Georgetown eSIM
In Georgetown you connect to GTT or Digicel, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The typical speed across the country is 22 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- GTT and Digicel
- Typical speed in Guyana
- 22 Mbps typical, 5 Mbps at busy times
- 5G
- 4G only
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Georgetown
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $18.89 | $18.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $12.96 | $38.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $13.58 | $67.89 |
How Guyana compares across South America
- Regional typical speed
- 33.5 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 2, GTT, Digicel
- 5G
- 4G only
- Next fastest nearby
- Bolivia, 27 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 1: Georgetown
Landing at Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO)
- Airport
- GEO / SYCJ
- Distance
- 41 km from the centre of Georgetown
- Also serves
- Eugene F. Correia International Airport (OGL)
Getting into Georgetown
- Official airport taxi service from Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO)
- Private minibuses within Georgetown
Worth knowing about Georgetown
- Georgetown sits on ground as low as 2 m below the high tide level. A seawall keeps the Atlantic out and a network of canals with kokers, or sluices, drains the city.
- Guyana's two airports split the traffic. Cheddi Jagan is 41 km south at Timehri, while Eugene F. Correia at Ogle, 6 km east, handles interior flights to Kaieteur and Lethem and regional hops to Barbados and Trinidad.
- Cheddi Jagan runs an official taxi service whose drivers are identified by badges and a uniform of cream shirt jacket and black trousers.
- The city is laid out on a north to south, east to west grid interlaced with canals, and had 125,683 residents at the 2022 census.
- Guyana's embarkation and disembarkation form is filled in online at ed.gpf.gov.gy, and the airport says it can be completed up to 30 days before you travel, saving time on arrival.
- Official taxis wait just outside the arrivals area at Cheddi Jagan around the clock and charge fixed rates to Georgetown and other destinations.
- Cheddi Jagan offers free Wi-Fi and charging stations throughout the airport, useful for messaging your driver or hotel before you leave the building.
- The Scotiabank and Republic Bank cash machines are in the temporary arrivals area, and only the Scotiabank machine accepts international cards.
- Car hire at Cheddi Jagan is in the Greeter's Hall of the arrivals terminal, where Massy Motors acts as the local agent for National, Enterprise and Alamo.
- A valid foreign licence lets you drive in Guyana for 60 days from entry, with your passport as proof of the date. After that you need a Guyanese foreign driver's permit.
- Departure tax is already included in your air ticket, and the airport asks travellers to arrive at least three hours before international flights.
- Plan the 41 km airport run for daylight if you can. British guidance advises avoiding the Cheddi Jagan road late at night and before dawn after fatal crashes caused by erratic driving.
- Gangs have followed cars from Cheddi Jagan and robbed passengers on arrival at their destination, so keep windows closed and doors locked on the drive into Georgetown.
- Within Georgetown, pre-booked taxis from reputable companies or hotel ranks are the recommended way around. Do not hail cabs in the street, and use public minibuses only if booked through a reputable source.
- Visitors have been assaulted in the Botanical Gardens, so go with an organised group and leave valuables behind.
- The main rainy seasons run from May to June and from December to January, when the low-lying coastal city is most exposed to flooding.