Nouadhibou eSIM
In Nouadhibou you connect to Moov Mauritel, Mattel or Chinguitel, whichever is performing better where you are standing. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Moov Mauritel, Mattel and Chinguitel
- 5G
- 4G only
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan

Plans that cover Nouadhibou
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $27.89 | $27.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $21.96 | $65.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $20.38 | $101.89 |
How Mauritania compares across Africa
- Regional median
- 29.5 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 3, Moov Mauritel, Mattel, Chinguitel
- 5G
- No, LTE only, with 5G licences awarded in 2026
- Cities with their own page
- 3: Nouakchott, Nouadhibou, Zouérat
Landing at Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB)
- Airport
- NDB / GQPP
Getting into Nouadhibou
- SNIM iron ore railway to Zouerat via Choum and Fderik, 704 km
- Coastal motorway RN2 to Nouakchott, 450 km
Worth knowing about Nouadhibou
- Nouadhibou has one route off the African continent: Mauritania Airlines flies to Gran Canaria, alongside its domestic services to Nouakchott and to Tazadit at Zouerat.
- Nouadhibou is the ocean end of Mauritania's only railway, the 704 km iron ore line inland to the mines at Zouerat, and the trains that arrive here run up to 3 km long.
- The town sits on a 65 km headland called Ras Nouadhibou, with the Western Saharan border about 70 km to the north and Nouakchott 450 km south on the RN2 coastal motorway.
- More than 300 scuttled vessels lie in and around the harbour, described as the world's largest ship graveyard.
Sources for this page
Other cities in Mauritania we cover
- Nouakchott
- 336 km from Nouadhibou, nearest airport NKC
- Zouérat
- 512 km from Nouadhibou, nearest airport OUZ