Mamoudzou eSIM
In Mamoudzou you connect to SFR Mayotte, Orange Mayotte or Only, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The typical speed across the country is 23.2 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- SFR Mayotte, Orange Mayotte and Only
- Typical speed in Mayotte
- 23.2 Mbps typical, 1.8 Mbps at busy times
- 5G
- yes, standalone
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Mamoudzou
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $5.89 | $5.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $2.63 | $7.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $1.98 | $9.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $1.49 | $14.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $1.34 | $26.89 |
How Mayotte compares across Africa
- Regional typical speed
- 29.5 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 3, SFR Mayotte, Orange Mayotte, Only
- 5G
- Yes, in Mamoudzou and Koungou, and all three operators sell it
- Next fastest nearby
- Zambia, 24 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Madagascar, 22 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 1: Mamoudzou
Landing at Aeroport de Mayotte Marcel Henry, formerly Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport (DZA)
- Airport
- DZA / FMCZ
Getting into Mamoudzou
- Barge across the lagoon between Dzaoudzi on Petite Terre and Mamoudzou on Grande Terre, every half hour (DZA)
- RN 2, the main north to south road along the east coast of Grande Terre
Worth knowing about Mamoudzou
- The airport is on a different island from the town. It sits at Pamandzi on Petite Terre, and reaching Mamoudzou means crossing the lagoon by barge to Grande Terre.
- Two shuttles run every half hour between Dzaoudzi and Mamoudzou: the barge, for foot passengers and light vehicles, and an amphidrome for heavy goods vehicles. At about 4.7 million passengers a year it is the busiest scheduled maritime route in France.
- The airport was officially renamed Aeroport de Mayotte Marcel Henry on 29 March 2022 by ministerial order. Anything still calling it Dzaoudzi Pamandzi is using the old name.
- Mayotte is the only French department with no public transport network beyond school services. Getting about relies on taxis and partly informal taxis brousse, and the roads around Mamoudzou jam daily.
- Mayotte has never had a railway, and the Longoni port at Koungou, not the airport, is the main entry point for goods.
- The single runway is 1,930 by 45 metres, too short for most wide bodies at full load, and coral reefs that have to be preserved make any extension difficult.
- Cyclone Chido severely damaged the airport in December 2024 and destroyed most homes, administrative buildings and part of the town hall in Mamoudzou.