SIM-Card for Tourists in Cuba

Starting in December 2019 there is a new offer available on the Havanna International Airport José Marti. At terminal 3 you can buy a SIM card for your mobile phone specially for tourists before crossing the passport control.

Mobile Internet in Cuba for Tourists

In December 2019 in Cuba, a new offer by CubaCel was presented. Since this month tourists can buy a SIM card for their mobile phone. You can only buy this SIM card for your phone at the Havanna International Airport José Marti at terminal 3. So if you get off the plane, look for the CubaTur stand at the Airport. The SIM card can only be bought before the passport control area. This SIM card for 25 US Dollars includes 20 minutes of phone calls, 20 text messages, and 1 gigabyte of mobile internet. You have access to the 3G and 4G networks in Cuba.

SIM-Card: Tourists can call home...

One of the specialties of the SIM card is: The 20 minutes for phone calls and the 20 text messages can be used as well as national calls but also international calls back home to the USA, UK, Australia, or wherever you want to call. The SIM card works like a usual prepaid card. You can recharge your tourist SIM card in Cuba with the ETECSA cards for 5 or 10 CUC (Peso Convertible). The recharge amount is valid for 30 days then.

Additional Packages for Tourists for mobile Internet in Cuba

With recharging the prepaid card for tourists in Cuba you can use them for mobile internet connections as well as phone calls. The additional packages for mobile internet are available at these prices:

  • 600 MB data package in Cuba: 7 CUC
  • 1 Gigabyte data package in Cuba: 10 CUC
  • 2.5 Gigabyte data package in Cuba: 20 CUC
  • 4 Gigabyte data package in Cuba: 30 CUC

Pay attention: For these tourist SIM cards in Cuba, you can not use online promotions like ding.com. You only get these SIM cards at the airport and only before you cross the passport control!

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