Cayenne eSIM
In Cayenne you connect to Orange Caraïbe, SFR Caraïbe, Digicel or Free Caraïbe, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The median across the country is 32.5 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Orange Caraïbe, SFR Caraïbe, Digicel and Free Caraïbe
- Real speed in French Guiana
- 32.5 Mbps median, 1.5 Mbps for the slowest tenth1,573 travellers across French Guiana, rolling 90 days
- 5G
- yes, standalone
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Cayenne
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $5.89 | $5.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $2.63 | $7.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $1.98 | $9.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $1.49 | $14.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $1.39 | $27.89 |
How French Guiana compares across South America
- Speed rank
- 8 of 12 destinations we have measured in South America
- Regional median
- 33.5 Mbps
- Consistency
- The slowest tenth still reaches 5 percent of the median
- Upstream networks
- 4, Orange Caraïbe, SFR Caraïbe, Digicel, Free Caraïbe
- 5G
- Yes, in Cayenne, Matoury, Remire-Montjoly, Kourou and Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, on Orange and SFR only
- Next fastest nearby
- Argentina, 33 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Paraguay, 31 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 2: Cayenne, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
- tenth percentile
- 1.5 Mbps
- Behind these figures
- 1573 travellers, rolling 90 days
Landing at Cayenne Felix Eboue Airport (CAY)
- Airport
- CAY / SOCA
- Distance
- 13 km from the centre of Cayenne
- Wifi on arrival
- Free wifi in the terminalThe airport's own FAQ gives the network as HOTSPOT_AIRPORT and says it is free for one hour.
Getting into Cayenne
- Line 7, extended to the airport in July 2024 (CAY)
- Taxis from the airport's registered private taxi list (CAY)
Worth knowing about Cayenne
- The free wifi at Cayenne Felix Eboue stops after an hour. The airport's own FAQ names the network HOTSPOT_AIRPORT and puts the limit at one hour, so anything longer needs a SIM.
- The airport is in the commune of Matoury, 13 km southwest of Cayenne, so every arrival finishes as a road transfer.
- There is no airport coach. The airport's transport page offers bus line 7, extended to the terminal in July 2024, and then a roster of individual taxi drivers with their mobile numbers.
Sources for this page
Other cities in French Guiana we cover
- Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
- 198 km from Cayenne, nearest airport LDX