Tunis eSIM
In Tunis you connect to Ooredoo or Orange, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The typical speed across the country is 33 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Ooredoo and Orange
- Typical speed in Tunisia
- 33 Mbps typical, 7 Mbps at busy times
- 5G
- 4G only
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Tunis
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $6.89 | $6.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $3.63 | $10.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $3.18 | $15.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $2.39 | $23.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $1.84 | $36.89 |
How Tunisia compares across Africa
- Regional typical speed
- 29.5 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 2, Ooredoo, Orange
- 5G
- 4G only
- Next fastest nearby
- Kenya, 33 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Sudan, 32.1 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 2: Tunis, Djerba
Landing at Tunis Carthage International Airport (TUN)
- Airport
- TUN / DTTA
- Distance
- 8 km from the centre of Tunis
- Wifi on arrival
- Free wifi in the terminalOACA provides free Wi-Fi on the SSID 'OACA_AEROPORT_WIFI_FREE'; press coverage of the OACA rollout says it is accessible without a complex sign-up.
- SIM on arrival
- SIM counters or vending in the terminalOrange, Ooredoo and Tunisie Telecom are reported to sell SIMs at the airport; the exact counter locations are not published by OACA.
Getting into Tunis
- TRANSTU bus line 35, Tunis-Carthage Airport Tunis Marine (TUN)
- TRANSTU Tunis Marine Tunis-Carthage Airport line (launched 29 April 2024) (TUN)
- Official yellow taxis outside the terminal (TUN)
Underground and on the metro
Tunis Light Metro (métro léger de Tunis) runs 6 lines. It opened in 1985. The operator does not publish whether the tunnels carry a mobile signal, so we do not claim either way.
Worth knowing about Tunis
- Tunis-Carthage sits about 8 km north-east of the city centre and is the home base of Tunisair, Tunisair Express, Nouvelair and Tunisavia.
- Free airport Wi-Fi across Tunisia is run by the airports authority OACA under one SSID, 'OACA_AEROPORT_WIFI_FREE', so the same network name appears at Tunis-Carthage and Djerba.
- A direct bus link to the city centre is recent: TRANSTU only launched a Tunis Marine airport line on 29 April 2024, on top of existing line 35.
- The Tunis 'métro léger' is a light-rail system whose stations are all at grade rather than an underground metro, though sections of track do enter tunnels for grade separation.
Sources for this page
Other cities in Tunisia we cover
- Djerba
- 342 km from Tunis, nearest airport DJE