Antigua eSIM
In Antigua you connect to Tigo or Claro, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The median across the country is 32 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Tigo and Claro
- Real speed in Guatemala
- 32 Mbps median, 7 Mbps for the slowest tenth142 travellers across Guatemala, rolling 90 days
- 5G
- 4G only
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Antigua
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $9.89 | $9.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $6.63 | $19.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $5.98 | $29.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $4.89 | $48.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $4.69 | $93.89 |
How Guatemala compares across North America
- Speed rank
- 6 of 10 destinations we sell in North America
- Regional median
- 33 Mbps
- Consistency
- The slowest tenth still reaches 22 percent of the median
- Upstream networks
- 2, Tigo, Claro
- 5G
- 4G only
- Next fastest nearby
- El Salvador, 34 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Costa Rica, 31 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 2: Antigua, Guatemala City
- tenth percentile
- 7 Mbps
- Behind these figures
- 142 travellers, rolling 90 days
Landing at La Aurora International Airport (GUA)
- Airport
- GUA / MGGT
- Distance
- 25 km from the centre of Antigua
- Wifi on arrival
- Free wifi in the terminal
Getting into Antigua
- Atitrans shared shuttle from the airport to Antigua, with fixed daily departures (GUA), about 90 minutes
Worth knowing about Antigua
- Antigua Guatemala was the capital of the Captaincy General of Guatemala from 1543 until the Santa Marta earthquakes of 1773 destroyed much of the town and the capital moved away.
- UNESCO listed the town as a World Heritage Site in 1979 for its Spanish Baroque architecture, layout, churches and ruins.
- The town sits at 1,545 m above sea level and had 60,608 residents at the 2023 census.
- The nearest airport is La Aurora in Guatemala City, 25 km away, which is the fourth busiest airport in Central America by passengers.
Sources for this page
Other cities in Guatemala we cover
- Guatemala City
- 25 km from Antigua, nearest airport GUA