Buchanan eSIM
In Buchanan you connect to Orange Liberia or Lonestar Cell MTN, whichever is performing better where you are standing. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Orange Liberia and Lonestar Cell MTN
- 5G
- 4G only
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Buchanan
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $16.89 | $16.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $12.63 | $37.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $11.38 | $56.89 |
How Liberia compares across Africa
- Regional typical speed
- 29.5 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 2, Orange Liberia, Lonestar Cell MTN
- 5G
- No, LTE only
- Cities with their own page
- 3: Monrovia, Buchanan, Kakata
Landing at Buchanan Airport (UCN)
- Airport
- UCN / GLBU
- Also serves
- Roberts International Airport (ROB)
Worth knowing about Buchanan
- Buchanan has an airfield, UCN, with one unpaved runway of 1,036 m in direction 17/35. No scheduled airline is listed for it, so arrivals come through Roberts International and then by road.
- Roberts International is near Harbel in Margibi County, about 56 km outside Monrovia, and the FCDO says the road from Monrovia to the airport is under roadworks, hazardous and prone to severe traffic.
- The roads from Monrovia to the port town of Buchanan are mainly paved and in reasonable condition, which is not true of every route out of the capital.
- Buchanan is 110 km southeast of Monrovia on Waterhouse Bay and is the port end of the 250 km iron ore railway from the mines at Yekepa in Nimba County.