Batumi eSIM
In Batumi you connect to Magti or Silknet, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The typical speed across the country is 48 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Magti and Silknet
- Typical speed in Georgia
- 48 Mbps typical, 12 Mbps at busy times
- 5G
- 4G only
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Batumi
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $6.89 | $6.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $3.63 | $10.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $2.78 | $13.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $2.39 | $23.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $1.99 | $39.89 |
How Georgia compares across Europe
- Regional typical speed
- 71 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 2, Magti, Silknet
- 5G
- 4G only
- Next fastest nearby
- North Macedonia, 49 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, 46 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 3: Tbilisi, Batumi, Kazbegi
Landing at Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS)
- Airport
- BUS / UGSB
- Distance
- 2 km from the centre of Batumi
- Wifi on arrival
- Free wifi in the terminalThe airport's own page says only that free wifi is available throughout the terminal. It does not name the network or say whether you must register.
Getting into Batumi
- Municipal bus 10 from the stop in front of the terminal to the city centre (BUS), about 20 minutes
Worth knowing about Batumi
- Batumi's airport is only 2 km south of the city and 20 km northeast of Hopa in Turkey, closer to the Turkish border than to most of Georgia.
- Municipal bus 10 stops in front of the terminal and reaches the centre in about 20 minutes for 0.30 GEL.
- The airport is named after Alexander Kartveli, an aeronautical engineer and aviation pioneer, and a sculpture of Fadiko Gogitidze, Adjara's first woman pilot, stands at the entrance.
- The terminal has been in operation since 26 May 2007 and was doubled to 8,000 square metres between 2019 and 2021, for 1.2 million passengers a year.
- Taxis wait right at the exit of Batumi airport's terminal, and the drive into the city centre takes about 10 to 15 minutes, according to the airport operator.