Goa eSIM
In Goa you connect to Jio or Airtel, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The typical speed across the country is 46 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Jio and Airtel
- Typical speed in India
- 46 Mbps typical, 9 Mbps at busy times
- 5G
- yes, standalone
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Goa
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $7.89 | $7.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $4.30 | $12.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $3.78 | $18.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $3.19 | $31.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $2.54 | $50.89 |
How India compares across Asia
- Regional typical speed
- 42.95 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 2, Jio, Airtel
- 5G
- Yes, standalone
- Next fastest nearby
- Maldives, 47 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Tajikistan, 43.9 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 5: Delhi, Mumbai, Goa, Jaipur, Bengaluru
Landing at Manohar International Airport (Mopa) (GOX)
- Airport
- GOX / VOGA
- Wifi on arrival
- Free wifi in the terminalComplimentary, unlimited Wi-Fi for domestic passengers: select the "Manohar International Airport (GOX)" network and complete a short registration. International travellers are directed to the Information Desk instead.
- Also serves
- Dabolim Airport (Goa International Airport) (GOI)
Getting into Goa
- Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTCL) EV A/C airport buses to Panaji, Mapusa and Margao (GOX)
- NH-166S dedicated access highway to NH-66 (opened July 2024) (GOX)
- Road to Vasco da Gama (4 km) and Panaji (about 30 km) (GOI)
- Prepaid taxi from the Dabolim counters (GOI)
Worth knowing about Goa
- Goa is a state, not a city, and has two international airports far apart: Manohar (GOX) at Mopa in the north, 8 km east of Dargalim off NH-66, and Dabolim (GOI) in the south, about 30 km from Panaji. Check which one your ticket uses before booking transport.
- Dabolim's free airport Wi-Fi runs on the AAI scheme: 45 minutes only, and the login is an OTP sent to a valid Indian mobile number, so it is unusable on a data-only travel eSIM with no Indian number.
- At Mopa (GOX) the complimentary unlimited Wi-Fi is offered to domestic passengers after a short registration; international arrivals are told to go to the Information Desk to get connected.
- An Indian mobile number issued to a foreign national stays valid only until the visa validity date, per Airtel's own terms for foreign nationals and tourists.
- Goa has no metro or urban rail. The nearest railway station to Panaji is Karmali, about 8 km away, on the Konkan Railway, a line whose route through the Western Ghats includes around 80 tunnels.
- At Mopa, taxis are booked at the counter of the state-run Goa Taxi app at fixed rates to destinations across Goa. GoaMiles, the app-based taxi service of the Goa Tourism Development Corporation, also serves the airport.
- Kadamba's electric airport buses from Mopa also run to Calangute via Mapusa, and a Margao route ends at both the bus stand and the railway station.
- The Kadamba timetable lists only three departures a day from Mopa to Panaji, at 9:00, 11:30 and 13:30. The Margao service runs five times, the last at 23:00.
- Goa's River Navigation Department runs 17 river ferry routes. Foot passengers and two-wheelers travel free, so only cars and cargo pay a toll.
- The Panaji to Betim ferry runs from 6am to 10pm, and Ribandar to Chorao keeps going until 2am.
- From Dabolim, the nearest railway station is Vasco da Gama, 5 km away, and Madgaon is 30 km. Prepaid taxi counters operate at the airport, but there is no two-wheeler hire there.