 over a 1,857 m route in at most five minutes, operating 18 hours a day.
- Egypt's regulator NTRA tightened mobile line registration in August 2026: bulk activation of new lines for companies and entities was suspended, existing holders were told to re-sign contracts in the actual user's name or lose the line, and biometric identity verification is being rolled out through operator apps.
- The Cairo Metro runs from 5 am to midnight on regular days and from 5 am to 2 am during Ramadan, according to the metro operator.
- Adly Mansour station at the eastern end of Metro Line 3 is an interchange with the electric train to the New Administrative Capital, the Cairo to Suez railway, Super Jet coaches and a BRT line connecting to Cairo International Airport.