Novosibirsk eSIM
In Novosibirsk you connect to MTS, MegaFon, T2 or Beeline, whichever is performing better where you are standing. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- MTS, MegaFon, T2 and Beeline
- 5G
- 4G only
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Novosibirsk
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $7.89 | $7.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $4.30 | $12.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $3.78 | $18.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $2.89 | $28.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $1.84 | $36.89 |
How Russia compares across Europe
- Regional median
- 71 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 4, MTS, MegaFon, T2, Beeline
- 5G
- No, LTE only, with 5G frequencies allocated in August 2026
- Cities with their own page
- 3: Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk
Landing at Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport (OVB)
- Airport
- OVB / UNNT
- Distance
- 16 km from the centre of Novosibirsk
Getting into Novosibirsk
- Shuttle bus to Ob railway station on the Trans-Siberian (OVB)
- Road east into Novosibirsk, 16 km from the town of Ob (OVB)
Underground and on the metro
Novosibirsk Metro runs 2 lines. It opened in 1986. The operator states mobile coverage in parts of the network only.
Worth knowing about Novosibirsk
- The metro crosses the Ob on a covered bridge 2,145 metres long, which the operator calls the longest metro bridge in the world. The stretch between Rechnoy Vokzal and Studencheskaya is above the river rather than under the city.
- One flat fare of 48 roubles covers a ride, and the machines take a token, a contactless bank card, a Troika card or a biometric scan. A Troika bought in Moscow works here.
- This is the only metro east of the Urals and the most easterly in Russia, with 14 stations over 15.9 km, so it covers the central corridor and nothing beyond it.
- Tolmachevo has no rail link. An Aeroexpress line from Novosibirsk-Glavny was listed as a future route and never opened, so the connection to the Trans-Siberian is a shuttle bus to Ob railway station.
Sources for this page
Other cities in Russia we cover
- Moscow
- 2812 km from Novosibirsk, nearest airport SVO
- Saint Petersburg
- 3106 km from Novosibirsk, nearest airport LED