Algiers eSIM
21 Algeria plans · from $15.50
Algiers is a white city stacked up a hillside above the Mediterranean, with an Ottoman casbah at its heart and Roman ruins along the coast either side. A travel eSIM covers Algeria — with one quirk worth knowing, because the country has a history of switching the mobile internet off entirely for a few days each June.
Landing at Houari Boumediene (ALG)
The airport is 20km east of the centre. Most nationalities need a visa arranged in advance — Algeria is not a visa-on-arrival destination for most travellers, and tourist visas often require a hotel booking or invitation.
eSIM plans that cover Algiers
Algiers is covered by every Algeria plan below — there is no separate city-only eSIM to buy.
Choose a data plan
$15.50
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1 GB
7 days· 0.1 GB per $1
$17.20
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$18.51
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2 GB
15 days· 0.1 GB per $1
$32.63
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$36.63
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$43.97
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3 GB
30 days· 0.1 GB per $1
$45.45
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$52.69
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$72.45
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5 GB
30 days· 0.1 GB per $1
$74.58
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$86.85
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$100.93
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$104.97
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$121.02
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10 GB
30 days· 0.1 GB per $1
$136.39
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$143.65
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$172.30
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$173.32
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$241.64
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20 GB
30 days· 0.1 GB per $1
$244.52
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$344.17
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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 Algiers
Siima eSIMs for Algeria ride Djezzy, Mobilis and Ooredoo Algeria. Coverage is strong along the northern coastal belt where most of the population lives, and sparse across the Sahara.
Coverage around Algiers
The Casbah and central Algiers
Good coverage across the colonial boulevards, the port and the lower Casbah. The steep covered alleys of the upper Casbah weaken it, and a guide is advisable there for navigation regardless.
Exam-period shutdowns
Algeria has repeatedly restricted or cut mobile internet nationally during the June baccalaureate exams to prevent cheating. It is temporary and country-wide, affects every network and every SIM, and is worth checking before booking travel that month.
Tipaza, Djemila and Timgad
The Roman sites along the coast and inland are covered at the sites and on the approach roads.
The Sahara
Coverage stops not far past the Atlas. Tamanrasset and Djanet have service; the desert between them has none, and travel in the far south generally requires an authorised guide.
How much data you need
A week in Algeria is 2–4 GB. French and Arabic are the working languages, so translation apps carry a fair share of it.
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