Santo Domingo eSIM
53 Dominican Republic plans · from $4.83
Santo Domingo has the oldest European-built city centre in the Americas — a walkable colonial quarter that most Dominican Republic visitors skip entirely on their way to a Punta Cana resort. A travel eSIM covers both, plus the whale-watching bays at Samaná, on one country plan.
Landing at Las Américas & Punta Cana (SDQ / PUJ)
Las Américas serves the capital, about 30 minutes east. Most resort travellers land at Punta Cana instead, which is a three-hour drive away — check which airport your booking actually uses before arranging a transfer.
eSIM plans that cover Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo is covered by every Dominican Republic plan below — there is no separate city-only eSIM to buy.
Choose a data plan
1 GB
7 days· 0.2 GB per $1
$4.83
5% back in credits
$5.16
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$6.10
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2 GB
15 days· 0.3 GB per $1
$7.42
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3 GB
30 days· 0.3 GB per $1
$9.68
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$11.61
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$11.80
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$13.85
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5 GB
30 days· 0.4 GB per $1
$14.05
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$18.07
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10 GB
30 days· 0.5 GB per $1
$21.31
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$21.60
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$24.52
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$27.30
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$29.36
5% back in credits
$34.22
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20 GB
30 days· 0.6 GB per $1
$34.22
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$40.99
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$42.80
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$50.36
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$58.30
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$60.35
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50 GB
30 days· 0.7 GB per $1
$74.56
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$81.55
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$98.79
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$118.46
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$120.28
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100 GB
30 days· 0.8 GB per $1
$131.07
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$236.52
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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 Santo Domingo
Siima eSIMs for the Dominican Republic ride Claro and Altice. Coverage is strong across the capital, the resort corridors and the main highways.
Coverage around Santo Domingo
Zona Colonial
Good coverage across the colonial quarter, the Alcázar and the Malecón. The 16th-century stone buildings weaken indoor signal, as they do everywhere.
The highway east
The toll road to Punta Cana and La Romana holds signal the whole way — a straightforward three-hour drive, and one of the better-covered routes in the Caribbean.
Punta Cana and Bávaro
The resort strip is comprehensively covered, and most resorts layer their own Wi-Fi on top.
Samaná and the interior
Las Terrenas and Samaná town are covered. Whale-watching boats out in the bay lose signal, and the mountain roads through the interior have gaps.
How much data you need
A resort week uses 1–2 GB thanks to hotel Wi-Fi. A touring trip through the capital, Samaná and the north coast is closer to 4 GB.
Work it out with our data usage calculator →