Bogotá eSIM
82 Colombia plans · from $4.57
Bogotá sits at 2,640 metres in a valley that takes an hour to cross by road, and the city has no metro yet — the TransMilenio busway is the spine, and working out which of its routes you need is a live-data problem. A travel eSIM handles that from El Dorado, and covers Medellín and Cartagena on the same plan.
Landing at El Dorado (BOG)
The airport is close to the city but the traffic between them is not — allow an hour at peak times. Booking a car in-app or using the official taxi desk inside the terminal is the standard advice over hailing at the kerb.
eSIM plans that cover Bogotá
Bogotá is covered by every Colombia plan below — there is no separate city-only eSIM to buy.
Choose a data plan
1 GB
7 days· 0.2 GB per $1
$4.57
5% back in credits
$6.05
5% back in credits
$7.18
5% back in credits
2 GB
15 days· 0.3 GB per $1
$7.79
5% back in credits
3 GB
30 days· 0.3 GB per $1
$11.40
5% back in credits
$13.97
5% back in credits
5 GB
30 days· 0.3 GB per $1
$18.42
5% back in credits
$19.57
5% back in credits
$23.40
5% back in credits
$27.33
5% back in credits
10 GB
30 days· 0.3 GB per $1
$29.49
5% back in credits
$32.70
5% back in credits
$37.82
5% back in credits
$45.30
5% back in credits
$46.40
5% back in credits
$47.70
5% back in credits
$57.15
5% back in credits
20 GB
30 days· 0.3 GB per $1
$59.49
5% back in credits
$65.00
5% back in credits
$71.00
5% back in credits
$85.13
5% back in credits
20 GB
Americas + US + CA only60 days· 0.2 GB per $1
$87.36
5% back in credits
$90.16
5% back in credits
$113.88
5% back in credits
50 GB
30 days· 0.4 GB per $1
$120.45
5% back in credits
$160.31
5% back in credits
$169.83
5% back in credits
$192.27
5% back in credits
50 GB
Americas + US + CA only90 days· 0.2 GB per $1
$205.15
5% back in credits
100 GB
30 days· 0.4 GB per $1
$234.45
5% back in credits
$384.15
5% back in credits
How “Unlimited” works: Never cut off — each plan gives a set amount of full-speed data, then a slower speed. The exact allowance and speed are shown on every plan.Read more
Unlimited plans never run out and your eSIM is never disconnected, but every one has a fair-use limit: a set amount of full-speed data, after which the speed is reduced. The amounts differ between plans — most give a daily full-speed allowance that refills every 24 hours from when you first activate the eSIM, while Premium plans give a larger allowance for the whole plan instead. Each plan states its own allowance and the speed after it before you buy. At the reduced speed, messaging, maps, email and light browsing still work; video streaming and video calls may not. If you want every gigabyte at full speed, choose a fixed-GB plan.
Which networks you'll be on in Bogotá
Siima eSIMs for Colombia ride Claro and Movistar. Claro has the widest national coverage including the coffee region and the Caribbean coast; Movistar is strong across Bogotá.
Coverage around Bogotá
TransMilenio and the city
The busway stations and corridors are well covered, and the route apps are reliable — you will need them, since the express and local services stop at different stations.
La Candelaria and Chapinero
Good 4G/5G across the historic centre and the northern neighbourhoods. The colonial buildings in La Candelaria weaken indoor signal on lower floors.
Monserrate
The funicular and cable car up to the shrine are covered, and the summit at 3,150 metres has some of the best signal in the city along with the view.
Zipaquirá and the salt cathedral
The road and town north are covered. The salt cathedral itself is 180 metres underground in a working mine and has no mobile signal at all — expect a genuine hour offline.
How much data you need
A week in Bogotá is 3–5 GB. Altitude has no effect on signal, though it does on you for the first day or two.
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