Washington, D.C. eSIM
100 United States plans · from $3.14
Washington is a museum city where almost everything worth seeing needs a timed pass booked on your phone, and the free Smithsonian entries go quickly. A travel eSIM means you can grab a same-day slot standing on the Mall, and it avoids the $10–15 daily roaming charge most non-US carriers apply.
Landing at Reagan National, Dulles & Baltimore (DCA / IAD / BWI)
Reagan National connects straight to the Metro and is 15 minutes from downtown. Dulles now has the Silver Line, roughly an hour in. BWI needs a shuttle to a MARC or Amtrak train — check which airport your ticket actually uses before booking a transfer.
eSIM plans that cover Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. is covered by every United States plan below — there is no separate city-only eSIM to buy.
Choose a data plan
1 GB
7 days· 0.3 GB per $1
$3.14
5% back in credits
$4.01
5% back in credits
$4.73
5% back in credits
2 GB
15 days· 0.4 GB per $1
$5.08
5% back in credits
3 GB
30 days· 0.4 GB per $1
$6.69
5% back in credits
$9.08
5% back in credits
$9.81
5% back in credits
5 GB
30 days· 0.5 GB per $1
$10.43
5% back in credits
$11.69
5% back in credits
$15.44
5% back in credits
10 GB
30 days· 0.6 GB per $1
$17.87
5% back in credits
$18.44
5% back in credits
$20.02
5% back in credits
$21.12
5% back in credits
$22.97
5% back in credits
$25.26
5% back in credits
$29.05
5% back in credits
20 GB
30 days· 0.6 GB per $1
$31.60
5% back in credits
$31.78
5% back in credits
$34.78
5% back in credits
$36.49
5% back in credits
$42.94
5% back in credits
$47.47
5% back in credits
$50.10
5% back in credits
$51.44
5% back in credits
20 GB
Europe + USA only60 days· 0.4 GB per $1
$53.91
5% back in credits
$69.15
5% back in credits
50 GB
30 days· 0.7 GB per $1
$71.18
5% back in credits
$84.48
5% back in credits
$101.30
5% back in credits
$102.49
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 Washington, D.C.
Siima eSIMs for the United States ride T-Mobile and AT&T. Both give strong 5G across the DC metro area and the wider Washington–Baltimore corridor.
Coverage around Washington, D.C.
Metro (WMATA)
Cellular coverage is now live across the entire underground Metro system, including tunnels between stations — a relatively recent completion, so older travel advice saying otherwise is out of date.
The National Mall
Strong coverage across the whole two-mile stretch, though large events and July 4th crowds congest the cells badly. The Smithsonian museums have workable indoor signal on the main floors.
Capitol Hill and government buildings
Coverage is good outdoors throughout. Some federal building interiors have poor signal and several require phones to be stowed at security.
Arlington, Georgetown and Mount Vernon
All well covered. Georgetown is a notable weak point for transit rather than signal — there is no Metro station, so live bus and rideshare data is genuinely useful there.
How much data you need
Washington is a compact, walkable trip: 2–4 GB covers a typical four-day visit. If you are continuing to New York or on a wider US road trip, size for the whole route — the plan is country-wide.
Work it out with our data usage calculator →