Pretoria eSIM
74 South Africa plans · from $5.68
Pretoria is South Africa's executive capital — the seat of government, an hour north of Johannesburg and a much quieter city than either Jo'burg or Cape Town. A travel eSIM covers the whole country on one plan, which matters here because almost every Pretoria trip is really a Gauteng-plus-Kruger or Gauteng-plus-Cape trip.
Landing at OR Tambo International (JNB)
Nearly everyone arrives at OR Tambo in Johannesburg. The Gautrain runs from the airport to Hatfield in Pretoria in about 40 minutes and is the straightforward option — booking and topping up the card is easier with data already live.
eSIM plans that cover Pretoria
Pretoria is covered by every South Africa plan below — there is no separate city-only eSIM to buy.
Choose a data plan
1 GB
7 days· 0.2 GB per $1
$5.68
5% back in credits
$6.13
5% back in credits
$7.29
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2 GB
15 days· 0.2 GB per $1
$9.32
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3 GB
30 days· 0.2 GB per $1
$12.50
5% back in credits
$14.16
5% back in credits
$15.23
5% back in credits
$18.19
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5 GB
30 days· 0.3 GB per $1
$18.65
5% back in credits
$24.33
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10 GB
30 days· 0.3 GB per $1
$28.89
5% back in credits
$29.12
5% back in credits
$33.43
5% back in credits
$35.99
5% back in credits
$40.04
5% back in credits
$47.08
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20 GB
30 days· 0.4 GB per $1
$47.08
5% back in credits
$56.42
5% back in credits
$57.82
5% back in credits
$69.83
5% back in credits
$79.67
5% back in credits
$83.71
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50 GB
30 days· 0.5 GB per $1
$103.95
5% back in credits
$112.43
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20 GB
Global - Max only60 days· 0.2 GB per $1
$132.97
5% back in credits
$138.07
5% back in credits
$165.61
5% back in credits
$167.02
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100 GB
30 days· 0.5 GB per $1
$183.56
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50 GB
Global - Max only90 days· 0.2 GB per $1
$314.17
5% back in credits
$330.80
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 Pretoria
Siima eSIMs for South Africa ride Vodacom and MTN. Vodacom has the widest coverage nationally, including most of Kruger; MTN is comparable across Gauteng.
Coverage around Pretoria
Gautrain and central Pretoria
The Gautrain line and stations are covered throughout, as is the government district around the Union Buildings and the CBD.
Union Buildings and Voortrekker Monument
Both hilltop sites have strong signal and, in late October, the jacaranda bloom that makes the city worth timing a visit around.
Load-shedding and signal
During scheduled power cuts some cell towers run on batteries that do not always last the full slot, so coverage can degrade in patches — an unusual quirk of South African networks worth planning around. Check the schedule in an app like EskomSePush.
Kruger and the Panorama Route
The four-hour drive east is covered on the main roads. Kruger has signal at the camps and gates and loses it on much of the game-drive network.
How much data you need
Pretoria itself is 1–2 GB for a short stay. A two-week South Africa trip with a self-drive and safari runs 5–7 GB — the navigation is constant and the distances are long.
Work it out with our data usage calculator →