Ankara eSIM
100 Turkey plans · from $2.47
Ankara is Turkey's capital and its administrative centre — a working city of ministries, universities and the country's best archaeological museum, rather than a postcard destination. A travel eSIM covers it and every other stop in Turkey on one plan, which is the practical point: almost nobody visits Ankara alone.
Landing at Esenboğa (ESB)
The airport is 30km north of the city with no rail link — the Havaş shuttle bus to Kızılay takes about 45 minutes. Domestic connections from Istanbul are frequent and cheap, and most visitors arrive that way.
eSIM plans that cover Ankara
Ankara is covered by every Turkey plan below — there is no separate city-only eSIM to buy.
Choose a data plan
1 GB
7 days· 0.4 GB per $1
$2.47
5% back in credits
$2.90
5% back in credits
$3.41
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2 GB
15 days· 0.5 GB per $1
$3.71
5% back in credits
3 GB
30 days· 0.6 GB per $1
$4.66
5% back in credits
$6.20
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5 GB
30 days· 0.8 GB per $1
$6.31
5% back in credits
$6.41
5% back in credits
$7.35
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10 GB
30 days· 1.1 GB per $1
$9.08
5% back in credits
$9.81
5% back in credits
$11.68
5% back in credits
$13.34
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20 GB
30 days· 1.4 GB per $1
$14.13
5% back in credits
$14.30
5% back in credits
$15.91
5% back in credits
$16.10
5% back in credits
$18.06
5% back in credits
$21.59
5% back in credits
$22.94
5% back in credits
$23.94
5% back in credits
$25.62
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50 GB
30 days· 1.7 GB per $1
$29.28
5% back in credits
$30.66
5% back in credits
$31.41
5% back in credits
$31.78
5% back in credits
$42.77
5% back in credits
$50.81
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100 GB
30 days· 1.9 GB per $1
$52.22
5% back in credits
20 GB
Europe + USA only60 days· 0.4 GB per $1
$53.91
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 Ankara
Siima eSIMs for Turkey ride Turkcell and Vodafone Turkey. Turkcell has the widest national footprint including the eastern provinces; both are strong across Ankara.
Coverage around Ankara
Metro and Ankaray
The Ankara metro and the Ankaray light rail have coverage in stations and tunnels across the network.
Anıtkabir and the citadel
The Atatürk mausoleum complex is fully covered, as is the old citadel district — the elevated position gives strong signal across the hill.
Kızılay and the government district
Dense 5G across the centre. Ministry buildings and the parliament area have restricted phone use rather than poor coverage.
Cappadocia and the road east
The four-hour drive south-east to Göreme holds signal on the main roads, and Cappadocia itself is well covered including the balloon launch fields at dawn.
How much data you need
Ankara is usually a stop rather than a stay: 1–2 GB for a couple of days. Size your plan for the full Turkey itinerary — Istanbul, Cappadocia and the coast are all on the same eSIM.
Work it out with our data usage calculator →