Panama City eSIM
In Panama City you connect to Mas Movil or Tigo, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The median across the country is 36 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Mas Movil and Tigo
- Real speed in Panama
- 36 Mbps median, 8 Mbps for the slowest tenth244 travellers across Panama, rolling 90 days
- 5G
- 4G only
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Panama City
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $14.89 | $14.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $10.63 | $31.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $9.58 | $47.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $8.09 | $80.89 |
How Panama compares across North America
- Speed rank
- 4 of 10 destinations we sell in North America
- Regional median
- 33 Mbps
- Consistency
- The slowest tenth still reaches 22 percent of the median
- Upstream networks
- 2, Mas Movil, Tigo
- 5G
- 4G only
- Next fastest nearby
- Mexico, 44 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- El Salvador, 34 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 2: Panama City, Bocas del Toro
- tenth percentile
- 8 Mbps
- Behind these figures
- 244 travellers, rolling 90 days
Landing at Tocumen International Airport (PTY)
- Airport
- PTY / MPTO
- Also serves
- Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (Albrook) (PAC)
Getting into Panama City
- Panama Metro Line 2 airport branch (El Ramal) to Aeropuerto station (PTY)
- Airport taxi (PTY)
Underground and on the metro
Metro de Panamá runs 2 lines. It opened in 2014. The operator does not publish whether the tunnels carry a mobile signal, so we do not claim either way.
Worth knowing about Panama City
- A branch of Metro Line 2 reached Tocumen airport only on 16 March 2023; Line 2's 18 stations are all elevated.
- Panama City has two airports: Tocumen on the eastern outskirts for long-haul, and Albrook/Gelabert just 1.5 km west of the centre for domestic flights including Bocas del Toro.
- Line 1 of the Panama Metro is part underground and part elevated: 7 of its 15 stations are underground, 7 elevated and 1 at grade.
Sources for this page
Other cities in Panama we cover
- Bocas del Toro
- 301 km from Panama City, nearest airport BOC