Zanzibar eSIM
In Zanzibar you connect to Vodacom or Airtel, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The typical speed across the country is 24 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Vodacom and Airtel
- Typical speed in Tanzania
- 24 Mbps typical, 5 Mbps at busy times
- 5G
- 4G only
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Zanzibar
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $13.89 | $13.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $9.96 | $29.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $9.18 | $45.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $7.69 | $76.89 |
How Tanzania compares across Africa
- Regional typical speed
- 29.5 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 2, Vodacom, Airtel
- 5G
- 4G only
- Next fastest nearby
- Nigeria, 26 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Zambia, 24 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 3: Zanzibar, Arusha, Dar es Salaam
Landing at Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)
- Airport
- ZNZ / HTZA
- Distance
- 5 km from the centre of Zanzibar
Getting into Zanzibar
- Road transfer to Zanzibar City and Stone Town (ZNZ)
Worth knowing about Zanzibar
- Zanzibar is an archipelago, not a city: the main islands are Unguja and Pemba, and Zanzibar City on Unguja is the capital.
- Zanzibar is semi-autonomous within Tanzania, with its own Revolutionary Government, Revolutionary Council and House of Representatives, and its airport is owned by the Zanzibar government rather than the mainland authority.
- The airport is only about 5 km south of Zanzibar City, and international flights use the newer Terminal 3, opened in 2020, separately from Terminal 2's domestic and regional traffic.
- Stone Town, the historic core of Zanzibar City, has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000 and is a dense lane network rather than a modern street grid.
Sources for this page
Other cities in Tanzania we cover
- Dar es Salaam
- 74 km from Zanzibar, nearest airport DAR
- Arusha
- 418 km from Zanzibar, nearest airport ARK