Castries eSIM
In Castries you connect to Flow or Digicel, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The typical speed across the country is 31 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Flow and Digicel
- Typical speed in Saint Lucia
- 31 Mbps typical, 7 Mbps at busy times
- 5G
- 4G only
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Castries
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $22.89 | $22.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $17.30 | $51.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $15.98 | $79.89 |
How Saint Lucia compares across Caribbean
- Regional typical speed
- 37.6 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 2, Flow, Digicel
- 5G
- 4G only
- Next fastest nearby
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, 32 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Grenada, 30 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 1: Castries
Landing at Hewanorra International Airport (UVF)
- Airport
- UVF / TLPL
- Distance
- 53 km from the centre of Castries
- Also serves
- George F. L. Charles Airport (Vigie) (SLU)
Getting into Castries
- Road transfer from Hewanorra at Vieux Fort to Castries, about 53 km (UVF)
Worth knowing about Castries
- Saint Lucia's two airports are far apart: long-haul jets land at Hewanorra in Vieux Fort, 53 km from Castries, while George F. L. Charles is 2 km north of the capital.
- George F. L. Charles has no scheduled jet service: its 1,898 m runway takes only turboprops on regional Caribbean routes.
- All transatlantic and North American flights use Hewanorra, which handles about 700,000 passengers a year and is managed by the Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority.
- Castries has two cruise facilities. Pointe Seraphine has dedicated cruise berths taking vessels up to 1,000 feet long, plus multi use berths.
- La Place Carenage, the second facility, opened in 1996 as an air conditioned three storey duty free mall in the town centre.
- In the October to April season as many as five cruise ships can call at Castries on a single day, which is when the town's networks are busiest.
- The ferry terminal at Port Castries runs a daily service to Martinique. It handles 350 passengers, seats 280, and has immigration and customs processing on site.
- SLASPA places Hewanorra near the southern seaport and free zone at Vieux Fort and describes it as an air cargo hub as well as a passenger airport.
- The only wifi SLASPA lists at Hewanorra is inside the Iyanola Executive Lounge, alongside an open bar, snacks and flight information.
- Telecoms in Saint Lucia are regulated by the National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission under the Telecommunications Act of 2000, covering spectrum, numbering and tariffs.