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An eSIM for Guatemala is a digital data plan for the phone you already own. There is no physical SIM card, no airport lines, and no passport needed. Your plan is ready on your SIMAREA account before you even leave home.
It works safely alongside your normal SIM. You keep your own number for calls and important text messages. Your data goes through the SIMAREA plan. Just turn off data roaming on your home SIM to avoid high bills.
Every plan here uses more than one partner network. Your phone joins one when you arrive and can switch to another if the signal weakens.
If you stay longer, top up your current plan with more data. You do not need to buy a new one.
What it is not: a local phone number. If you need a number for verification codes, see virtual numbers.
Guatemala eSIM on Claro and Movistar
Data for a week in Antigua or a month in Guatemala City, with Claro and Movistar on one eSIM.
The unlimited plan is the day pass we feature for Guatemala: after its daily full-speed allowance it keeps you connected at a lower speed, and it is billed per day for the days you choose. Fixed plans are one price for the term shown. Nothing on this page is an estimate.
How to get mobile data in Guatemala
Install it at home before you go. Some plans here start counting at installation, so check the line under the price for the plan you pick.
Pick eSIM plan
Choose how long you are there. The day pass is billed per day, so the term is yours to set.
Pay, then scan
Charged from your balance, which you top up with crypto. Your QR code is in your dashboard once the order is paid.
Turn it on when you arrive
Turn on data roaming for your SIMAREA plan when you arrive, and it joins a partner network.
What to know about an eSIM for Guatemala
The specifics that decide whether a travel eSIM is useful once you're actually there.
More than one network
Every plan here lists more than one partner network. If one gets weak, your phone can switch to another.
Set up before you go
No SIM card store, no passport check. Install it at home, then turn on data roaming for it when you arrive.
Hotspot sharing
Share your internet with a laptop or a friend, if your plan and phone allow it.
Keep your own number
The eSIM is just for internet. Your normal SIM still receives calls and important bank codes. You can use both at once.
Keep using the same eSIM
Staying longer? Top up the same plan with more data from your dashboard. No need for a new QR code.
If it does not work
Not installed or connected yet? Ask for a refund within 30 days of buying it. Installed but not working on any of its networks? Support helps, and refunds you if it cannot be fixed.
What a Guatemala eSIM runs on
A Guatemala eSIM from SIMAREA lists Claro and Movistar on all eight plans, so there's no network to pick at checkout. None of the eight confirms 5G on either one.
Whichever plan you buy, traffic goes out through Belgium. Sites see an address there, not in Guatemala.
Eight plans, from a 100 MB week to a 20 GB month
- Day pass: a daily 1 GB at full speed before Claro and Movistar drop to 512 Kbps for the rest of the day
- 7 days: 100 MB or 1 GB
- 15 days: 3 GB
- 30 days: 3, 5, 10, or 20 GB
The 3 GB size comes in two terms, so check the days as well as the data. The 100 MB week counts from installation; the other seven plans count from the first connection in Guatemala, and any plan you haven't used stays valid for 180 days. All eight top up with more data on the same eSIM, though the term stays as bought.
Guatemala with Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico, or Belize
Each border points to a different plan:
- Honduras or El Salvador: both share the 20-country Latin America list with Guatemala, so a trip from Antigua to Copán Ruinas can use one eSIM. That list gives Guatemala Claro, Movistar, and Tigo, marks 5G on Claro and Tigo, and exits in the UK or Norway. Guatemala isn't on the shorter 6-country list.
- Mexico: not named on either Latin America list, and Guatemala isn't on the North America list. Global 130 names both, with those same three networks in Guatemala, plus 20 GB for 90 days and 1 GB for 365 days.
- Belize: no regional or global list names it, so a stop in Belize City after Flores calls for Belize's own plan next to this one.
Guatemala eSIM questions
Is the Guatemala day pass unlimited?
Not at full speed. You get 1 GB a day on Claro or Movistar, then 512 Kbps until the day resets. The Latin America day pass has the same daily 1 GB and drops to 1 Mbps.
Can I choose Tigo on a Guatemala eSIM?
Not on these eight plans. For Tigo in Guatemala, look at the 20-country Latin America list or Global 130, where it sits alongside Claro and Movistar.
Does the eSIM come with a +502 number?
No. This eSIM handles data only, with no number, calls, or SMS, and your regular SIM stays on your own number. A number that receives SMS is a separate rental: start from the virtual numbers page.
What if I stay in Guatemala longer than 30 days?
A month is the longest Guatemala term, and a top-up adds data, not days. Buy a second Guatemala plan when the first one ends, or start on the 90-day 20 GB plan from Global 130.
Can I get my money back if the trip is canceled?
You can ask for a refund within 30 days of purchase as long as the Guatemala eSIM hasn't been installed or connected. After installation or first use there's no refund, and that includes a phone that turns out to be incompatible. If the eSIM doesn't work on any supported network in Guatemala, support fixes it or refunds it.
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Choose your Guatemala eSIM
Select a plan on Claro and Movistar by term and size. Going on to Honduras or Mexico? Compare the Latin America and Global 130 plans first.