Tbilisi eSIM
In Tbilisi 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 Tbilisi
| 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 Shota Rustaveli Tbilisi International Airport (TBS)
- Airport
- TBS / UGTB
- Distance
- 17 km from the centre of Tbilisi
- Wifi on arrival
- Free wifi in the terminalThe airport's own page says no registration is required. You pick either 'Tbilisi Loves You' or 'Airport Free Wi-Fi' and click Agree and Continue on the terms, so it works without a phone number.
- SIM on arrival
- SIM counters or vending in the terminalA Tbilisi airport SIM guide places counters for all three Georgian networks, Cellfie, Silknet and Magti, in the arrivals hall after customs and baggage reclaim, open 24 hours.
Getting into Tbilisi
- Municipal bus 337 from the stop in front of the arrivals hall to the city centre (TBS)
- Georgian Railway train from the airport station to Tbilisi central railway station (TBS), about 35 minutes
Underground and on the metro
Tbilisi Metro runs 2 lines. It opened in 1966. The operator does not publish whether the tunnels carry a mobile signal, so we do not claim either way.
Worth knowing about Tbilisi
- The airport rail link runs only two trains a day each way. The night train leaves at 04:00 and reaches Tbilisi central station in 35 minutes for 0.50 GEL.
- Tbilisi Metro opened on 11 January 1966, the fourth in the Soviet Union. Of its 23 stations, 21 are underground and 17 are deep level, so almost every one has a long escalator.
- Metro fares are paid with a Metromoney card costing 2 lari, which lets you re-enter the system free within 90 minutes of leaving it.
- A metro extension out to the airport was announced but the project was effectively abandoned in spring 2021.
- Taxis at Tbilisi airport wait at the kerb outside the arrivals hall around the clock and charge a fixed 40 lari to the city centre or 50 lari to suburban areas, a trip of 20 to 30 minutes depending on traffic.