Nicosia eSIM
100 Cyprus plans · from $2.46
Nicosia is the last divided capital in Europe — you can walk down Ledra Street, show your passport, and be in a different jurisdiction in under a minute. That crossing is also where your eSIM stops working, which makes it the one thing worth understanding before you go.
Landing at Larnaca & Paphos (LCA / PFO)
Cyprus has no railways. Larnaca is about 45 minutes from Nicosia by shuttle or taxi, Paphos rather further. Hire cars are the normal way to see the island, and everything drives on the left.
eSIM plans that cover Nicosia
Nicosia is covered by every Cyprus plan below — there is no separate city-only eSIM to buy.
Choose a data plan
1 GB
7 days· 0.4 GB per $1
$2.46
5% back in credits
$2.88
5% back in credits
$3.37
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2 GB
15 days· 0.5 GB per $1
$4.01
5% back in credits
3 GB
30 days· 0.6 GB per $1
$5.03
5% back in credits
$5.92
5% back in credits
$6.33
5% back in credits
$7.01
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5 GB
30 days· 0.7 GB per $1
$7.05
5% back in credits
$9.42
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10 GB
30 days· 0.9 GB per $1
$11.16
5% back in credits
$11.22
5% back in credits
$12.92
5% back in credits
$13.63
5% back in credits
$15.42
5% back in credits
$16.10
5% back in credits
$18.06
5% back in credits
20 GB
30 days· 1.1 GB per $1
$18.65
5% back in credits
$21.59
5% back in credits
$22.02
5% back in credits
$23.94
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 Nicosia
Siima eSIMs for Cyprus ride Cyta and Epic. Both cover the government-controlled areas comprehensively, including the Troodos range and the southern coast.
Coverage around Nicosia
Central Nicosia
Strong coverage across the old town inside the Venetian walls, Ledra Street and the Laiki Geitonia quarter.
Crossing the Green Line
Your Cyprus plan does not work in the north. Phones crossing at Ledra Street or Agios Dometios pick up Turkish Cypriot networks, which are treated as separate and are not covered — switch off data roaming before you cross unless you have arranged coverage for it.
Troodos Mountains
The mountain roads, Mount Olympus and the painted churches have coverage on the main routes, with dips in the deeper valleys and forest trails.
Limassol, Paphos and the coast
The southern coastal strip is well covered end to end, including the Akamas approach roads — though the peninsula's dirt tracks thin out.
How much data you need
A week in Cyprus is 2–4 GB, mostly navigation on a self-drive. The island is small but the mountain roads are slow.
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