Port Louis eSIM
In Port Louis you connect to Emtel or my.t, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The typical speed across the country is 52 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Emtel and my.t
- Typical speed in Mauritius
- 52 Mbps typical, 13 Mbps at busy times
- 5G
- yes, non standalone
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Port Louis
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $10.89 | $10.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $7.30 | $21.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $6.38 | $31.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $4.89 | $48.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $4.69 | $93.89 |
How Mauritius compares across Africa
- Regional typical speed
- 29.5 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 2, Emtel, my.t
- 5G
- Yes, non standalone
- Next fastest nearby
- Réunion, 63.1 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- South Africa, 42 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 1: Port Louis
Landing at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU)
- Airport
- MRU / FIMP
- Distance
- 48 km from the centre of Port Louis
- Wifi on arrival
- Free wifi in the terminalFree wifi in public areas of the passenger terminal. Join the network 3Hours@MauritiusAirport, no password, and accept the onscreen terms. No registration, email address or phone number is needed. It does not support streaming or large downloads.
Getting into Port Louis
- Road transfer from Plaine Magnien to Port Louis (MRU)
- Bus route 198, Port Louis Victoria Square to Mahebourg via the airport (MRU)
- Bus route 9, Mahebourg to Curepipe Jan Palach South via the airport (MRU)
- Airport taxi counter, Level 0 Tour Operators Hall opposite the customs zone exit (MRU)
Underground and on the metro
Metro Express runs 1 lines. It opened in 2020. The operator does not publish whether the tunnels carry a mobile signal, so we do not claim either way.
Worth knowing about Port Louis
- The airport is 48 km southeast of Port Louis at Plaine Magnien, so the transfer crosses most of the island rather than being a short city hop.
- Mauritius's Metro Express light rail opened in 2020 and runs from Port Louis inland to Rose Hill, Quatre Bornes and Curepipe, but it does not reach the airport.
- Port Louis Victoria is the northern terminus of the Metro Express and doubles as the main rail-bus interchange for the capital.
- Airport wifi is the easy option on arrival. The network 3Hours@MauritiusAirport needs no password and no registration, only acceptance of the onscreen terms.
- Mauritius requires every SIM to be registered. A visitor must give passport or travel document details plus proof of an address in Mauritius, and the operator takes a colour photograph checked against the document.
- SIM registration happens at the point of purchase from one of the three licensed mobile operators, my.t, Emtel and Chili. The regulator states there are no exceptions.
- Giving false information when registering a SIM in Mauritius carries a fine of up to 50,000 rupees and up to one year in prison.
- Bus route 198 runs every 15 minutes between Port Louis Victoria Square bus station and Mahebourg bus station via the airport. End to end the route takes about 85 minutes.
- Two other airport bus routes exist. Route 9 runs every 10 minutes to Curepipe Jan Palach South in about 70 minutes and route 10 every 20 minutes to Riviere des Gallets in about 105 minutes.
- The airport bus stop is in the car park, not at the terminal kerb, and the airport taxi counter is at Level 0 in the Tour Operators Hall opposite the customs zone exit.
- Metro Express fares use a MECard prepaid smart card or a single use ticket bought from electronic ticketing machines at every station. You tap on at entry and tap off at exit.
- Metro Express does not list contactless bank card or phone app payment. An adult MECard costs 150 rupees including 100 rupees of credit, and Senior and Priority cards are free.
- The Metro Express line runs 30 km with 22 stations between Port Louis and Curepipe. Phase 2 added 12.6 km and 12 stations from Rose Hill to Curepipe.
- Mauritius Telecom lists the SAFE, LION and LION2, MARS and T3 submarine cables as having a point of presence in Mauritius, linking the island to Africa, Europe and Asia.
- The regulator granted 5G licences to Cellplus, Emtel and Mahanagar Telecom Mauritius on 17 June 2021, with 300 MHz released across the 2.6 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands.
- The government Wi-Fi Mauritius programme, run by the National Computer Board, covers 350 free wifi hotspots and 100 public internet access points around the island.
- Money changers sit in the check in halls and in the arrival Tour Operators and Hotels Hall, and there are MCB, SBM and ABSA ATMs in the terminal.