Muscat eSIM
In Muscat you connect to Omantel or Ooredoo, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The median across the country is 64 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Omantel and Ooredoo
- Real speed in Oman
- 64 Mbps median, 17 Mbps for the slowest tenth194 travellers across Oman, rolling 90 days
- 5G
- yes, non standalone
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Muscat
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $8.89 | $8.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $5.30 | $15.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $4.58 | $22.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $3.79 | $37.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $3.19 | $63.89 |
How Oman compares across Middle East
- Speed rank
- 7 of 10 destinations we sell in Middle East
- Regional median
- 75 Mbps
- Consistency
- The slowest tenth still reaches 27 percent of the median
- Upstream networks
- 2, Omantel, Ooredoo
- 5G
- Yes, non standalone
- Next fastest nearby
- Israel, 72 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Türkiye, 57 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 2: Muscat, Salalah
- tenth percentile
- 17 Mbps
- Behind these figures
- 194 travellers, rolling 90 days
Landing at Muscat International Airport (MCT)
- Airport
- MCT / OOMS
- Distance
- 32 km from the centre of Muscat
Getting into Muscat
- Mwasalat route A1 (Mabela to Ruwi bus station) stopping at Muscat Airport (MCT)
- Route 8 (Al Mouj to Al Khuwair) stopping at Muscat Airport (MCT)
- Metered airport taxi booked at counters in the baggage and arrival halls (MCT)
Worth knowing about Muscat
- Muscat International has metered taxi counters in both the baggage and arrival halls, so fares are set at a desk rather than negotiated at the kerb.
- The airport is about 32 km from the old city of Muscat and public transport is limited to two Mwasalat bus routes, A1 and 8.
- Terminal 1 opened in 2018 and now handles passengers; the older Terminal 2 has largely been repurposed.
Sources for this page
Other cities in Oman we cover
- Salalah
- 858 km from Muscat, nearest airport SLL