Jerusalem eSIM
In Jerusalem you connect to Partner or Cellcom, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The typical speed across the country is 72 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Partner and Cellcom
- Typical speed in Israel
- 72 Mbps typical, 22 Mbps at busy times
- 5G
- yes, non standalone
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Jerusalem
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $6.89 | $6.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $3.96 | $11.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $3.18 | $15.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $2.99 | $29.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $2.29 | $45.89 |
How Israel compares across Middle East
- Regional typical speed
- 72 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 2, Partner, Cellcom
- 5G
- Yes, non standalone
- Next fastest nearby
- Bahrain, 78 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Iraq, 70.6 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 2: Tel Aviv, Jerusalem
Getting into Jerusalem
- Israel Railways A1 high-speed line, Ben Gurion Airport to Jerusalem-Yitzhak Navon (TLV), about 25 minutes. Runs through tunnels, where a signal drops
- Israel Railways A1 high-speed line, Jerusalem-Yitzhak Navon to Tel Aviv HaHagana, about 28 minutes. Runs through tunnels, where a signal drops
- Jerusalem Light Rail Red Line from Yitzhak Navon station / Central Bus Station
Underground and on the metro
Jerusalem Light Rail runs 2 lines. It opened in 2011. The operator does not publish whether the tunnels carry a mobile signal, so we do not claim either way.
Worth knowing about Jerusalem
- Jerusalem has no operating civil airport of its own - Atarot / Jerusalem Airport was closed to all civilian traffic in October 2000 and handed to the military in 2001, so arrivals route through Ben Gurion, about 45 km away.
- Jerusalem-Yitzhak Navon station sits 80 metres below street level - the world's deepest heavy-rail passenger station - and passengers reach the platforms by a 60 metre descent on high-speed lifts and escalators.
- The airport train uses the A1 line, which is heavily tunnelled through the Judean hills - its longest bore is a 2 x 11.6 km twin tunnel - so much of the run from Ben Gurion to Jerusalem is underground.
- Navon station is a single interchange: it is next to the Jerusalem Central Bus Station and a Jerusalem Light Rail Red Line stop, so you surface straight onto the tram network.
- The Jerusalem Light Rail is a street-level system: the Red Line has run since 2011 and the Green Line is only partly open (11 of 35 planned stations), with underground stops still only planned.
- Israel's Rav-Kav travel card, used across the country's public transport, can be loaded at home through the official Rav-Kav Online website or app instead of at a ticket machine.
Sources for this page
Other cities in Israel we cover
- Tel Aviv
- 54 km from Jerusalem, nearest airport TLV